KILLINGTON—With this summer right around the corner, Vermont Adaptive announced its new adaptive mountain bike program, one of the first in New England. The program offers limited adaptive mountain bikes plus special dates for outings in various locations. The program […]
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Is “Manchester by the Sea” the best movie about New England?
A couple weeks after the presidential election, I compiled and published here a top-50 movie list in which I selected my favorite film for each U.S. state, based on narrative setting rather than filming location: a sort of cinematic travel […]
The Outside Story: Return of the bald eagle
By Michael J. Caduto To the delight of all who revel in the grace and beauty of nature, bald eagles are soaring above New England in numbers unseen for over a century. We’ve come a long way since the days […]
Lichen—not technically a plant
By Joe Rankin On cold winter days, while feeding sticks of firewood into my woodstove, I sometimes pause, my eye caught by lichens. Splotchy circles, lacy tendrils. Soft gray, muted gray-green, black. They mottle the bark. When I look out […]
Kind Buds play in Sharon before heading west
Courtesy of The Kind Buds THE KIND BUDS Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. — SHARON — Experience Bud & Budd, The Kind Buds, New England’s premier acoustic jam duo, in Sharon on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Seven Stars Music Hall […]
Local artist Maurie Harrington leads watercolor workshop
Sunday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. — KILLINGTON — Throughout the winter months, local artist Maurie Harrington, a signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society and featured artist on the cover of 2016 UVM Medical Center calendar, will be teaching watercolor painting […]
The Outside Story: A warm winter’s winners and losers
By Tim Traver During a mild winter in northern New England, there are those of us who rejoice over our lower heating bills and those who scan the forecast, hoping for cold and snow. In a classic El Niño […]