We’ve hijacked Little Explorers this week! Usually our faithful guest blogger Julie B. writes the “Little Explorers” posts, but today we’re sharing our family’s experience hiking Mount Philo. For the uninitiated (as we were), this is a great first “real” hike/mountain for many Vermont children. While the quick and (relatively) easy hike is just a little […]
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Oh yes, it’s that time of year again; time to push vanity aside and break out your Blaze Orange. It’s deer hunting season! We are currently in the midst of archery season (aka bow and arrow) which runs from October 4 – 26 and again December 5 – 13. Next up is Youth Deer Weekend
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Just a few more interesting parenting reads for you. Let Your Kids Ride the Bus Alone – free range parenting. A Cure for Hyper-Parenting – sound advice in here. A Target Intervention on Behalf of My Daughters – An open letter to Target about girls clothing – follow-up piece here. Need a little chuckle… read on.
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Win-A-Mask Widow Contest! Clementine Halloween Masks are in and they’re giving one away! To enter, bring your little ones down to Clementine (56 Main Street, Middlebury) and search the front windows to find all the felt masks! One winner will be chosen to win a mask of their choice and everyone who enters will receive a 10%
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This weekend the Middlebury Farmers’ Market will host their annual Fall Harvest Festival. Located at the market’s regular location – in the north parking area of the Marbleworks (between the pharmacy and the locksmith) – the Harvest Festival will be a family friendly event with live music, face painting, games for kids, 3 raffles, and free
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Here’s a great volunteer opportunity for the whole family! Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center will be hosting their 10th annual Lighted Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 17th, 6:00pm-8:30pm! This magical event is free and open to the public. Lester Farm has kindly donated 1000+ pumpkins! Now they need your help to carve them! Carving
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It has been just about forever since we let you in on a little secret around here, so today we’re finally sharing another local Best Kept Secret! Have you found yourself looking for…. The perfect after school snack/treat spot? A great venue for a professional meeting? The next great location for your weekly daily coffee date? A relaxing
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While we adjust to life as a family of 5, a few local bloggers kindly agreed to keep MiniBury readers entertained with tales and adventures from their own lives. Today Faith Gong introduces us to a new series called “Meet the Parent.” Faith writes the bi-weekly “Faith in Vermont” for the Addison Independent and keeps her own blog at The Pickle
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Does your family love the Ilsley Public Library? Have ideas of how it could be even better? Help shape the future of this invaluable community resource, and take the library survey before Tuesday, September 30. http://www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org/survey/
