Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
Read More →By Jeff Diehl, Craft State Media. STOCKBRIDGE — El Niño, the warming phase of a two- to seven-year cycle in the Pacific Ocean, is forecast to wreak havoc on weather patterns around the world this year. And indeed, we seem to have…
Read More →By Kathleen Hawes, Vermont Country correspondent Editor’s note: Because of a production error, a draft version of this story ran in a past issue of the former UpCountry magazine. Below is the updated version. STRIKE ONE At a quaint New England farmers…
Read More →By Bill LeConeyVermont Country LUDLOW — Trey Anastasio is not a native Vermonter. He lived most of his life in New Jersey before attending the University of Vermont in the early 1980s and forming the band Phish with some like-minded friends. Since…
Read More →As New England warms, the bloodsuckers come out to play and head farther north By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country It’s an unsettling moment when you go to brush a speck of dirt off your skin, only to find it won’t brush off, and…
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Read More →These fonts of spiritual, physical and psychological wisdom share their thoughts on how to make healthy changes in your life By Jim TherrienUpCountry Magazine BENNINGTON — Most people ponder lifestyle changes around New Year’s Day, and those inspired to push beyond daydreaming…
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Read More →Of all the menu items at Roadside Store and Cafe — a cozy, one-room eatery on Route 23 in Monterey, Mass. — there’s one that manager Francie Leventhal is particularly proud of and intimidated by: the pancakes.…
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