Destination Vermont Fall 2013

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Enjoy a day or a week! This charming town offers shopping, dining, farmers markets, wine tastings, artisanal food and beer, museums, art galleries, access to Lake Champlain, and so much more.

Dining

Barkeaters Chef Leu’s House7 Cucina Antica Inn at Shelburne Farms1 O’Bread Bakery Rustic Roots9 Shelburne Supermarket Village Wine & Coffee

Shopping

Almartin Volvo Arabesque8 Aubuchon Hardware B & R Electric Brianne’s Vintage Chic Burlington Foreign Car Parts Christmas Loft Elegant Floors Flying Pig Bookstore In Full Bloom Luxton-Jones Gallery4 Pet Food Warehouse Shelburne Supermarket

Teeny Tiny Spice Company The Automaster

Attractions & Activities

Palmer’s Sugar House Shelburne Beach5 Shelburne Day6 Shelburne Farms Shelburne Farmers Market Shelburne Museum2 Shelburne Orchard Shelburne Shipyard Shelburne Vineyard3

Lodging

Barnhouse Bed & Breakfast Heart of the Village Inn Inn at Shelburne Farms1 Primma Dogga (pet lodging) T-Bird Motor Inn

Services

Acorn Marketing Ark Veterinary Hospital B&R Electric Balance Chiropractic & Acupuncture

BNI Vermont Chiropractic for Kids & Adults Citizens Bank Hayes Sogoloff, OD Heartworks Hyer Learning & Diagnostics Hope Johnson Joan Lenes Spadaccini Construction Majestic Landscaping Susan Martin Matthew Taylor Designs Microprocessor Designs Network Chiropractic of VT Northeast Estates & Trusts Palmer Insurance Agency Perfect Circle Perkins Smith People’s United Bank PT360° Re-Modern Homes Reveal VT Selin & Selin Architecture Shelburne Nursery School

Shelburne Restorative Dentistry Shelburne-Vergennes Lock Service Spillane’s Village Mobil Special Touch Hair Design Sweeney Designbuild The Terraces Retirement Community Titus Insurance Agency TJF Turnings TD Bank Voice-Over Vermont Wake Robin Wind Ridge Publishing Yoga Roots

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The bar at Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek (pg. 30). photo: Ben Sarle

FALL 2013 CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BRISTOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RICHARD PHILLIPS. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MARILYN WEBB NEAGLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DEALER.COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 KATHARINE MONTSTREAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 VT MUSIC SCENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 FLIGHT SIMULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MARY’S RESTAURANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 VIEWPOINT/PUZZLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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ONGOING EVENTS ECHO LAKE AQUARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER, Burlington ECHO is Vermont’s worldclass attraction on the Burlington waterfront.

Discover the Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunity for stewardship of the Lake Champlain basin at the ECHO center. Every day is an adventure with daily animal feedings and demonstrations, 70 species of fish amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles. There are more than 100 interactive experiences, changing and permanent exhibits and seasonal events. Hungry? Relax on the upper deck and grab a bite to eat in the ecology themed Think!

Café for local fare and lakeside views.

(802) 864-1848 www.echovermont.org SHELBURNE FARMS, Shelburne Shelburne Farms is a 1400-acre working farm, National Historic Landmark and nonprofit environmental education center. Welcoming visitors to enjoy its spectacular landscape, historic buildings, children’s farm barn, inn and restaurant on the shores of Lake Champlain. Walking trails are open year-round, weather permitting, from 10 am-4 pm.

Please check in at the Welcome Center.

(802) 985-8686 www.shelburnefarms.org BILLINGS FARM & MUSEUM, Woodstock Visit this National Historical Park, working dairy farm and museum of Vermont’s rural past. Billings offers a great variety of year-round programs and activities indoors and out. Try your hand at real farm work with animals such as Jersey cows, sheep, horses, oxen and chickens. It’s a gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage.

(802) 457-2355 www.billingsfarm.org SHELBURNE MUSEUM, Shelburne One of the country’s most diverse museums of paintings, folk art, quilts and textiles. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the 45-acre museum grounds. It was first established by Electra Havemeyer Webb in 1947. Ongoing exhibitions displayed from May 12 to Oct. 31.

(802) 985-3346 www.shelburnemuseum.org

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NOW TO SEPT 22

I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C U L P T U R E SYMPOSIUM, West Rutland Art Park WRAP invites sculpture enthusiasts to witness a gathering of artists from Bulgaria, China, Turkey, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Germany and Romania.

(802) 353-9650 www.westrutlandartpark.com

NOW TO OCT 13

HISTORIC TOUR OF UVM, Burlington A 90-minute walking tour of the UVM campus, the fifth oldest university in New England.

10 am every Saturday (802) 656-8673 www.uvm.edu

NOW TO OCT 20

SHELBURNE FARMS TOURS, Shelburne Enjoy one of the Farm’s four daily, 1-1/2 hour, guided tours of the historic buildings and landscape from a truck-pulled, open-air wagon. The Children’s Farmyard gives kids the opportunity to milk cows, collect eggs, spin wool and more! More than 10 miles of walking trails.

(802) 985-8686 www.shelburnefarms.org

NOW TO NOV 2

QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK, Burlington Join in these haunted tours for history, mystery and spooky fun! Visit the website for tour schedule. Darkness Falls Tour (Downtown Burlington haunts), Graveside Gatherings (Historic Cemetery Haunts), Wicked Waterfront Tour (Legends & Lore on Burlington’s Shore), Ghosts of UVM (One of America’s Most Haunted Universities) (802) 351-1313 www.queencityghostwalk.com

NOW TO SEPT 8

VERMONT STATE FAIR, Rutland A 168-year-old family tradition! Features an oldfashioned Midway and agricultural contests and exhibits. Grandstand entertainment includes demolition derbies, tractor pulls, karaoke, harness racing and a concert by Travis Tritt. Don’t miss the Great Little Bear Show!

