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Taftsville, VT · Lifestyle

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Holiday wreath-making workshop through Gallery at the Vault

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Gallery at the Vault invites you to create a beautiful 12-inch seasonal wreath using fresh, locally gathered greens, cones, and seed pods with Joanna Bombadil, on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 77 Main Street. This workshop is limited to 10 participants; however, another workshop will be added if there is overflow.

Springfield, VT · 2d

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Check out ski house architecture from the ’50s to the ’70s at a new Stowe exhibit

"A Place in the Snow: Vermont's Ski House Architecture" opens Dec. 4 at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum. Visitors at Stowe’s Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum can take an architectural journey back in time at a new exhibit opening in December. “A Place in the Snow: Vermont’s Ski...

Stowe, VT · 1d

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Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

“You have to take things as they are, not how you hear they’re supposed to be.”. Ellingham Academy, a famous private school in Vermont, was founded by Albert Ellingham in the early twentieth century, for thinkers, inventors, and artists. Ellingham loved riddles, gardens, pathways, and wanted to make learning a game. In the 1930s, shortly after the academy opened, disaster struck. Ellingham’s wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only clue: a riddle mailed to Ellingham a week or so prior signed by ‘Truly, Devious’. The crime remains unsolved to this day.

Vermont · 1d

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Champlain Valley Fair announces country concerts

Burlington, VT · 1d

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North Country CrossFit to celebrate new location

The grand reopening will be held Saturday, Nov. 14 from 3-5 p.m. to allow current, former and future members a chance to explore the completed facility, meet coaches and connect directly with North Country CrossFit. PLATTSBURGH | North Country CrossFit is more than a gym. Owners say it’s a training...

Plattsburgh, NY · 2d

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Close encounters of the furred kind: black bears among us

Every fall, the Charlotte Front Porch Forum lights up with the strange reports: lights over the lake, ghost stories, strange animal encounters in the night. They sometimes come with blurry photos, speculative comments. As a member of your local conservation commission, I’d like to encourage you to keep an eye...

Charlotte, VT · 2d

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On Osgood Pond, a paddle through history

My paddling partner and daughter, Emma, has been away for the last year, but returned to the North County in late October to begin a school librarian career. I was eager to squeeze in a late-season paddle with her and knew the access at Church Pond, near Paul Smith’s College, sported a dock–an opportunity to board without getting feet wet given the chill of the day. Jay Czajkowski joined us with his kayak.

Paul Smiths, NY · 1d

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ECHO Center sturgeon gets ultrasound after trouble eating

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The ECHO Leahy Center and a local emergency vet performed their first-ever ultrasound on a sturgeon after the endangered fish stopped eating normally. ECHO’s three sturgeon live in a massive 15,000-gallon tank. When one of the 19-year-old prehistoric-looking behemoths wasn’t eating normally, it caught an animal care’s eye.

Burlington, VT · 1d

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Social Dances Offer Fun, Connection and an Antidote to Winter Isolation

Before Jack Daly of Burlington showed up at his first social dance in 2016, the only dancing he’d done besides “jumping up and down at rock concerts” involved a single frustrating salsa class with a very stern teacher. But in the dark winter months after the breakup of his marriage, the then-64-year-old’s spirits were low. He hadn’t gotten out of the house in a while. When he heard about a pop-up dance event just around the corner on Pine Street, he checked it out.

Burlington, VT · 3d

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Lafayette City Council rejects proposed new downtown AI bar

The Lafayette Council met late into the night on Tuesday, and in the end, members voted down a new high-tech bar in downtown Lafayette. The decision came down amid concerns about safety in the downtown area. The owner had planned to use artificial intelligence bartenders to staff the club.

Burlington, VT · 3d

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Gore, Whiteface and Belleayre Join the Indy Pass Allied Program

JACKSON, N.H. — The Indy Pass has expanded its 2026/27 lineup, adding 18 new ski areas including six from New York. The three alpine ski areas run by NY’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) have been added to the Indy Pass Allied Program, which gives passholders a 25% discount on up to two lift tickets at each ski area.

New York · 2d

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Essex Junction brunch restaurant closing: ‘a creek without a paddle’

A brunch cafe in Essex Junction that has been a standby since 2014 is closing permanently.

Burlington, VT · 2d

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5 College Towns Worth the Trip on a Campus Tour Road Trip

Campus tours have a reputation for being a box to tick: a parking lot, an info session, a guide walking backward across the quad. Planned well, though, they can be one of the best road trips you’ll take as a family. College towns pack great food, walkable downtowns and easy access to the outdoors into a small area. Touring them is also a rare chance to spend a few days with your teen before life gets busy.

Burlington, VT · 2d

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Traveling from coast to coast: Students from Western states choose Vermont

Roughly half of UVM’s class of 2028 students come from outside New England. The incoming class represents approximately 47 states and 28 countries.Different U.S. regions have perceptions of New England and Vermont culture; four students who moved to Burlington from Western states explored how their perceptions of Vermont and New England were affirmed and challenged by attending UVM.

Burlington, VT · 2d

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Vermont Pub & Brewery decries thefts ahead of closure

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Pub & Brewery is asking people to stop stealing items from the soon-to-close downtown Burlington restaurant. The pub posted on social media Thursday, saying several guests climbed on top of the bar over the weekend and took items off the walls. “This has been the...

Burlington, VT · 2d

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Plans for Ti's 17th North Country Christmas Celebration finalized

Ticonderoga will embrace the holiday spirit wholeheartedly during its 17th Annual North Country Christmas Celebration, which will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 6. — TICONDEROGA | The 17th Annual Ticonderoga Area North Country Christmas Celebration will take place on Saturday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 6. The holiday celebration brings together local businesses, organizations, and community members for a wonderful lineup of holiday activities, shopping opportunities, special events, and festive traditions taking place throughout the Ticonderoga Area.

Ticonderoga, NY · 1d

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At The Box Office: ‘Paper Tiger’

This week film critic Julia Swift discussed "Paper Tiger", a mob film following a New-York family.

Burlington, VT · 1d

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Vermont musician and collage artist's song is a tour of his neighborhood

Vermont author, musician and collage artist Ben Roque has been in the Green Mountain State's music scene since 2000, and recently released a new album titled “Raindrop Baby." Roque said the lyrics in the song “Sirens" include several notable locations in Vermont's largest city, Burlington. "'Sirens' is a...

Vermont · 1d

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Winooski residents raise concerns over horse-and-carriage plans

Winooski's newly-opened Sugar House Hotel wants to offer horse rides around the meadow in the Casavant Nature Area. But a lot of residents aren't on board.

Winooski, VT · 3d