The true glory of nature’s bounty can be seen in the heavily draped branches of fruit-bearing plants at the height of a Vermont summer. There are few things that bring me more joy during this season than picking berries. Perhaps it is a deep calling to some long-forgotten farming roots. More likely, it is my […]
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This summer, all local kids and teens 18 and under can enjoy FREE healthy meals! Mt. Abraham & Addison Northwest School Districts June 24 – August 7 | This program is not income-based; it’s open to everyone with children. Children do not have to live in the town where meals are distributed and do not
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Celebrate America’s birthday all throughout Addison County with these free, family-friendly events!
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Growing up in upstate New York, I have fond memories of walking into Lake George candy shops with my grandfather Pa while my mother was at work. The waft of chocolate and sugar that hit you as soon as you opened the door. The bright, colorful displays of candy paired with the earth tones of
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Here’s what a few local families were up to during the long Memorial Day weekend. A Visit to the Shelburne Museum It’s a little outside Addison County, but the Shelburne Museum was a hit with the whole family. The museum offers a Family Fun Guide that helps young explorers learn as they wander around. Our
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Even though it has not really felt like spring until the past few days, the occasional warmer days we have had have me yearning for summer. For me, summer has always been associated with swimming. I started on swim team when I was 7 years old at Baboosic Lake in New Hampshire. A coach told
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Springtime in Vermont is in its full, glorious swing. The mud is among us, the flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing and….BABY CHICKS ARE HATCHING! I have assisted several classrooms many times with this really exciting project over the past 10 years. It’s always a really fun, science-based, farming-centered countdown that ends up with
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MiniBury, I have a confession for you: I don’t really care about cobwebs. I’m much too busy looking down at smiling faces. Or at the enormous worm, in a little hand, someone brought in from the garden. Sometimes someone is practicing tying their shoes and I need to concentrate. I do care about lots of
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I’m often the only dad in the room—at school pickup, at ballet and gymnastics classes, at toddler time and library story time. So every time I walk into these events, with my daughter holding my hand, there’s a thought, not incredibly loud or insistent, but one I am certainly aware of nonetheless: “This is a
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