HARDWICK – One of my favorite books to help small children understand death and renewal is based on the life cycle of a dragonfly. Dragonfly eggs are laid in or near water and that is where they are born and live most of their lives. Aquatic nymphs, or baby dragonflies,[Read More…]
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The Mountains Remember Me
(A love letter to Vermont, from a Hardwick girl holding still for a moment before the world pulls again.) My life has never followed a straight line. It bent. It wandered. Still, it brought me back. Not by accident. Vermont called me home. In the Northeast Kingdom, the land does[Read More…]
The sediment story above and below Jackson Dam
HARDWICK – Last week’s discussion looked at what the recent study found at Jackson Dam. This week, it’s worth stepping back and looking more closely at how rivers move sediment and why that matters. When people think about a dam, they usually think about water. But an important part of[Read More…]
Walden Home Dem celebrates 80th anniversary
WALDEN – The Walden Home Dem group (home demonstrators) is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. The first week in May is “National Home Demonstration Week.” The Walden Home Dem group held its first meeting on January 14, 1946, at the home of Betty Hatch, who was then elected their[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
One-hundred years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, May 20, 1926 WILBER FISK MEMORIAL, M. E. CHURCH Craftsbury, Vermont Last Thursday morning Mr. LeBaron of Morrisville, head sarpenter (sic), appeared on the church lot with two helpers, and began to erect forms for the concrete wall. About ten o’clock Mr. Debrune[Read More…]
Holding space for songbirds
DEER ISLE, Me. – One of the great joys of early May in the Northeast is the dawn-break aubade of songbirds returning to summer habitats or passing through to their nesting grounds in higher latitudes. Mornings that only a month ago were silent, save the croaking crows and shrieking blue[Read More…]
Planting under trees presents challenges
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – If planting something beneath a tree, or growing grass there, it’s possible to grow successfully in a shady, full-of-roots location. While it’s true that planting under a tree does present challenges, that doesn’t mean it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Any plants sharing soil will compete[Read More…]
Students earn recognition in Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest
HARDWICK – Three Hazen Union art honors students have received awards in the 2026 Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest, an annual exhibition celebrating student creativity, wildlife education and Vermont’s natural heritage. The honored students are Danica Patridge, who received the Judge’s Award of Merit for her artwork “Coyote” and an[Read More…]
Local students named to SNHU President’s List
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jasmine Leriche of Hardwick and Trystine Brennan-Hess of Greensboro Bend have been named to the Spring 2026 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for[Read More…]
Early Childhood educators invited to visual art workshop, May 21
ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts will host a workshop at 115 Eastern Avenue for early childhood educators on Thursday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.. “Move, Sweep, Splash! Big Body Visual Art for Young Children” invites early childhood educators to rethink what art instruction and creation can look like[Read More…]
Summer dance workshops scheduled
WOLCOTT – Summer programming with workshops for all ages are scheduled by Ballet Wolcott at the Wolcott Town Hall. Vermont native Sojourn Gudorf Johnston is guest instructor for a week-long dance intensive, July 13-17. She grew up in Craftsbury and began her dance training in Stowe at the age of[Read More…]
Fairbanks offers educational camps, playgroups
ST. JOHNSBURY – The Fairbanks Museum summer offerings range from playgroup series to week-long themed discovery camps. The Nature Buddies playgroup series will focus on summer topics: animals, insects, plants, gardening, fruits and vegetables. With eight gatherings, registration is required, as space is limited to 10 children in each playgroup. Parents[Read More…]
