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A new museum in Southern Vermont includes artifacts from the first permanent European settlement in Vermont, a one-man sleigh, old tools, photographs, art work and much more. Join the Historical Society of Windham County’s grand opening of the County History Museum. The museum is in an...
Hotels once crowned some of Vermont’s most iconic peaks—Mount Mansfield, Camel’s Hump, Snake Mountain and Mount Equinox. Mary Skelton spent eight childhood summers atop Mount Mansfield, where her father, Clement Curtis, ran the Mount Mansfield Summit Hotel and served as the vacation getaway's postmaster. “It was magical,”...
The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch opens for the season. Visit Tuesday to Sunday now through October 26, 2025. The site is home to Coolidge's birthplace and family homestead. He was sworn in as 30th President of the United States in the middle...
The Bennington Battle Monument State Historic Site opens for the 2025 season. It will be open daily through October 31. The tallest man-made building in the State of Vermont commemorates the Battle of Bennington, a pivotal victory for American forces on the New England front of...
As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats. That is especially true in downtown Vergennes. The restoration and reopening of the Vergennes Opera House on Main Street nearly 30 years ago helped spark the city’s revival. Today, stroll down Main Street or Green Street, and...
Vermont has no shortage of offbeat place names. What is special about Vermont place names is that they come with a story—either a true one or a mix of myth, folklore and fact. Esther Monroe Swift wrote Vermont-Place Names: Footprints in History in 1977. She spent...
Bent Northrop Memorial Library of Fairfield welcomes celebrated local historians Jason Barney and Christine Eldred for a captivating evening discussing their latest book, "Hidden History of Lake Champlain." Take a deep dive into untold stories and surprising facts that shaped our region. Jason is also the...
Imagine if Stratton lost its status as an official Vermont town. In the 1930s, the Vermont Legislature decided that towns with tiny populations, like Glastenbury and Somerset, would no longer be organized towns. Some wondered if Stratton would face the same fate. At the time, Stratton's...
If you've driven on dirt roads in the last week or so, it's clear that Vermont mud season has arrived. Mud season happens when temperatures rise above freezing and the snow starts to melt. The ground thaws on the surface but remains frozen deep underneath, preventing...
