Last week I wrote about Bob Turco and antler shed hunters. Vermonters have always felt a strong gravitational pull to the natural world. This is why we collect stuff. Driftwood is something we have all picked up or admired as … Continued
Bob and Susie Turco and I have been friends since my high school days. When I first knew them, they lived in the little house next to the library. I would often stop by when walking home from high school. … Continued
Vermont has a long history of attracting famous people as residents. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn moving to Cavendish in 1976 is a perfect example. In a previous life I knew Peter Lee-Thompson. I met Peter at the Pioneer House. Over time we … Continued
Recently I wrote about a 1937 Vermont book I received in the mail. Contributing writers were part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Works Progress Administration (WPA). I enjoyed reading it. One chapter is about state roads. Here are three local … Continued
The Chester Festival on the Green is celebrating its 50th year this Sept. 21 and 22. I got to thinking about it in years past. I always knew it as, “The Sale on the Green.” Over its half-century, it has … Continued
In my mail this past week, from an anonymous donor, came a 1937 book titled, “Vermont: A Guide to the Green Mountain State, 1937,” written by Workers of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State … Continued
The following stories are from a tattered 1948 Green Mountain Whittlin’s. Sweet Fern and Poison Ivy “In Vermont, poison ivy is prevalent in fields and woods. For some people, patent medicine or doctor’s treatment is not sufficient to … Continued
Some readers will remember “The Message,” a weekly newspaper published by the Johnsons. Joan Johnson had a weekly column, “Riding with J.J.” Joan traveled around the area, visiting different businesses, looking for something to write about. Saturday morning, I left … Continued
Thimbleberries Thinking back over 65 years, I recall picking unusual berries on the High Street end of the footbridge. They appeared in August and resembled a large raspberry. They were good eating, but never very plentiful. I never knew what … Continued
The following history was written by Jim Zimmer of Cavendish. Much of Jim’s information comes from “Genealogy of The Fillebrown Family.” Today, Jim and his wife Cathy live in the circa-1840 James Fillebrown place. Their home is pretty much original. … Continued