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Vermont’s UVM Makes Top Ten List of Snowiest Colleges

We don’t have a lot of football here in Vermont. ESPN ranked us #50 on a list of college football states. No problem, our fields are used for farming. Instead we ski. We are known for it. Vermont Living lists the biathoners, skiers, and snowboarders we are sending to the Winter Olympics in Sochi: 20.Read More

Thanksgiving meets Hanukkah in the best Gourmet Kitchens in Addison County

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah coincide this year and cooks all across Vermont are rubbing their hands together in delight. The happy confluence of these two great food- and family-centered holidays gives cooks the opportunity to shine. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have not occurred on the same date since 1888 and they wont meet again until 2070. Ladies and Gentlemen, don your aprons and start your ovens, it’s time to celebrate!Read More

Happiness is an inside job in Vermont

MSN just produced a report of American happiness – state by state. Vermont scored number 2 in the nation. (Haiwaii always scores number one in such polls because of its prevalence of “Aloha Spirit” and shaka* signing surfers.) These types …Read More

Vermont Bashing and the Peaceable Kingdom of Addison County

A recent Google search for a Vermont-Real-Estate-related term brought me to a stream of Vermont-bashing by some people who cannot wait to leave our beautiful state. Their complaints ranged from how long it takes to drive to Walmart to how …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

New Haven VT Masterpiece: Golden Vermont Homes

Think of New Haven Vermont and your likely to conjure images of a quiet farming community in the Champlain Valley. Until last week, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce and Madonna would not have entered  into your bucolic picture of New …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

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

Vermont Film Maker explores the impact of nature on childhood development

While Vermont is still one of the best places in the country to raise a kid, Vermont kids are as overweight, inattentive, and media addicted as kids in other parts of the country. The new film by Vermont film maker …Read More

Vermont Film Maker explores the impact of nature on childhood development

While Vermont is still one of the best places in the country to raise a kid, Vermont kids are as overweight, inattentive, and media addicted as kids in other parts of the country. The new film by Vermont film maker …Read More

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