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“People always made fun of Hardwick,” longtime resident Annie Gaillard said. “And to watch it slowly re-bloom is just a beautiful thing to have been able to be here for.”

The Fairy House Festival, held Sept. 26-27, is the primary fundraiser for The Nature Museum in Grafton.

Folk musicians Ida Mae Specker and Sarah Gibson are leading square dances around the state this fall.

The bridge connects Lemington, Vermont with Columbia, New Hampshire. “They’re always there for us, and we’re there for them,” New Hampshire resident Dana Ellingwood Hinkley said.

Birdwatchers will gather at the Birds of Vermont Museum for ‘a tailgate party for birders.’

The 19th annual conference hosted a slew of workshops, including Oxen Basics, Profitable Pony Power, and The Dog-Powered Treadmill.

Local artists and farmers share their craft and love of sheep, goats and llamas.

Morrisville author Ann Dávila Cardinal’s new novel, “Hear the Dead,” is due out Oct. 6.

The event raised $31,347 for the Clarina Howard Nichols Center in Morrisville, which works to end domestic and sexual violence.

Nineteen front porches across the city became concert stages Sunday.

About 150 volunteers passed thousands of books down the line from the old library building to the new one.

Thousands flock to Bennington for a (slightly smelly) festival.

Radio Bean, the popular music venue in Burlington, closed last week after more than 25 years.

As passengers enjoy scenic views, the kitchen staff navigate tight quarters and a bumpy ride to serve up gourmet meals.

Almost 1,000 middle and high school students from across Vermont and New York take part in the annual event.

“I don’t think all of it is ever going to be healed, but the only thing I can do now is do better,” Rosa said.

Donna Bister said she raises Monarchs “in the hopes of making a little more color and delight in the world.”

For league president Geoff Metcalfe, the new facility represents years of dreaming bigger for the 68-year-old organization.

Community members, government officials and conservation groups gathered to celebrate nearly 60 years of wild turkey restoration.

Between February and April, NOFA-VT sponsored “Long-Handled Spoons” dinners in every county in Vermont.

As the weather gets warmer, Vermont’s brook trout are staying cool.

“Since we don’t know about God or reincarnation or all that, we just have to be the kindest human beings we can.”

Vermonters enrolled in 3SquaresVT, the Essential Person Program, Fuel Assistance, General Assistance, Reach Up, Summer EBT or WIC are eligible for free day-use entry to Vermont state parks from May through October. 

Jason Amerosa opened Grind BJJ, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym, in Burlington in 2018. He said Jiu-Jitsu has shaped the life he lives now as a Jiu-Jitsu coach and mental health therapist.

After opening in October, the Waterbury Skatepark gives a new space for skaters to ride, connect and build a community.

The Mobile Pet Food Shelf visits Winooski, St. Albans, Williston, Essex, Colchester and Burlington once a month.

Founder of alcohol-free community movement says, ‘We need a party.’

Construction could begin as soon as this summer. 

Alicia Starkweather is a recent college grad and a self-taught metalsmith. She’s been making jewelry since she was six years old, and now, she runs Starkweather Designs.

Each year, the city of Burlington selects a handful of artists to sell their work in an alley just off Church Street through their Artists in the Alley Program. One of those artists is painter Kimberlee Forney.

Applications are open through April 5.

New show explores contemporary art and the environment.

“Music can stimulate memory and reconnection with oneself, even in the late stages of dementia,” co-founder Karen McFeeters Leary said.

The Bread and Puppet Spring Sing is scheduled every Tuesday through the end of April. It’s free and open to all. 

The short film, From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America, was produced by students at Ithaca College.

Global music ensemble All the Rivers will perform in Burlington on March 11.

In Huntington, Town Meeting Day included cinnamon rolls, private ballots and basketball hoops. Here’s what some voters had to say about the civic tradition. 

Tracking is a way to read stories in the environment about animals and how they interact with the world.

At the fourth annual Curds and Curling event, traditional granite curling stones were swapped out for wheels of cheddar.

Schoolhouse Learning Center Head of School Liz Shayne has been announcing school closures through song for a decade.

Addison County BIPOC+ and Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater will hold their third annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Feb. 28. The event is free and open to the public.

Allison Rowley recently founded Rowley Wrench, an organization that offers free car-care education workshops.

“I just love it,” said Silver Circus participant Bronna Zlochiver, 77. “I’m doing things that I never thought I’d do.”

Thetford Academy regularly sends teams to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Stone carver Heather Milne Ritchie is mentoring a new generation of women artists.

At the inaugural Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard ultra endurance competition, 74 participants climbed up and down Mount Ascutney as many times as they could.

As solar grows, so does Vermont’s capacity for agrivoltaics — the dual use of land on solar farms for agriculture.

