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Read More →By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. NORTH BENNINGTON — Perched atop a North Bennington hillside located just steps away from the picturesque back entrance to Bennington College, sits the Prospect Street Writers House – its sunny yellow door offering a promise…
Read More →JAYS — Bennington Artisan Market Finds New Rhythm Under Local Stewardship
A South Street art supply shop evolves into a creative hub for makers, framing, and Vermont-made work By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. There is a particular kind of quiet that lives inside an art supply store, the soft friction of paper,…
Read More →By Jeff McRae, Vermont Country Magazine. Though I’m a drummer and knew a lot of the musicians and venue owners in the Shires, I’d never had reason to meet Polly van der Linde. I’d heard of her piano camps and gigged pretty…
Read More →New Bennington gallery-shop aims to “cultivate creative growth” on Benmont Avenue
By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. When Vance Chatel first stepped into the old brick building on the corner of Benmont Avenue and River Street, he had never been to Bennington before. However, by the following Monday, Chatel found himself completely…
Read More →From Here to There – Elm Street Market secures a place on the map
By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — Outside, the early spring weather of Southern Vermont is blustery and dreary. Dark clouds have been rolling across the Green Mountain Valley for most of the day – dropping occasional moisture in fits…
Read More →By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. Businesses can change a lot in 50 years, but for The Gift Garden in Bennington, after surviving five decades and a pandemic, it is still going strong. Three things have remained constant: sensational service, quality product,…
Read More →A Father’s Day Tradition: Quechee Balloon Festival Ready for Takeoff
By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. Just after dawn in Quechee, when the river valley is still holding the last of the night’s cool air, the first balloon burners crack open with a sound like a giant exhaling. The village green —…
Read More →By Kelly Palecek, Vermont Country correspondent. Danielle Dupuis Mathers founded ABODE Kitchen & Design Studio in Manchester Center with a simple belief: good design is built on trust, relationships, and care that extends well beyond the finished space. Her path began at…
Read More →Forty Years of Fishing the Battenkill
By Brew Moscarello and Jeff Diehl. When I first stepped into the Battenkill in 1986 it was a transitional time for fly fishing nationally. Trophy angling on American rivers was rising to dominance. Guiding was becoming more transactional, shaped by scale and…
Read More →The Bennington Community Market: A ‘community of makers’
By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — On any given day of the week, the Bennington Community Market is abuzz with chatter and activity, sweet and savory treats, a diverse range of locally produced artisan products, and fresh from the…
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