Author Archives: Christine Fraioli

Temporary Shelter in the Wake of Irene: Another Vermont First

Part of a Vermont Realtor’s job is the accurate portrayal of beautiful properties in the best possible light. We do our work to educate our clients about our state and match their dreams to a location and a mortgage. So …Read More

Moonlight in Vermont, Willie Nelson and Music Festivals

From the Grateful Dead in Highgate to the Emerson String Quartet at Shelburne Farms to Grace Potter on Church Street, Vermont is the perfect place for a summer music festival and a perfect place for your next bongo lessons. Once …Read More

Monkton Vermont has its own flag

Monkton Vermont was chartered on June 24th, 1762. There are not many monks here, that we know of, instead the town is named after General Robert Monckton (1726-1782). A British Army officer and colonial administrator, Monckton’s distinguished military career in …Read More

National Poetry Month in Vermont

Any Vermonter lulled into a false sense of Spring by the unseasonably warm weather in March will agree with T.S. Eliot that ‘April is the cruelest month.’ That Vermonter might also agree that this month’s cruelty lead directly to the …Read More

Vermont’s Own Mariana Trench Discovered in Addison County Pond

The triumphal dive of “Titanic” director James Cameron on earth’s deepest point has done more than inspire copycat dives, it has lead to an earth-shattering discovery right here in Addison County. What started as a revolutionary collaboration among the American Studies, …Read More

Vermont Maple Syrup: Liquid Gold

The first sap boiling day of the Vermont Maple Season has traditionally been Town Meeting Day. But unlike Town Meeting, whose results can often be predicted by a savvy town clerk, our sugaring season is much harder to pin down. …Read More

Vermont Maple Syrup: Liquid Gold

The first sap boiling day of the Vermont Maple Season has traditionally been Town Meeting Day. But unlike Town Meeting, whose results can often be predicted by a savvy town clerk, our sugaring season is much harder to pin down. …Read More

Swimming to London: Olympic-Sized Pools in Vermont

The Summer Olympic games in London are less than six months away. For Olympic athletes, the fervor started years and years ago. The rest of us are just starting to think about 2012 in London. It’s several years too late …Read More

Signs of Spring in Addison County: Mud and Birds

March is easily the cruelest month in Addison County. The calendar says it’s Spring (the vernal equinox is officially March 20th this year) but the temperature is stuck in winter. This is the month when Vermonters take note of the …Read More

Town Meeting: Lincoln Vermont

If you want a true taste of democracy in action, Vermont Town Meeting is your day; Lincoln Vermont is your town. On Tuesday, March 6th across Vermont state residents get a chance to speak their minds in a public forum. …Read More

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