(802) 775-5200 www.vermontstatefair.net

SEPT 2 TO OCT 14

KILLINGTON HAY FESTIVAL, Killington This five-week celebration of fall features largerthan-life animal structures carved out of hay. www.discoverkillington.com

SEPT 3 TO NOV 28

VI S I O N S O F VER M O NT, S helbu rne Vineyard, Shelburne The Fall Art Exhibition continues with a group of all-female artists, four photographers and a potter. Each month, they select a theme that inspires them. Visions of Vermont is a culmination of their explorations. Artists’ reception Sept. 15, 2 pm-5 pm.

(802) 985-9222 www.shelburnevineyard.com

SEPT 5, OCT 3, NOV 7, DEC 5

MUSIC IN THE LOFT SERIES, Shelburne Vineyard, Shelburne First Thursday concerts by local singer/ songwriters. Food available from local eateries and wine for sale by the glass. 6 pm-8:30 pm.

(802) 985-9222 www.shelburnevineyard.com

SEPT 6 AND 20, OCT 4

FRIDAY WINE DOWN , Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven Swing by the tasting room to “wine down” on select Fridays of the month. Live music! Local cheese and other food available. Wine by the glass. 6 pm-8 pm.

(802) 388-7368 www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com

SEPT 6 TO 8

21st ANNUAL SOUTH END ART HOP, Burlington The South End’s art studios open up for a weekend of food and festivities. Local businesses are refit as art galleries and exhibition sites for the more than 500 participating artists – Vermont’s largest exhibition of visual art. Don’t miss Saturday’s STRUT Fashion Show: a mix of art, design and showing it off!

(802) 859-9222 www.seaba.com An original 1859 Vermont Country Store with 7 rooms of treasures including penny candy, Vermont foods, beauty products, toys, linens, cards, clothing, and more....

Shelburne Country Store

29 Falls Rd. Shelburne, Vermont (802) 985-3657 www.ShelburneCountryStore.com

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• Finish Your Novel with Eric Rickstadt

• Poetry with Daniel Lusk

• Children’s Picture Books with Elizabeth Bluemle • Picture Book Illustration with Sarah Dillard Poet Daniel Lusk will be leading a five week poetry workshop in Shelburne.

SEPT 8

SHELBURNE MUSEUM GOES TO THE DOGS, Shelburne Vermont’s zaniest and wildest dog party dons some neon and leg warmers for this year’s theme: the 80s! The event benefits dog rescue groups and humane societies. Making an encore appearance this year will be DockDogs, showcasing the incredible athletic talent of dogs getting big air over water. 10 am-5 pm.

(802) 985-3346 www.shelburnemuseum.org

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SEPT 10 TO OCT 8

“DELIGHTS AND SHADOWS” POETRY WORKSHOP, The Writers’ Barn, Shelburne Five-week workshop led by Vermont poet Daniel Lusk. Participants will share their own original drafts in a supportive environment, discuss what makes effective and successful poetr y, and discover new avenues for inspiration. All experience levels are welcome.

Tuesdays.

(802) 985-3091 www.windridgebooksofvt.com

The Writers’ Barn mission is to build a supportive space for writers of all ages to develop writing skills, whether for pleasure or profession, and to build communities that share and celebrate the written or spoken word.

For more information and registration

contact Lin Stone (802) 985-3091 Lin@windridgebooksofvt.com www.windridgebooksofvt.com

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The crowning jewel of Burlington’s South End:

KING STREET CENTER Situated on a street with one of the highest concentrations of subsidized housing units in Vermont, King Street Center has been an asset to the region for 40+ years; they currently see over 500 children and families annually. The center boasts an accredited preschool, an “Afterschool Excellence” program (arts, athletics, and academic assistance for grades K through 5), a “Teen Futures” program (homework help, job training and college prep for middle and high school students), evening drop-in hours (so teens can use a computer, do homework, or use the gym), and one of the largest mentoring programs in the state. They even offer a “Kids on the Ball” program which teaches children the game of tennis. King Street works to foster a child’s healthy self-image and, as their mission states, “promote personal and social wellness through educational, recreational, and social programs.”

Due to refugee relocation and immigration, King Street Center’s location is also one of the most culturally-diverse areas in Burlington. While the Center was created to provide education and recreation programs to children, King Street dropped the word “Youth” from their title in 2009 as they have also become a resource for adults.

Partnering with Vermont Adult Learning, free English instruction is available for immigrants and refugees. King Street is also a place for refugees to develop the social skills necessary to participate in U.S. community life.

From its humble beginnings in 1971 as a van parked alongside King Street Laundromat, the King Street Center has made an incredible journey into its 10,000-squarefoot home in Burlington’s South End – and soon it will double in size. Thanks to donations made through their Raise the Bar Capital Campaign and fundraisers like Dealer.com’s Woody Classic, King Street hopes to have their renovation fully funded and completed by 2015.

King Street Center is located at 87 King Street, Burlington. Visit www.kingstreetcenter.org or call (802) 8626736 for more information.

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Author Julia Alvarez, who will be appearing at the Burlington Book Festival Sept. 20-22.

SEPT 12 TO 15

T H E T U N B R I D G E WO R L D ’ S FA I R , Tunbridge Vermont Chamber of Commerce 2013 “Top 10 Fall Event.” In addition to numerous venues and vendors, there are also walk-around clowns!

This year celebrates the Swine Show, the only swine show in Vermont with competitive shows, obstacle races and special events.

(802) 889-5555 www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com

SEPT 19 TO OCT 24

THE CRAFT OF WRITING PICTURE BOOKS: FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO REFINEMENT, The Writers’ Barn, Shelburne Elizabeth Bluemle, an award-winning picture book author, will head this six-session workshop.