At Farm to Go, youth build community while cooking dinner for their families.

Across Vermont, regular folks meet up in barns, meeting houses, community centers and pubs to sing — just for the pleasure of singing together.

SabrinaJoy Milbury has led meditative drumming circles, called moon circles, for nearly two decades. But, she says, “It’s okay if you think this is a bunch of hooey.”

Dee Christie is an artist and educator in Milton.

“I just want to shout on every corner that this guy is a big deal.”

It’s part of a new civic education program led by the Office of the Vermont Secretary of State.

“The fire department is here for you. We are always there and willing and able to help.”

“I came up with the idea in 2007. I said, ‘Well, anybody that wants it can run with it.’ And they have.”

In a state with “more poets than cows,” A. Jay Dubberly seeks out voices that might otherwise get lost in the winding roads of Addison County.

Janice Lange has been sailing for most of her life. She’s an 86-year-old athlete, coach and teacher, and she teaches sailing lessons on Lake Champlain.

19-year-old Abby Fisher and her service dog, Levi, go everywhere together. Including to national dock diving competitions.

The inaugural Vermont Circus Festival is happening in Brattleboro this week. It’s eight days of circus performances, workshops and community events hosted by the New England Center for Circus Arts.

Partizanfilm is a grassroots, member-run non-profit. And it’s opening a two-screen art-house cinema on College Street later this month.

Andrew Wyslotsky is a chef in Winooski and an avid fly fisherman. He started fly fishing in 2020, and it quickly became an essential part of his mental health.

Chepe Cuadra is an artist and a chef in St. Albans. For almost a decade, he’s been selling Nicaraguan and Spanish food at farmers markets across Vermont.

Milton arborist Kris Dulmer keeps a lookout for healthy black ash trees. When he finds one, he volunteers to inject it with a dose of insecticide.

“This event has been incredible, and it has served its time,” said executive director Dana Kaplan. “We are ready to pivot to what comes next.”

For two decades, Camp Agape has supported kids and families impacted by parental incarceration.

Part Emergency Communications drill and part informal competition, amateur radio Field Day encourages ham radio operators across the U.S. and Canada to test their equipment and skills.

Two wins and two sellouts marked this year’s women’s exhibition matches as a permanent team is in the works.

As a kid, Elena Gustavson would write letters for her mother, who was illiterate. Now, Gustavson hosts regular writing groups at her new stationary store, Magpie and Tiger.

“Operating a small business is like riding a roller coaster,” says owner Mike Proia.

The Ladies Social Group brings women across the country together for support and connection, especially for those navigating major life changes.

Jenny Grosvenor is writing an investigative memoir, called “Tell,” about priest abuse, loss by suicide, and learning to share the stories we often keep buried inside.

For the past five years, Emoji Nightmare has hosted drag and burlesque shows with all fat performers.

These Vermonters are making the outdoor recreation industry safer and more joyful for people of color.

The Tiny Acorn plans to close its doors on August 15.

A sound art portrait of Bekah Gordon, a farmer and teacher at Bread & Butter Farm in Shelburne.

Burlington doesn’t have a dedicated gay bar. Pop-up events like Dyke Night and Queer Country Line Dance fill that gap.

Do you know how to do a wheelie in a wheelchair? Mo does.

Chocolate is one of Vermont’s top food exports. But cacao doesn’t grow here — and climate change has been disrupting the global supply chain.

The USPS delivers mail to everyone, regardless of location, at an affordable price. And many postal workers want to make sure it stays that way.

Most of the people who go to college in Vermont — 57 percent — leave the state after graduation. That’s more than any other state.

The Champlain Longboats program has been introducing students in Addison County to boat building for 25 years.

Vermont business owners and community members create opportunities for social spaces that aren’t centered around alcohol.

Natalie Miller co-owns the Vermont Comedy Club and performs with a popular improv team.

There are only 25 TetraSkis in the world and now there’s one in Vermont.

The Edge opened nine indoor courts in the fall making it the largest pickleball facility in the state.

Poet Greg Delanty grew up in Cork, Ireland. He teaches literature at Saint Michael’s College.

Vermont produces more than half of the country’s maple syrup. On Maple Open House Weekend, dozens of sugarhouses across the state invite visitors in to see how it’s done.

Vermont has the most birders per capita in the U.S. according to data from a popular birding app. The Birds of Vermont Museum recently hosted birders for the Great Backyard Bird Count.

Tiny houses are not the sole solution to the complex housing crisis, but they do offer more housing choice and flexibility. 

“There’s been deaths, there’s been births and there’s been weddings,” said one regular. In the bar, familiar faces experience it all.

Great Ice is three days of winter activities on North Hero’s City Bay.

It’s been over a year since the Westbury mobile home park in Colchester became the Village of Westbury, the first village established in Vermont in nearly a century.