EAST MONTPELIER – Well up on a heavily wooded mountainside in the eastern Adirondack high peaks, in a lonely, sloping seep between two rocky ridges that likely sees no human beings for years at a time, there lies an anomalous cast-iron cauldron, almost hidden by years of dead leaves, that[Read More…]
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The Hardwick Gazette 100 Years Ago
Thursday, November 27, 1924 The Hardwick Gazette published an eight-page broadsheet exactly 100 years to the day before this current issue, on a Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. The publisher’s editorial from that issue follows, giving us a taste of life in that era. What follows that are notes, called[Read More…]
Caring for Amaryllis During Holidays and Beyond
BOLTON – Amaryllis bulbs and blooms make popular and appreciated holiday gifts. Gifted in full bloom to brighten the winter months or lovingly tended to bloom after the new year, amaryllis add vibrant color and joy to the dreary season. Amaryllis are commonly available during the winter holidays because they[Read More…]
A Boxelder for Terry
WALTHAM, Mass. – My friend Terry Gulick, who passed away earlier this year, used to tease me about my favorite yard tree. Terry did a lot of gardening jobs, when he wasn’t mentoring kids, and he was amused, and a little offended, by what I’d allowed to grow up in[Read More…]
Shy Neely Loves to Roll Around
MORRISVILLE — Neely is a shy girl who is currently living at a foster home. Although nervous at first, Neely has warmed up at her foster home and allows the occasional pat or snuggle. Once she has fully gained trust she is enthusiastic about snuggles and is happy to get[Read More…]
Rain and Snow Chances Increase By Tomorrow
Temperatures turned quite cold over the previous forecast period, with some parts of our area seeing lows in the low to- mid-teens as we wrapped up the work week. Little more than a few hundredths of an inch of rain fell during that time. That did not stop numerous intervals[Read More…]
Wondering What You’ve Been Waiting For
EAST MONTPELIER – If you happen to live long enough, there comes a time in life that, facing an uncertain, but certainly fairly short, future, you may find yourself wondering what you’ve been waiting for. There are still mountains you haven’t climbed, and now you’re no longer able to climb[Read More…]
Generative Generosity
SHELBURNE – “One may not safely give unless one is open and ready to receive the gifts of others, whatever they might be,” wrote Robert Greenleaf in the May 1, 1976, issue of “Friends Journal: Quaker Thought and Life Today.” Democracy was the number-one issue for many who voted in[Read More…]
Fallen Logs Invigorate Stream Life
BURLINGTON – For 12 summers, my Vermont colleagues and I offered guidance to high school student and teacher teams who conducted research on streams as part of a National Science Foundation EPSCoR program. These teams received training in July, and for the rest of the summer and early autumn, employed[Read More…]
Energetic Snuggler Needs Forever Home
MORRISVILLE – Ike is a black cat who is only four months old but has plenty of energy. He was transferred from a rescue partner in the south who had an overwhelming amount of animals from hurricane Milton. Ike and his brother Mathew love playing with “a variety of toys,[Read More…]
Cooler Conditions, Snow Showers in Forecast
HARDWICK— The roller coaster of extremes remained evident in the last forecast period, as mild air allowed daytime highs to once again top out near 70. That is about 15 to 20 degrees above normal for high temperatures this time of year. Serial cold front passages led to some cooling,[Read More…]
Almost all the Comforts of Home
EAST MONTPELIER – Whenever I take the ferry to the New York shore from Charlotte, I try to sit on the forward-facing bench on the upper level of the boat. Ahead of us rise the Adirondacks, one of the oldest ranges in North America. Most of the highest peaks are[Read More…]
