A Vermont Man’s Odd, Dual Purpose Coffin
A Frugal, Vermont Man Creates a Dual Purpose Coffin for use in Life and Death Lysander Barnes was a huge man. He towered six-foot plus in his stocking feet. “Lys” was somewhat of a carpenter. […]
The Brookfield Floating Bridge Near Williamstown, VT
Floating above the still waters of Sunset Lake lies an enchanted bridge that has charmed all who have laid eyes upon its mystical wooden planks. Born from the trees of Brookfield in 1820, this living […]
Lyndonville: Vermont’s Notoriously Tough Prohibition Town
Vermont’s Toughest Town Moves to Rid Itself of Gangsters Photo courtesy of Doug Kerr and Wikimedia Commons The Boston Evening Transcript headline proclaimed the news on July 29, 1931: “Vermont’s Toughest Town Moves to Rid […]
Hunted to Extinction: The Chilling Saga of Vermont’s Devil Cats
Vermont’s Extinct Catamounts – Where the Devil Cats Roamed Vermont history is full of accounts regarding mountain lions prowling the woods and forests of Vermont. Supposedly, the last Catamount was shot in the town of […]
Captain Morey’s Moonlight Haunting
History tells us that the steam engine was invented by Robert Fulton. However, it was actually invented by a man named Samuel Morey. In 1793, he fitted a paddle wheel and steam engine to a […]
Vermont’s Legendary “Johnny Seesaw’s” Fades Into History But is Rebuilt
Johnny Seesaw’s was built in 1920 by Russian logger, Ivan Sesow Sesow called his enterprise “The Wonderview Log Pavilion” and began the legend with his wild Saturday night dances, homemade moonshine and rumored sin cabins […]
Summer at the Burlington Waterfront
Summer got off to a quick, warm start around Memorial Day 2012. A day after the marathon, the Burlington waterfront was active but not overly crowded. A perfect day for a cruise on Lake Champlain. […]
Haunted Hayrides and Forests in Vermont
It’s almost Halloween again and that means haunted hayrides, corn mazes and all that other fun stuff. About 12 years ago, I went on a haunted hayride in southern NH and it was fantastic. A […]
Autumn In Vermont and Why We Love it So Much!
Autumn 2011 has been wonderful and just a bit warmer than fall of last year. The Underhill Harvest Festival had one day of on and off showers but the following Sunday was cool but precipitation […]
Star Trek (2009)
Was part of the Star Trek movie (2009) really filmed in Vermont? Actually, only a very small part of the film was actually “made in Vermont”. Near the very beginning part of the movie, sharp […]