Make-A-Wish Vermont and ArtsRiot in Burlington have teamed up for a truly Vermont-style fundraiser with the Second Annual Vermont Beardies: the Contest To Find the Best Beard in Vermont. Bearded Vermonters are invited to enter their magnificent scruff and encourage their friends to support Make-A-Wish Vermont through social media appeals. Contestants will compete online in…

A typical tourist trip to Vermont might include hiking on the Long Trail, skiing at one of our many resorts, fishing for wild brook trout, visiting a farm, and sampling some of the finest cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. People come to Vermont because it represents a vibrant counterpoint to the narrative, so prevalent elsewhere,…

By Lauren Owens Keri Reid

Courtesy of VINS It’s becoming more and more common for humans and black bears to cross paths in places that are troublesome to both like the one shown above.

Submitted SEAN MESZKAT By Karen D. Lorentz Stepping into a snowsport shop at Okemo is akin to being a kid in a candy store. There’s so much gear, clothing, and accessories in a kaleidoscope of shapes, sizes and colors — to say nothing of new stuff every year — that, for me, it’s not just…

Courtesy of Killington Resort A snowboarder does a frontside grab clearing the 18-foot walls of Killington’s superpipe at Bear Mountain. KILLINGTON— Bear Mountain has a new attraction for skiers and riders seeking big air. Killington Resort’s Superpipe opened Jan. 10. At 325 feet long and with 18-foot high walls, the Superpipe is a Beast! (For…

Courtesy of Dane Stillson A barn built in the early 1800s and was recently dismantled in Tunbridge. It yielded some of the best and most valuable materials to date, according to Dane Stillson, owner of First Class Custom Carpentry. All the beams were hand hewn and the roof, walls and floors were all hemlock, which…

Courtesy of The Nature Museum Martens, once considered extinct in Vermont, have been sighted in the state again.

Courtesy of CCCA An owl sits patiently perched in a tree. His markings make him blend well with nature.

Courtesy of Rutland County Relay for Life Teams wear matching shirts during the Rutland County Relay for Life event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Copyright Jake Mosher The late Howard Frank Mosher sits by a beaver dam built in the mirroring lake. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND— Phoenix Books Rutland will celebrate beloved author Howard Frank Mosher, and his final book, “Points North,” at a reception and reading on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Yvonne Daley, Chuck Clarino and Will Notte…

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) has received $200,000 in Specialty Crop Block Grants from the federal USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of Vermont specialty food crops, including honey, hops, and maple syrup, and nursery crops, including Christmas trees and floriculture. VAAFM plans to award grants in 2018 through…

By Evan Johnson Castleton University’s cycling club rode into the national collegiate cycling scene earlier this month in Reno, Nev. At the 2018 Cyclocross National Championships, the club’s president, Andrew Borden, placed tenth in the collegiate division and 21st in the Under-23 men’s division. “That’s quite a haul for us Vermonters but I was super…

Ice Fishing Festival to be held at Lake Bomoseen State Park in Castleton Saturday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m.—CASTLETON—Vermont’s fifth annual Free Ice Fishing Day is set for Saturday, Jan. 27, and will be celebrated by a fun-filled ice fishing festival in Castleton. Vermont’s Free Ice Fishing Day, which takes place each year on the last Saturday…

Friday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Friday, Jan. 26, for its 10th consecutive year, the Castleton Women’s Ice Hockey Team and its fans will trade traditional Spartan green apparel for pink, to raise awareness and funds for the Breast Care Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC). The game begins at 7 p.m. “The annual Pink the Rink game…