Dear Editor, The recent proposal by Vermont Huts Association and Moosalamoo Association to construct a hut next to Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation and Education Area in Leicester reveals numerous problems with the USDA/Forest Service’s management of the […]
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Responding to concerns about Silver Lake hut
Dear Editor, On June 8, the Moosalamoo Association and Vermont Hut Association hosted an informational meeting in Brandon to give people a chance to ask questions and express opinions about a proposed backcountry hut proposed for the Silver Lake Campground […]
Proposed hut has no place at Silver Lake
Dear Editor, I just returned from the public informational meeting about the “hut” which is proposed to be built at Silver Lake, and I find myself both more opposed to the project than I was before I attended, and somewhat […]
Public sounds off on concerns about hut on Silver Lake
By Katy Savage The construction of a proposed hut on Silver Lake in Leicester has drawn unexpected controversy from the public. A number of residents attended a public information meeting on Wednesday, June 8. One described the lake as an […]
Silver Lake hut hearing set for June 8
A public hearing on the construction of a hut near Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is set for Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. in the downstairs function room of Café Provence in Brandon. The meeting is […]
VTF&W announces increased trout stocking for anglers in Chittenden, Pittsford, Leicester and Dorset
Continued work on Sugar Hill Reservoir/Goshen Dam re-routes stocked fish, limits access GOSHEN—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. announced April 21 that trout originally planned for the 2021 stocking season at Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam, in […]
BarnArts races around Silver Lake
BARNARD — BarnArts Center for the Arts’ third annual Race around the Lake will take place May 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Silver Lake State Park in Barnard. This year runners will have the choice of walking/running the 5k […]
Early sign-up gets free t-shirt, for Race Around the Lake
Courtesy of BarnArts Racers stand ready at the starting line of the annual Race Around the Lake at Silver Lake State Park. BARNARD — Both 5k and 10k options are available to racers (walkers and runners) participating in BarnArts Center for […]