University of Vermont medical students who graduated in the 1870s recalled the school obtaining cadavers from nearby cemeteries. In other states that were less strict about how corpses could be treated, businesses sprang up that […]
by Scott Wheeler The August issue of Vermont’s Northland Journal included an article about the zoo that was located for a time at Crystal Brook Farm in Derby. A short walk from the village limits […]
Years ago, when I was attending North Country Union High School, in Newport, VT, I submitted a Halloween article to the “Bish” Bishop section in what was ironically called the “Vermonter” section of the Burlington […]
Vermont ghost stories, and haunted locations you can explore… The following are 13 scary locations in Vermont that might haunt you for days (or even years) to come. Each one of these creepy places are […]
Check this out! Vermont’s Haunted History – A New Amazon Kindle Book I am proud to announce my very first Kindle Book, Vermont’s Haunted History! This is the book that many of you have asked […]
“Mac’s Party” Vermont music festivals, triggered events that eventually culminated in Phish’s Coventry performance While Phish may have hosted perhaps the largest Vermont music festival, the Mac’s Party festivals were far more influential in changing […]
It’s no wonder that Church Street in Burlington is one of the “must see” Vermont tourist destinations If you’re bored and tired of looking at gorgeous Lake Champlain or shopping, then Church St is a […]
Is Brunswick Springs really cursed? Courtesy of Alison Lima Ripley’s Believe it or Not called Brunswick Springs the “Eighth Wonder of the World” in 1984. To Abenaki American Indians, it is a sacred spot with […]
After many years (back in the 1990’s) I decided to revisit the Vermont Asbestos Group Mine to see how the effects of time had changed things. Now, a hazardous site and declared off limits to […]
Let’s get rich panning for gold in Vermont! As the saying goes, “there’s gold in them thar hills!“, but that was mainly out West. What many people do not know is that people have been […]