Topics will include the fundamentals of creating a picture book, creation of contained worlds, and refinements you can use to make your book really stand out. Thursdays.

(802) 985-3091 www.windridgebooksofvt.com

SEPT 13 TO 15

VERMONT SWING DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Stratton Mountain The event comprises three days of dance lessons with world class dance instructors, dance competitions, and hours of social dancing. www.vermontwestcoastswing.net

SEPT 14 TO 15

G R A N D N O RT H P O I N T FE S T I VA L , Burlington A weekend of music at the Burlington Waterfront featuring artists such as Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, The Felice Brothers, Joshua Panda & The Hot Damned, Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band, Gov’t Mule and more!

Saturday gates at 3pm, Sunday gates at 2pm. www.grandpointnorth.com

SEPT 15 AND 29

SHIPWRECK TOURS, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes See a shipwreck – without getting wet!

Take a tour boat to the site of one of the 300 historic shipwrecks, and go for a “dive” using a Remotely-Operated Vehicle.

Preregistration required. 1 pm-2 pm.

(802) 475-2022 www.lcmm.org

SEPT 18

P R I D E PAR AD E AN D FE STIVAL , Burlington The parade begins at the south end of Church Street and ends at Battery Park where the festival is held! Enjoy music, entertainment and food plus many community resources. 12 pm-5 pm www.pridevt.com

SEPT 20 TO 21

VERMONT FRINGE FEST, Brattleboro A live arts festival showcasing new and alternative theater performances by innovative local and regional performing artists. www.facebook.com/VermontFringeFest

SEPT 20 TO 22

B U R LI N GTO N B OO K FE STIVAL , Burlington Join literary luminaries from around the world – and just around the corner – for three days of author-ized activity: readings, signings, panels, workshops, exhibits, original theatre, family activities, and special events. Featuring Chris Ware, Julia Alvarez, Tina Chang, Harry Bliss, Angela Patten, Eileen Rockefeller, Marilyn Neagley, Hillary Jordan, John Elder Robison, Cleopatra Mathis, David Blistein, James Sturm, David Hinton, James Kochalka and many more.

(802) 658-3328 www.burlingtonbookfestival.com

FALL 2013

SEPT 20 TO 22

VER M O NT LI FE WI N E & HARVE ST FESTIVAL, Mount Snow Valley Deemed a U.S. Top 100 Event by the American Bus Association, attendees experience a weekend of tastings, dinners, culinary demonstrations, shopping, and entertainment.

(802) 464-8092 www.thevermontfestival.com

SEPT 21

SH ELBU RN E FARM S 3 5TH AN N UAL HARVEST FESTIVAL, Shelburne A full-day celebration of Vermont farm and food traditions. Farm animals and horse-drawn hayrides, too! 10 am-4 pm. www.shelburnefarms.org

SEPT 26 TO 28

INDEPENDENT TELEVISION AND FILM FESTIVAL, Dover and Wilmington Hollywood goes Vermont at this festival for independent television and film content creators to showcase their work. www.itvfest.com

SEPT 28

BRISTOL HARVEST FESTIVAL, Bristol A free day of family fun with music, children’s activities, a craft festival and bandstand music.

Don’t forget to enter the Best Ever Apple Pie Contest! 10 am-4 pm.

(802) 453-5885 www.bristolharvestfest.com

SEPT 28

ZOMBIE RUN, Champlain Valley Expo Center, Essex Junction A 5K obstacle fun run for the end of times. But you’re not just running against the clock; you’re running from flesh-eating, virus-spreading, bloody zombies.

(802) 752-7670 www.zombierun.com

SEPT 28 TO 29

VERMONT FINE FURNITURE, WOODWORKING & FOREST FESTIVAL, Woodstock The 10th annual celebration of Vermont’s forests and it’s bounty of wood products.

Experience the story of how Vermonters care for our woods, from forest to finished product, and shop for the best Vermont-made wood products.

Saturday 9 am-6 pm, Sunday 10 am-4:30 pm www.vermontwoodfestival.org

SEPT 28 TO 29

VERMONT WOOL & SHEEP FESTIVAL, Tunbridge Now in its 25th year, this event features an animal barn with sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits, a marketplace with more than 70 vendors, several shepherd workshops and new fiberarts classes. www.vtsheepandwoolfest.com

SEPT 29

VERMONT PUMPKIN CHUCKIN’ FESTIVAL, Stoweflake Resort, Stowe Catapults, trebuchets and other siege devices converge in Vermont to see who can launch a pumpkin the farthest. 11 am-4 pm. vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com

SEPT 29 TO 30

PUMPKIN & APPLE CELEBRATION, Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock Take the apple taste test and vote for your favorite! Lend a hand pressing cider or making pumpkin or apple ice cream. Apple races, pumpkin bowling, apples-on-a-string, fresh apple butter and pumpkin bread sampling!

Horse-drawn wagon rides are included with admission. 10 am-5 pm.

(802) 457-2355 www.billingsfarm.org

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OCT 4 TO 6

17TH ANNUAL STOWE OKTOBERFEST, Stowe The Mayo Events Field will be transformed into a Bavarian village for a weekend full of music, dancing and, of course, great beer. www.stoweoktoberfest.com

OCT 5 TO 6

VERMONT OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND, statewide Free self-guided tours of art studios across Vermont. Contact the Vermont Crafts Council for a Vermont Studio Guide, which contains maps, directions and contact information about participants.

(802) 223-3380 www.vermontcrafts.com

OCT 5, 6, 12, 13

DEAD NORTH – FARMLAND OF TERROR, Great Vermont Corn Maze, Danville This year’s haunts includes wagon rides, a h alf- m il e walk of te r ro r t h ro u g h a haunted cornfield, and buildings including animatronics, the mostly-live residents of Dead North, and special effects. Plus, if you survive the walk, there are three buildings in the village which you may experience. 7:30 pm.

