Author Archives: Christine Fraioli

Lake Champlain History: Canadian Whiskey and Vermont Lakefront Properties

Lake Champlain played a major role in quenching the thirsts of millions of Americans. Not as a water source, but as a passageway. Lake Champlain has always been a thoroughfare for commerce. The opening of the Champlain Canal in 1823 …Read More

Vermont Beer: Is Middlebury the Mecca?

Vermont is famous for excellent food, crafts and craft brewed beer. This is part reaction against mass production part love of gourmet, local food, handmade products, and Beer. Vermont has a higher number of craft breweries per capita than any …Read More

Prohibition in Vermont and the creation of the powder room

Back in the day, Vermont was perfectly suited to Prohibition-era smuggling and adventure. Our proximity to Canada, where alcohol was enjoyed legally, and our rugged rural terrain made our little state prime bootlegging territory. In 1920 when Prohibition went into …Read More

Prohibition in Vermont and the creation of the powder room

Back in the day, Vermont was perfectly suited to Prohibition-era smuggling and adventure. Our proximity to Canada, where alcohol was enjoyed legally, and our rugged rural terrain made our little state prime bootlegging territory. In 1920 when Prohibition went into …Read More

Middlebury Goes for the Green: You Can, too!

Middlebury College placed fourth in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon! When I read the headline, I imagined Middlebury College students racing full-tilt against Toyota Priuses or pedaling solar vehicles with Wright Brothers-like PV panel wings. The event is …Read More

Middlebury Goes for the Green: You Can, too!

Middlebury College placed fourth in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon! When I read the headline, I imagined Middlebury College students racing full-tilt against Toyota Priuses or pedaling solar vehicles with Wright Brothers-like PV panel wings. The event is …Read More

Where to stay this foliage season? My Place!

In Vermont, foliage season is the time of year we all become connoisseurs of light. Especially after the autumnal equinox, we follow the sun’s progress closely and with a little bit of melancholy. The forecast this week promises a potpourri …Read More

The Mayor of Starksboro: Stoney Mason

Small towns in Vermont and even smaller towns in Addison County are not usually governed by mayors, we keep that kind of governance for the big cities. But in the case of Starksboro, one man stands alone as the undisputed …Read More

Phish and Fish in Vermont after Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene has had a powerful effect on Vermont. While it may not have spawned a new musical genre as Katrina did in New Orleans, it did rock us. While rivers changed course and roads disappeared, volunteer organizations and relief …Read More

Bridges to Vermont

Vermont Bridges are falling down, falling down, falling down…Between the ravages of Hurricane Irene and the insult of Tropical Storm Lee, Vermont roadways have taken a beating.There were 166 road and bridge closures due to flooding; 450 miles of state …Read More

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