Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend
In 2019, Vermont officially began recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Native peoples. “Vermont was founded and built upon lands whose original inhabitants were the Abenaki people and honors them and their ancestors,” the new law reads. “The establishment of this holiday will aid in the cultural development of Vermont’s recognized tribes, while enabling all...
Special Events for Fall
Peru Fair Peru Village http://www.perufair.org Sept. 28, 9a–4p: An old-fashioned country fair beloved by visitors and locals alike. Pig roast, live music, craft vendors, cloggers, antiques and art exhibits, clowns and magicians, pony rides, local food and drink, and scrumptious baked goods. Rain or shine! Fairy House Festival The Nature Museum, Grafton http://www.nature-museum.org 802 843-2111 Sept. 28–29, 10a–4p: Follow a nature path...
Pumpkin Festivals
Townshend Pumpkin Festival Townshend, on the common http://www.townshendvermont.org 802 365-7506 Oct. 19, 10a–4p: A country fair with a craft show, pumpkin decorating contest, Halloween costume parade, pumpkin pie contest, food vendors, pony rides, and pumpkin pie sale. Keene Pumpkin Festival Central Square, Keene, N.H. http://www.pumpkinfestival.org Oct. 27, noon–7p: A magical day in downtown Keene featuring more than 3,000...
Shop on: Vermont studio tours
Renowned Southern Vermont artisans will open their studios this holiday season. The Putney Craft Tour (www.putneycrafts.com) celebrates 41 years, with participating studios open Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1. Every spring and fall, the Vermont Crafts Council (www.vermontcrafts.com) organizes statewide studio tours. The fall tour takes place Oct. 5 and 6. If you are not participating in an open-studio tour, contact artists in advance for...
Fall hikes for the whole family
And now, courtesy of the folks at Vermont Begins Here, we bring you a few ideas for hiking in the great outdoors this fall. Several trails in and around Bennington offer perfect adventures for hiking, photography, and meandering in nature. For more ideas visit http://www.vermontbeginshere.com. Woodford State Park: Woodford The hiking trail in Woodford State Park brings you around Adams Reservoir, a gorgeous, tree-lined lake nestled in...
The Stone Trust: A lost art blossoms in Dummerston
Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston invites you to stop by this fall to take in solid examples of stone-wall artistry wrought under The Stone Trust’s educational and certification programs. The Stone Trust Center, established in 2010, is a multifaceted resource engaged in preserving the natural use of plentiful stone in simple and gratifying ways. It is the only facility in North America that provides year-round educational and Dry Stone...
A story in itself: How Everyone’s Books took on the establishment — and won
By Kevin O’Connor In 1984 — the year, not George Orwell’s dystopian novel — Nancy Braus and Rich Geidel decided to take on the establishment by opening a Brattleboro bookstore. That might not sound revolutionary until you consider the town already boasted two literary landmarks: the Book Press factory, publishing 750,000 best-selling volumes a week, and the Book Cellar shop, pulling in loyal customers since Norman Rockwell appeared at...
Toward a deeper meaning: The Brattleboro Words Project connects a people
The Brattleboro Words Project has sought out and showcased the peoples, places, and history of words in and around Brattleboro through community-driven research, education, and audio storytelling since fall 2017. Now entering its final year of robust activity, the project will debut its final products at the end of 2020. Much anticipated are a book, Brattleboro: A Print Town, on Brattleboro’s rich history of printing and publishing,...
In storied company: 18th Annual Brattleboro Literary Festival Explores Identity
You’re invited to the 18th Annual Brattleboro Literary Festival, Oct. 17–20, which will host more than 70 authors in more than 40 events and discussions exploring identity: personal, cultural, and national. Many of a diverse array of world-class authors are reporting back from the frontier of the most urgent and complex issues of all time. Organizers invite guests to participate in provocative discussion “as we try to discover who we...
About the cover artist
Originally from Massachusetts, Chris Carter moved to Vermont in 2014. She learned to paint with oils by watching and painting with her father as a child, and developed her own techniques and abilities through experience. She’s recently been painting with watercolor and continuing to develop a more flowing technique, taking advantage of the more tonal hues and washes in that medium. Her oil paintings tend to be very detailed, so in...
Upfront: A new maker space; happy endings for a farm in Chester
Revitalized Historic Warehouse Boasts Roastery, Makerspace Last year, Mocha Joe’s, a beloved Brattleboro specialty coffee roasting company, won at auction a 19,000-square-foot warehouse on Frost Street in downtown Brattleboro. It was too large for the coffee roaster so they sought other tenants. At about the same time, cabinetmaker Greg Goodman and humorist, author, voice actor and radio host Tom Bodett (“I’m Tom Bodett for Motel 6,...
Recipe of the season: Grilled Sea Scallops With Fresh Corn Mélange
By Sharon Myers Serves 3 Ingredients 9 fresh sea scallops 3 ears of fresh corn 2 tablespoons olive oil for sauté, more for grilling Half red pepper, diced 2 large cloves of garlic, minced 1 medium tomato, 4 or 5 oz., chopped 1 medium yellow onion, 4 oz., diced ⅓ cup fennel, chopped 1 teaspoon fennel fronds, minced 2 teaspoons fresh dill, minced Grated rind of 1 lime Lime juice from half the lime ¼ cup fresh cilantro, minced Salt and...
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