(802) 748-1399 www.vermontcornmaze.com/HAUNTED. html

OCT 5 TO 13

EAT LOCAL WEEK, Burlington Burlington’s celebration of local farms and local food! Restaurants throughout Burlington will be serving 100% local dishes throughout the week. www.eatlocalvt.com

An Apple a Day ... at Shelburne Orchards

Open All Year- 7 days a week

11am-5pm Nov-April • 11am-6pm May-Oct Visit www.shelburnevineyard.com for concerts, art shows and special events 6308 Shelburne Rd. (Rt. 7), Shelburne

802-985-8222

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Enjoy the apple harvest! Pick apples, have a picnic, or shop at the Cider House Farm Market.

We grow locally so that you can buy locally.

SEaSonal HourS (aug.-oct.) Monday-Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-5 216 orchard road, Shelburne (802) 985-2753

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OCT 5 TO AUG 23 ‘14

YEARLONG WRITER’S WORKSHOP, The Writers’ Barn, Shelburne In this ten-part workshop, Eric Rickstadt, author of a New York Times noteworthy novel, will help you to successfully finish writing your own novel. Special attention will be paid to voice, plot, story arc, character development and dialogue. Bring your novel-in-progress or a current draft and let your story finally begin.

(802) 985-3091 www.windridgebooksofvt.com

OCT 6

AUTUMN ON THE GREEN, Danville An award-winning showcase for artisans, crafters, cottage industries and businesses amidst the spectacular views and color of autumn. Over 100 vendors offer items from whimsical to practical and feature Vermont specialty products and foods. 10 am-4 pm.

(802) 684-2528 www.autumnonthegreen.org

OCT 6 TO 7

28th ANNUAL HARVEST WEEKEND, Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock Traditional Vermont harvest celebration features a husking bee and barn dance plus a variety of 19th century harvest activities and programs for the entire family. Plenty of spiced cider and homemade doughnuts! 10 am-5 pm.

(802) 457-2355 www.billingsfarm.org

OCT 11 TO 12

HACK VT, Champlain Mill, Williston A 24-hour hack-a-thon where friends and strangers work to build a killer app for Vermont. www.hackvt.com

OCT 11 TO 13

STOWE FOLIAGE ARTS FESTIVAL, Stowe Events Field 150 great talented artists, creative craftspeople, and unique specialty food makers amidst the peak of fall foliage in the quintessential Vermont Town of Stowe. 10 am-5 pm.

(802) 425-3399 www.craftproducers.com

OCT 12

PARROTHEAD FESTIVAL, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow Celebrate the changing of the seasons with beach balls, conga lines and The C o c a b a n a n a B a n d , a J i m my B u f fe t t tribute band . Coleman B rook Tavern w i l l re n d e r f roze n c o n c o c t i o n s a n d cook “cheeseburgers in paradise” for concertgoers. 12 pm-5 pm.

(802) 228-5222 www.okemo.com

OCT 13

V E R M O N T I N T E R N AT I O N A L F I L M FESTIVAL, Burlington A week-long presentation of groundbreaking films spanning the globe, especially films focused on the environment, human rights, and war and peace.

(802) 660-2600 www.vtiff.org

EAST CHARLOTTE TRACTOR PARADE, East Charlotte Enjoy an antique and modern tractor parade, farmer’s market, craft exhibits, free children’s activities, music, animals and food vendors. Parade starts at 1 pm at the corner of Spear Street and Hinesburg Road. 11 am-5 pm.

(802) 425-4444 www.tractorparade.com

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OCT 11 TO 20

H A R V E S T F U N R U N / WA L K F O R SUSTAI NAB I LIT Y, Inter vale Center, Burlington Part of Eat Local Week, Sustainability Academy and City Market sponsor a Kids’ 1K and 5K. Pre-registration deadline Oct. 7.

9 am-12 pm. www.eatlocalvt.com/harvestfunrun

Stop at the Station for a Little Refreshment

VERMONT TECH JAM , Memorial Auditorium, Burlington Looking for a tech job in Vermont? Want to scope out the local start-up scene? This twoday job fair and tech expo will gather dozens of Vermont’s most innnovative companies and organizations all under one roof. www.techjamvt.com

FREE Coffee Samples!

Open Daily, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Take a break at the Green Mountain Coffee® Café and Visitor’s Center, located in Waterbury’s beautifully restored, historic train station.

We have delicious hot and iced specialty beverages created just for you, plus freshly made baked goods, sandwiches, and salads. While you’re here, stroll through a fun, self-guided exhibit that explores the coffee bean’s long journey from “tree to cup.” Our shop has the widest variety of K-Cup® packs around as well as unique, handcrafted gifts from coffee-growing regions around the world.

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FALL 2013

OCT 19 TO 20

31ST ANNUAL QUILT SHOW, Shelburne Fabulous quilts, vendors, crafts, demos, raffles and special displays at the Field House.

Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 10 am-4 pm www.cvqgvt.org

OCT 19 TO 20

STORY HACK, Burlington Teams will be assigned to a working location in downtown Burlington and have 24 hours to write and publish their stories using at least three media; they must also integrate the hack-wide theme into their work. www.storyhackvt.com

OCT 25 TO 27

VERMONT FALL ANTIQUE EXPO AND SALE, Champlain Valley Expo Center, Essex Junction This show brings established antique and vintage collectible dealers and individual sellers together. The Expo will be the same weekend as the 32nd Annual Fall Essex Craft & Fine Art Show, Vermont’s largest craft show. The two separate shows will be offered for one price, $8. Friday 12-6 pm, Saturday 9 am-6 pm, Sunday 10 am-4 pm.

