Yes, at one time the Ku Klux Klan met in Vermont Although many refuse to discuss it, or even acknowledge the fact, it is true that Vermont history includes a period of involvement with the […]
Will That Be One Hump or Two? The last thing anyone driving along scenic Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, VT. would expect to see is a camel. That’s right a camel…with two humps. The Bactrian camel, […]
According to the Barre Daily Times of October 5, 1903: “Elia Corti was shot in the stomach and mortally wounded at a meeting in the Socialist building on Granite Street. Corti died at midnight last […]
A Vermont wedding for most people is a blissful and happy event.. People come from all around the United States to get married in Vermont. Picket fences, white steeple churches, doves, romantic music and all […]
Middlebury, VT’s West Cemetery is the final resting place of an Egyptian Prince’s Mummy The last place you would ever expect to find an 8000 year old mummy is within the rolling hills of Vermont. […]
UFO’s in the sky over Waitsfield, Vermont? On June 29, 1977, UFO activity was witnessed from a large open field in the small town. Two fuzzy glowing orange lights, aligned horizontally, about 45 degrees from […]
As Vermonters, we all know how delicious maple syrup is and there is really no substitute We can sense “artificial maple flavoring” like a red alert on a battleship and for many of us, maple […]
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. […]
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 […]
by Scott Wheeler of Vermont’s Northland Journal A farmer’s work is never done – even in death… at least that is what I like to joke about when I tell people about the old farmer […]