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We’re officially halfway through winter. Astronomical winter hit its true midpoint on February 3, 2026, the day after Groundhog Day. We’re finally seeing more daylight and later sunsets across the Northern Hemisphere. (It feels great!). Sometimes the colder February temperatures catch me off guard. The......
07 February, 2026
Vermont is home to 252 cities and towns, 55 state parks, 808 lakes and ponds, and 14 counties. But if you try to count how many Vermont general stores there are, it’s not so easy. “It’s kind of hard to define them,” says Ben Doyle,......
24 January, 2026
Spending time in Goshen often means being in nature, driving quiet dirt roads, and finding places named after blueberries, like the Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center. Goshen, in Addison County, has just 176 residents. But nature lovers from all over come here for cross-country skiing, hiking, and......
17 January, 2026
Townshend is home to a classic town green, covered and arch bridges, and the quiet village of Harmonyville. It’s also where the Townshend Town Hall and Opera House sits just south of where Routes 30 and 35 meet. The building features a second-floor stage, clock tower......
10 January, 2026
Brattleboro has long been a town where creativity thrives. For Melany Kahn, her creativity traces back to a West Brattleboro farmhouse, where she spent her childhood summers reading and playing with her dollhouse. The farmhouse inspired an idea now bringing new energy to the downtown this......
05 December, 2025
An old ski map changed everything for Jamie Ide. The Jericho resident came across a 1941 ski map at a fundraising auction. It showed lost ski slopes in Underhill on the western side of Mount Mansfield. The map revealed trails he had never heard of, even......
15 November, 2025
Seasoned hikers know that stick season is one of the best times to explore the trails. Sure, the crowds are gone. But what’s even better is that without the leaf cover, new vistas open up through the hardwoods with surprising views you can’t see in summer.......
03 November, 2025
The period between fall foliage and the arrival of snow is known as stick season in Vermont. It’s prime time for hunting season, frosty mornings, and 4 p.m. sunsets. Want to get outside? Vermont stick season gravel rides are a fun way to explore the......
29 October, 2025
Kendall Gendron’s favorite movie is Beetlejuice. When the Seattle native met her future husband, Travis, and discovered that his hometown was East Corinth—where the movie was filmed—it felt like a match made in heaven. In 2016, the couple moved from the Pacific Northwest to East......
24 October, 2025