(802) 878-5545 www.cvexpo.org

OCT 27

HAUNTED HAPPENINGS , Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Annual Halloween party: trick-or-treat on the grounds, play games, and enjoy activities. 10 am-1 pm.

(802) 985-3346 www.shelburnemuseum.org

NOV 1

WOODSTOCK DIGITAL MEDIA FESTIVAL, Woodstock National leaders and innovators in the arts, business, education, and the non-profit world come together to share their work with each other and with the interested public. 11 am-5:30 pm www.woodstockdigital.com

NOV 1

E D G A R A L L A N P O E H A L LOW E E N SPOOKTACULAR, City Hall Arts Center, Montpelier The Party of the Year! City Hall Arts Center is transformed into an eerily elegant chamber for a candlelit performance of the Master of Macabre and other spooky fun, including decadent desserts and a costume contest with great prizes.

(802) 229-0492 www.lostnationtheater.org

NOV 1 TO 3

BAKURETSU CON 12, Hampton Inn and Event Center, Colchester Vermont’s premiere anime convention! This event has everything an anime fan could want: cosplay contest and cosplay chess, LARPing, domestic and import video game room, game shows, board gaming room, a Japaneseinspired cafe, manga library and so much more! www.bakuretsucon.org

NOV 1 TO 30

CALENDAR

NOV 16

MOONLIT WAGON RIDES, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne A moonlit evening is a great time to get outside and enjoy the Farms by horse drawn wagon ride! Celebrate this magical time of year with light snacks and activities back at the education center before or after your ride. 5:15 pm, 6 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:30 pm (802) 985-8686 www.shelburnefarms.org

NOV 22 TO 24

CRAFT VERMONT, Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington An annual fine craft and art show. All products are handcrafted and produced in Vermont by Vermont Hand Craf ter members. Friday 10 am-8 pm, Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday 10 am-5 pm.

(802) 373-5429 www.vermonthandcrafters.com

NOV 24 TO DEC 30

REVOLUTIONARY WAR TOUR, Manchester Center You’ll see more than 25 points of interest, including over 15 sites on the National Register.

A free Revolutionary War site map is available via e-mail request.

(802) 362-4997 www.backroaddiscovery.com

FESTIVAL OF TREES, Bennington Museum A community-created exhibit of uniquelydesigned and decorated holiday trees.

I te m s f ro m t h e m u s e u m’s co ll e c t i o n are added to blend of modern design and historical elements. Traditional and tabletop trees created by local school children. 10 am-5 pm.

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INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN’S BOOKS, The Writers’ Barn, Shelburne Explore visual storytelling with successful illustrator Sarah Dillard. This three-part workshop will explore illustration techniques, style, composition, and the illustrator’s role in character development. All this will culminate in the creation of your very own 32-page storyboard. 3 Thursdays.

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CHURCH STREET SANTA PARADE AND LIGHTING CEREMONY, Burlington Santa makes a quick trip to the Marketplace during his busy season to kick off the annual Holiday Parade. Lots of festive seasonal entertainment! Following the production of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the 50foot holiday tree and all of Church street will be illuminated. Noon.

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Lord’s Prayer Rock

There is something special about Bristol, VT. It is more than a scenic trip that ends in a classic New England town. If you drive south from Burlington, it is only a 30-mile drive along Route 116 and takes approximately 45 minutes. The meandering two-lane highway brings you serenely through the mountains and past picturesque barns, working farms and pastoral settings. It is peaceful and tranquil driving – until you maneuver a curve to avoid hitting The Lord’s Prayer Rock. You have arrived in Bristol.

The Lord’s Prayer Rock is not an outcropping or a place where lords had once prayed; it is a large boulder that sits very close to the road. The Lord’s Prayer was what Joseph C. Greene would recite every time he passed Bristol Rock. At that point, he knew he had safely negotiated the delivery of heavy, ungainly logs to the lumber mill in Bristol. Later, Greene became a physician who travelled around the world. He was so impressed with the hieroglyphics in Egypt, he determined to have the Lord’s Prayer chiseled on the rock that had meant peace of mind during his mountain-driving, bridgecrossing, log-transporting, delivery days.

Bristol is a small town that fits snugly in the foothills of the Green Mountains. The town was chartered in 1762 and was named “Pocock.” Admiral George Pocock had commanded the English fleet that defeated

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the Spanish and reclaimed Havana. In 1789, the town was re-named “Bristol,” presumably after Bristol, R.I. The entire downtown is a National Historic District. There are charming restaurants with tin ceilings and friendly shopkeepers that make any visitor feel welcome and comfortable. You can explore village shops with Vermont products, home goods, antiques and unique gifts and accessories.

There is a love of the arts in this town, all surrounded and housed by buildings that are a study in architecture and embellishment.

Bristol’s town green has a cannon, a fountain and a gazebo. The Bristol Band presents outdoor summer band concerts in the gazebo, as they have since shortly after the Civil War. Chicken barbecues, outdoor movies, a farmers’ market, the Cool Yule and the Bristol Harvest Festival are all centered at the town green.

If you stand anywhere in downtown Bristol, you understand why people like to say that Bristol is “nestled” in VT. The town is surrounded by the high, majestic Green Mountains. There are woodlands, streams and a natural scenic magnificence that can leave you breathless. The grandeur of Bristol in autumn is a valued phenomenon.

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PEOPLE OF VERMONT Capt. Richard Phillips interview // Lesley Snyder photo // Ben Sarle

Capt. Phillips addressing the press at the Burlington Airport moments after returning from capture in 2009.

Four years ago, we gripped our couches in anxious uncertainty, glued to the television screen – and now we’ll be clinging to our movie theater seats this October. Since the 2009 hijacking of his cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates and the dramatic rescue four days later by U.S. troops, Captain Richard Phillips has been honored by a nod from President Obama, the media, and literary critics; and this fall, he’ll be receiving a tip-of-the-hat from Hollywood.

