With the beginning of summer and anglers fishing from shore, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds people that open fires and swimming are prohibited at all Vermont state fishing access areas. Open fires and their remnants, create unsafe areas […]
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Taking it all in
By Merisa Sherman It had been a crazy day, with whitecaps rolling across the reservoir at a speed we had never seen before. With the water so high, the waves were splashing up and over the waterside fire pit. The […]
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2021 Summer Guide
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Local News
UVAC swim team raises a record $10,929
The annual Upper Valley Aquatic Club Swim Team Swim-A-Thon in White River Junction earlier in April was a record-breaker. Athletes swam a total of 8,761 laps in two hours, according to an April 25 news release. Fundraising efforts by UVAC […]
Local News
Kristel Fillmore: living her dream at Killington
By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—With parents who were avid skiers, Kristel Fillmore was one of the lucky kids who skied from an early age. Although she was born in Somers Point, N.J., her parents took the family to Pico Mountain […]
Sports
Killington Aquatic Club excels in 2016-17 season
KILLINGTON—The Killington Aquatic Club (KAC) has been participating in swim meets October through December 2016 with 16 competitive athletes and 60 members. As KAC enters 2017, they rang the New Year with our Bluefish Trials/Finals at Boston University this past weekend, […]
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Swimming, the art of controlled suffocation
By: Kyle Finneron I have never been an incredibly strong swimmer. In my youth, my parents signed me up for swim lessons and the swim team simultaneously in hopes that I would grow to love the water. Both met early […]
Sports
The first 30 days
By Kyle Finneron I can hear my pulse in my ears, my lungs are on fire and I’m completely disoriented. That was how I felt after swimming my first lap at the Pico Sports Center pool. For weeks now I […]
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VTF&W Conservation Camp applications are available
By Tom Rogers, courtesy VTF&W
Sports
Swim the day away
By Cole Whitaker The dog days of summer in Vermont are here and fall may be nearing, but with high temperatures and higher humidity, winter has never felt farther away. Luckily for Vermonters, the Rutland region offers ample opportunities to […]