CORTINA, Italy – A week after the 2026 Winter Olympics wrapped up, another round of Olympics started up, the Paralympics. Audrey Mangan and Suzanne Dunklee have both been coaching for the U.S. Paralympic team this past fall and winter as the team prepared for these events. Mangan is one of[Read More…]
Eric Hanson
Stowe boys are D2 cross country ski champs
CRAFTSBURY – After four races over two days, the Stowe boys team came out on top in Division 2. The classic ski portion of the Vermont state meet took place Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center on a cold but picture perfect day. For the Stowe team, it[Read More…]
Jack Young reflects on being at the Olympics
CORTINA, Italy – Young is a Craftsbury GRP skier and a North Country Union graduate. He wrote this for EnjoyWinter Athlete Force on Feb. 14. “The Olympic classic sprint, the only race I had any chance of competing in, has come and gone. It was even easier than I thought[Read More…]
Loon population doing well, still facing threats
VERMONT – Loons are doing really well in Vermont. It is hard to imagine with all the threats they face that the overall loon population has recovered, for now. Back in 1983, only seven loon pairs nested in all of Vermont. In 2025, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) Loon[Read More…]
Caspian Challenge Road Race, July 27
GREENSBORO – The Caspian Challenge and 5K road race will be held on Sunday, July 27, 8:30 a.m., at the ballfield, corner of Lake Shore Road and Breezy Avenue. The race consists of the classic 6.8 mile loop around Caspian Lake as well as an out-and-back 5K race-walk. There are[Read More…]
How Avian Influenza Might Be Affecting Loons
VERMONT – The nature community is becoming concerned about how bird flu impacts Common Loons. Wendy Puryear with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, presented the latest updates at the Northeast Loon Study Working Group’s 2025 meeting, and this update draws on that, with some additional information[Read More…]
Krebs Lands a 4th at U.S. Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships
MIDWAY, Utah — Ruth Krebs of Crafsbury skied her way to a 4th place finish in the freestyle sprint race, March 12, at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships. This was one of four races over the week taking place at the Soldier Hollow Ski Center, site of[Read More…]
Young Local Skiers at BKL Ski Festival
WATERVILLE, Me. – Every year 1st to 8th graders from across the Northeast gather for two days of skiing, games, and socializing as part of Bill Koch League (BKL) Ski Festival. The event rotates between the states and this years’ event took place at the Quarry Road Trails in Waterville,[Read More…]
High School Skiers Head South for Classic Races
WOODFORD – The second day of high school cross country ski championships took place at Prospect Mountain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, under Spring-like conditions. Waxing was tricky for the classic race with skiers using warm klisters for kick. The Woodstock Union boys continued where they left off in the Division[Read More…]
Leahy 6th and Demaine 9th in Vermont State Ski Championships
CRAFTSBURY. – Skiers from over 24 Division I and Division II teams took to the freestyle portion of the Vermont State High School Championships on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The races involved an individual start 5 km race in the morning where skiers went out at[Read More…]
Eastern Cup Weekend Reduced to One Day Because of Storm
RIPTON – It was the final weekend of four for skiers from across the northeast to come together for ideally two days of racing. But the weather finally got the skiers when the final race was cancelled due to the extended snowstorm this past Sunday. Saturday’s 10 km individual start[Read More…]
Craftsbury Skiers at Vermont Middle School Championships
EAST MONTPELIER – One hundred twenty-six skiers from 11 schools convened at U-32 high school this past weekend to compete in the Vermont Middle School Championships. Craftsbury Academy ski coach Hallie Grossman led a large contingent in the interval start race. Oakley Crawford placed third in 7:59 and Aemilia Terrone[Read More…]