Director Paul Greengrass has adapted Capt.

Phillips’ memoir, A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea, for the big screen in the upcoming film Captain Phillips. Only this time, Tom Hanks will be facing the pirates, and Capt.

Phillips has left the steering of this ship in Greengrass’ able hands.

Do you believe there are any parts of your memoir that are impossible to convey on screen?

“Life at sea is not what most people think it is; most people have no idea. It has its own rhythms, pace – even its own language and nomenclature. So I think that is hard to show to the average person. Certainly it cannot show how scared I was; people do not want to see that!”

How do you feel about the Underhill, VT scenes having been filmed in Sudbury, Mass?

“You cannot get Vermont into Massachusetts by any angle of the lens – all Vermonters know that, and I grew up in Winchester, Mass. I wished they had filmed in Vermont, for the benefit of the workers and people of Vermont. But as I understand… the tax breaks or incentives and encouragements by the state and local side are not there to attract these businesses. This is unfortunate.”

Were you satisfied with your amount of control in the creative process?

“I had very little control, and I knew that going in. That is really the decision that has to be made from the outset. As was explained to me, in the book, you have some control but very little in the movie.”

Do you have any concerns about the cinematic interpretation being sensationalized or politicalized in order to sell?

“All movies have to sell, so there is always that concern. I think Mr. Greengrass did a good job in not politicizing and portraying

things as close as possible to the real thing. He did not portray everyone in white or black hats, just like life is not black and white. I do not like the movie named after me, as it make it out to be just me out there.

There was a ship with 19 crew members that this story is about, not just me… They acted bravely and acted properly… It would be a different story without their actions.”

In retrospect, are there any life events not in your memoir that you feel should have been included?

“Like most seaman, there are plenty of stories: from iceberg damage to my hull, medical evacuations by boat, drunken pilots almost damaging my ship, sober pilots intentionally trying to damage my ship, fire axe fights, fires in the engine room and on deck, explosions in the engine room, hurricanes, typhoons… many seamanbeing-seaman stories. Nothing that rates a movie or a book though.”

Does your family treat you as a hero?

“Most assuredly not. I still empty the trash, mow the lawn and take care of their pets like any other parent. I am their dad; and to me, that is better.”

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Kin Poems Inspired by Vermont’s Wilderness

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vermont poet Daniel lusk’s newest collection of poems is inspired in large part by the wildlife encountered while living at the edge of wilderness in Jonesville, northern vermont—a place he and his wife, fellow poet Angela Patten, call carraig binn, irish for sweet rock.

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irish-born and vermont-settled poet Angela Patten turns her lyrical skills to memoir. her story is of a working-class girl growing up in horse-and-cart Dublin. Patten strives to find her own voice amid the insistent clamor of family and clergy and the lure of an unruly future.

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MARILYN WEBB NEAGLEY

Seasoned Storyteller words // Lin Stone photo // Craig Thomas

Vermont author Marilyn Webb Neagley’s first book, Walking through the Seasons, landed her a gold medal for regional non-fiction nature writing from the Independent Publishers Association. Now she turns her talent to telling another seasonal nature story, but this time, the tale is told in a picture book for young children, Loosie B. Goosie.

Neagley first wrote this story for her own children when she was president of Shelburne Farms. She retells it now in order to share the warm stor y of friendship, kindness, and care with other families and to help protect and support Shelburne Farms through the book’s sales.

Loosie B. Goosie recounts a summerturns-to-fall story on Shelburne Farms, a 1,400-acre working farm and nonprofit environmental education organization.

Loosie B. Goosie is the name given a broken-winged white goose that was rescued one summer by a young couple on the farm. Shortly thereafter, a gray

goose joined Loosie and the two became fast friends. However, as the days grew shorter and the season started to change, the couple begin to worry about Loosie as they saw flocks of geese began to fly south. What would Loosie do? She could not join her friend Gray Goose and the flock to fly somewhere warmer for the winter. Another solution had to be found.

The caretaking couple finds a kind farmer with a special touch and a sweet surprise ending unfolds.

How do the proceeds from your book do that?

What was the impetus for writing Loosie’s story?

“The daughter of a good friend illustrated this book. I was telling a good friend about the book and she suggested that I contact her daughter, Abby Stoner, to see if she might illustrate the book for me. I have known Abby from the day she was born.

Abby grew up in Shelburne, and she was very active in 4-H and other activities on Shelburne Farms. She is now an art student at Rhode Island School of Design.

It really was a fun process to be able to work with her on the book. “

“Years ago I traveled to Beatrix Potter’s homestead in Northern England and learned how she helped to save the Lake District with proceeds from her children’s books. From that experience, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someday I could tell some of the animal stories from my time spent living on Shelburne Farms and help to protect that land in the same way that Beatrix Potter did?’”

“The idea was sparked by my publisher, Wind Ridge Books of Vermont, because it donates 10 percent of net profits from the sale of all of its books to a charity of the author’s choice; so, of course, I was able to choose to donate this money to Shelburne Farms.”

Who was the illustrator?

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DEALER.COM

socially responsible business words // Lesley Snyder photo // Craig Thomas

When it comes to leading in corporate accountability, there’s no beating Dealer. com’s hand. An auto dealership marketing company emerging in the late 1990s, Dealer. com has become a role model for the industry. With over 800 employees between its Burlington headquarters and Manhattan Beach offices, the company manages about 12,000 auto dealership websites – and they receive roughly 36 million unique views per month.

While excelling in the marketing and website management industries, Dealer. com also champions worksite wellness.

