Our faithful guest blogger Julie B. hiked Mount Abe with her two children this summer and lived to tell the tale! Check out all of her kid-friendly, parent-approved hikes from the Little Explorers series. Trail: Mt. Abe Distance: 2.6 miles up, 2000ish feet elevation gain Level of Difficulty: difficult Baby Jogger Access: no Bikes Permitted: […]
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If you’re interested in joining the conversation about early childhood education, read on. Please join us for a statewide series of community discussions about the importance of the early years, featuring a sneak peek of the powerful new The Raising of America documentary. Set to be released by PBS next spring, The Raising of America takes an in-depth look at how a strong start for all of our children leads to greater
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Once again, The Better Middlebury Partnership and the Town of Middlebury bring an outstanding Halloween event for kids of all ages and adults to the town of Middlebury! Rain or Shine. Hay bales, festive games, and costumes will once again decorate the town green on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 for the 7th Annual Middlebury Spooktacular. The
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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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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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