Story of a Charlotte farm and orchard: New book by Vermont author
A new book by Vermont author David Holmes probes what it means to be a Vermonter through chronicling the history of his family’s multigenerational farm.
Around Town – October 7, 2021
Congratulations and Sympathies to Charlotters
Around Town – September 23, 2021
Congratulations and Sympathies to Charlotters
Low back pain: an evidence-based approach
Low back pain is an exceedingly common ailment that has been a cash cow for the medical device industry, the pharmacological industry, and individuals who tout scientifically unsubstantiated claims as facts.
Library News – September 23, 2021
Last chance for September Take & Make Kits: Dancing Dragons & Flower Fossil Ornaments
Crash on Route 7 kills Bristol man
A Bristol man was killed in a single vehicle crash on Route 7 in Charlotte early Saturday morning.
Sweet Roots taking ground in Charlotte
Perched on a hill off Route 7 in Charlotte sits Sweet Roots Farm & Market, the former Charlotte Berry Farm, operated by Jane and Dan MacLean.
Creative American dining in Charlotte
For 26 years, the people of Shelburne have enjoyed Italian-style comfort food at the mom-and-pop restaurant La Villa Bistro on Shelburne Road. Last
Art in the outdoors
If you’re ready to bust out of your pandemic cave, two outdoor sculpture parks in Northern Vermont beckon. In addition, Shelburne Museum will have more access this year when it opens to the public on June 2. But back to the sculpture parks.
Thinking about buying a car?
Are you in the market for a new or used automobile? Are you concerned about climate change and want to reduce your fossil fuel consumption? Have you been thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV) but are anxious about the cost or about how far it can go on a charge?
Local Rotary Club offers festive spring fun event for all
Antique Clocks … Drones … Native Americans … Poems from the Wilderness … Shelburne Country Store’s history …and a SPIN-A THON? What on earth is the common link? If you are a member of the Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club you would know the answer. I am honored to be part of the group.
Give us a brake, turn on your lights, do the reach
Each spring bicyclists return to Charlotte’s roads, and in this COVID year they seem to be out in greater numbers than ever. Here are some safety tips for cyclists and motorists.
Volunteers to remove aquatic invasive species and improve wetland health
Have you heard about all the non-native invasive species in Lake Champlain? These include 50 species of plants, animals and pathogens that were introduced to the Lake Champlain Basin.
Gear up for Green Up Day 2021
Did you know that Vermont was the first state to designate a day of the year to clean up litter along the roadsides? And on that day in 1970, 51 years ago (!), participation and results far exceeded expectations.
Melissa Mendelsohn: keeping your computers running
“Help, my computer’s not working” is a cry often heard as we’re all confined to our homes by Covid restrictions. “Who can I call to get it running again soon?” The name that pops up most often is Melissa Mendelsohn.
Mysteries and modern touches at Morningside Cemetery
One of Charlotte’s hidden gems is Morningside Cemetery. The cemetery is tucked into a secluded hillside off Morningside Drive a short distance from Spear Street.
Death in the forest: The profound process of tree mortality
To understand how to take care of forests, we first need to understand what they are and how they work. Within forests, one of the incredible processes that make forests work—and one that we need to learn to accept—is tree death.
It’s spring—bring out the bats, balls and gloves
Spring is coming. For me that means the start of baseball season. It’s a game that goes back to my own youth, and it carried on over the years in Little League form through my sons.
Virtual Observation Morning & Lunchtime Chat: Middle & High School
Join Lake Champlain Waldorf School’s Virtual Observation Morning followed by an informal lunchtime chat with teachers.
The art of fly fishing and the eloquence of teaching it
I dream of Opening Day on the shoreline of a swollen stream and of monster holdover rainbows and steelhead like those occasionally caught in Lewis Creek in Ferrisburgh. My inner compass points to a friendship with one of Vermont’s finest fly fisherman, bar none—Mark Wilde.