The company believes in a “work hard, play hard” philosophy and was named Outside Magazine’s 2011 Best Place to Work – and it’s easy to see why. Through their “LIFE” program, on-site fitness and nutritional resources are provided to employees – notably, an indoor tennis court and a CrossFit studio – as well as a rooftop solarium and deck complete with miniature golf and vegetable gardens to supply their organic café (In close partnership with the Intervale Center, the café also sources from

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35 local farmers.) Dealer.com puts as much effort into employee happiness as they do customer satisfaction, and they’re reaping the benefits. Their innovative approach to online advertising is award-winning, having been recently named the winner of two North America Premier SMB Partner Awards by Google.

The company’s principles mirror the values of their community members, represented by an acronym that reflects Dealer.com’s unique point of view on corporate citizenship: P.E.A.C.E (standing for Planet, Eating local, Arts, Community, and Earthlings – a name for their employees dating back to the origins of the company as “EarthCars”). While community grants are on an invitation-only basis, their Earthling; Inspired Grant Program allows employees to apply for grants to local organizations – and they are awarded internally on a monthly basis. This past August, Dealer.com hosted their annual Dan Bonfigli Woody Classic Tennis Tournament. A retro-style, woodenracket competition, the event served as a fundraiser for King Street Center, an

organization that provides educational, recreational, and social programs to atrisk youth in downtown Burlington. From supporting Hurricane Irene relief to offering chair massages to employees, Dealer. com has woven Vermont values of selfsustainability, environmental responsibility, and community involvement into the fabric of their booming and burgeoning business.

Dealer.com Corporate Responsibility Director Jill Badolato and Director of Corporate Communications Alison Von Puschendor f speak with Destination Vermont and offer insight into this company “founded on the principles of doing the right thing.”

What does it mean to be a corporate citizen?

“Being a good corporate citizen, at a high level, is about being a responsible and contributing partner to the place where you live and work. For Dealer.com, that means being respectful of our community, using the resources entrusted to us wisely – both [environmental and human resources]

A bird’s eye view of Dealer.com’s massive headquarters on Pine St. in Burlington.

– and making decisions that keep our company growing and successful so we can continue the cycle of giving back.”

What volunteer opportunities are offered to Dealer.com employees?

“Our volunteer program is called “People Power,” where employees volunteer throughout the community. We have always had a history of giving and volunteering, but as we’ve grown significantly over recent years, we needed to formalize the program more. This is the first year of our official company-organized employee volunteer program, and we are thrilled it’s a huge success. Employees can volunteer individually or, more commonly, as a department or team. Some of our more recent group-volunteering efforts have been with Intervale Conservation Nursery, Habitat for Humanity, Burlington School Food Project, and the King Street Summer Reading Program.”

H o w d o e s D e a l e r.co m l i gh te n i t s environmental footprint?

Most notable is our LEED certification at our Burlington headquarters, and we are very proud of this accomplishment. Some of the features are preferred parking for bicycles and fuel-efficient vehicles, 50 kW roof-mounted solar panel array [the largest privately-owned solar project in Burlington], high-efficiency irrigation system that uses recycled water, and 35% of electricity [use comes] from renewable energy sources. We also offer commuter programs with CCTA and Go Chittenden County, extensive composting, recycling and reusing program, and an electric car charging station.

Dealer.com is known around Burlington for hosting lavish parties for employees.

Has there been a favorite celebrity guest among the staff?

“Having fun is important and stems back to our philosophy about resetting the expectations of today’s workplace. When people can come together, get to know one another on a more personal level, enjoy each other’s company, and learn something

new about a colleague, that organically transfers over into a more productive working relationship. Our parties are the opportunity to bring together our entire company and celebrate this philosophy.

We have had some high profile guests among us, including Jonathan Goldsmith, who portrays The Most Interesting Man in the World. Jonathan participat ed in an ad campaign with our dealer customers and attended our customer appreciation party at one of our biggest trade shows. And, of course, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have played at a couple of our parties, and they are always impressive to watch perform. We are extraordinarily proud that both of these guests also happen to be Vermonters!”

What is on the horizon for Dealer.com?

“We are continuing to grow, which is very exciting. Growth means we can continue to do more of these wonderful, impactful things for our customers, the community, and our employees!”

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KATHARINE MONTSTREAM BOLD AND FREE

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“For 17 years I worked with a ver y en co ur a gin g m ento r f r o m Fair f a x Vermont: Lawrence Goldsmith. He was the author of the book Watercolor Bold

You transformed a passionate hobby to a sustainable living; to what do you ascribe that surprise and success?

“A few things seemed to work for me. One is that I just happen to love painting and I paint things that locals love and tourists

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“I was mad at so much of my work at that time that although I didn’t quite want to tear them up, I did want to ruin them. So I took to putting my paintings under the cat’s dish as a placemat where they got soggy and gross. But slowly, I started to get better and bolder with shapes, color, and light. Finally, there was a pivotal day for me when I turned to Larry and asked him what I should do next with a painting, and he just said, ‘Sign it.’”

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and Free. In 1988 I signed up to take a class with him, but when I got there I was scared to get out of the car; fortunately, Al pushed me out to get to the class.

I was terrified at first and then I was frustrated as Lawrence introduced me to a completely new way of applying paint to paper and washed all of my old ideas away. Bold and free painting was different and difficult; it took me a while to adjust because I had been attempting to paint realistically and hadn’t ever painted with watercolors wet-on-wet, which is a really challenging technique. But I prodded myself with ‘don’t be a chicken’!

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If Vermont’s Queen City subjects were to crown a people’s choice painter, the tiara would likely perch upon the blonde tresses of watercolorist Katharine Montstream.

Originally from Connecticut, Katharine fell in love with the Green Mountain state on frequent skiing excursions when she was a child; she never wanted to leave.

