Category Archives: Living In Vermont

The way to the heart? In Vermont, it’s through the kitchen

Vermonters are no strangers to the powerful connection between love, sex and food. Vermont cuisine is known for its luscious wholeness: think heady craft brews, mouth-watering gourmet truffles, succulent ice wines, fragrant farmstead cheeses and chewy artisan breads. Just take …Read More

Getting Fit at Home in Addison County

In Vermont, January is the month that tries men’s souls (women’s, too). We resolve to improve, abstain, reduce and conserve. A great percentage of us vow to finally get outdoors and find fitness this year (CNN even voted Vermont the …Read More

Do dressing rooms have a place in Vermont homes?

An Elegant dressing room might seem the antithesis of the traditional Vermont home where mudrooms and woodsheds predominate, but in history and in Vermont there is a place for such refinement. The dressing room in Vermont’s MLS listings has taken …Read More

Do dressing rooms have a place in Vermont homes?

An Elegant dressing room might seem the antithesis of the traditional Vermont home where mudrooms and woodsheds predominate, but in history and in Vermont there is a place for such refinement. The dressing room in Vermont’s MLS listings has taken …Read More

Into the Winter Wood: Addison County at its Finest

Sunrise today presented Addison County at its finest: hoar frost and clear skies. Wikipedia says “Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of …Read More

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

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

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