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 […]
Tag: Silver Lake
Letter, Opinion
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 […]
Letter, Opinion
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 […]
Featured, Local News
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 […]
Local News
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 […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Arts/Entertainment, Sports
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 […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
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 […]
Sports
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 […]