She attended Green Mountain College, followed by a foray to Colorado for more skiing before permanently returning to Vermont. Burlington has been her home for 27 years. It also is where she and her husband, Al, have raised their children and Katharine has grown a vast and loyal following. Earning a living as a painter was unexpected, claims Montstream. “I didn’t think it was possible to be a painter unless I wanted to be a starving artist. I couldn’t imagine that painting would ever be more than a hobby.”

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want to remember: Camel ’s Hump, Lake Champlain, the Burlington skyline.

Another is that I have the ability to reach all kinds of different people – original paintings can run $300 or $5000 and so I make prints of my paintings too. That means that a student can buy a $3.00 card, someone else can manage a $40 or $400 print, and still others might buy large paintings for their homes.”

What’s your next undertaking?

“This year marks my 25th year painting, and because I finally feel more confident, I dare to take bigger risks now. Not too long ago I did a walkthrough of the interior of the old Moran Plant down on the waterfront and it was an adrenalinefilled intense experience: it was dark and cold, raccoons were running around… I was infatuated with the scale and size of the place and the history was haunting when you think about all of the people who must have worked there. So my 25th anniversary exhibit is a new body of work that is not pastoral and not likely expected. I hope it’s refreshing and risky and still bold and free.”

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the long trail words // LETTIE STRATTON photography // Ben Sarle It’s not uncommon for modern-day folks to dream of escaping the confines of their everyday lives, whether chained to a desk, enduring family pressures or dealing with something else entirely. For some, that escape means going to see a movie, spending time with friends or cooking up luxurious vacation plans. For others, it means seeking the solace of the woods.

Instead of the click-clack of fingers stomping across keyboards and the constant ringing of telephones, imagine hearing nothing but the steady steps of your (hopefully broken-in) hiking boots and the rustlings of wildlife as you trek onward, upward and toward whatever it is you’re looking for on the trail—the summit of a peak, the next white blaze, that temporary escape or perhaps something within yourself.

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“The first thing they did upon return?

Ate pizza, of course...”

Derrek Eckhardt and Isaac Leslie were fresh off their first years of college in 2007 when they hatched the idea of hiking Vermont’s Long Trail—a 272-milelong footpath that runs the length of the state.

The pair took a hiatus from their summer landscaping and gardening business to hike the trail end-to-end, walking through rugged backcountry forests and streams to reach above-tree-line views and unobstructed azure skies.

Often referred to as Vermont’s “footpath into the wilderness,” the Long Trail was built by the Green Mountain Club over a 20-year period between 1910 and 1930 after being conceived in Burlington by James P. Taylor at the inaugural meeting of the Green Mountain Club. Will Wiquist, executive director of the Green Mountain Club (which has been dubbed by the Vermont legislature as “the founder, sponsor, defender, and protector of the Long Trail system”), said a few hundred people hike the Long Trail end-to-end each year, although they don’t have an exact number of hikers who successfully completed the trek. “While we love for people to submit their trail journals to us and receive their End-to-Ender Patch, many people do not do that,” he explained, adding that the Vermont Historical Society maintains an archive of all the end-to-end reports they have received since they began tracking.

Beginning with packs just under 50 pounds, Eckhardt and Leslie mailed food and extra supplies to themselves at several post office stops along the trail.

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Eckhardt said his favorite sections to hike were between Camel’s Hump and Mt. Abraham, and Smuggler’s Notch. The boys passed time on the trail by pointing out when one of them heard the cry of the famed Wampahoofus—a legendary creature who reportedly lives on Mt. Mansfield. He has short legs on one side of his body so he can comfortably walk on the inclines of the mountain.

Wiquist noted that the Green Mountain Club has a children’s book titled The Wampahoofus’ Favorite Place, written by their summit caretaker, Zoe Linton. Is the Wampahoofus’ existence lore or true?

You’ll have to take a hike to find out.

Although the South-to-North route is more popular, Eckhardt and Leslie hiked North to South, beginning in May, because they wanted to be able to walk right to their homes in Shaftsbury when they finished. The duo averaged 15 miles a day, working up to a 23-mile day toward the end of their 19-day trek. The first thing they did upon return? Ate pizza, of course.

The average time it takes to hike end-toend is between 26 to 30 days, and Eckhardt said if he were to do it again (which he would very much like to do), he would take more time—especially since the weather on his first trip was perpetually rainy. “Being wet all the time wasn’t good,” Eckhardt said, adding that he and Leslie often pushed on through the rain when they should have waited out the storm under shelter. “But you get used to being out in the woods and feel relaxed about it,” he noted.

Above: One of the many vistas with incredible views along the Northern sections of the Long Trail near Mt. Mansfield. p.Ben Sarle Below: Historic photo courtesy of The Green Mountain Club

“Many people who have hiked other longdistance trails tell us they are surprised at how challenging the trail—especially the northern half—is,” Wiquist said. “People sometimes underestimate the challenge of the hike because our mountains are relatively short compared to those out west or elsewhere in the world.” He noted that the Long Trail is the oldest longdistance hiking trail in America and served as an inspiration for the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine. From the Massachusetts-Vermont line, over the main ridge of the Green Mountains and up to the Canadian border, the Long Trail crosses Vermont’s highest peaks—Mt. Mansfield, Killington, Camel’s Hump, Mt. Ellen and Mt. Abraham (among others).

With over 70 shelters and 175 miles of side trails, the Trail holds mass appeal for the day hiker, weekender and extended backpacker.

unique,” Wiquist said. The presence of this extensive network of shelters and lodges is in large part due to the 10,000 members of the Green Mountain Club, 12 yearround and 50 seasonal staff members, and the 1,000 volunteers the club relies on annually. “We manage more than 500 miles of hiking trails in Vermont,” Wiquist said, “and have conserved and steward more than 25,000 acres of forest land.”

Whether you’re a day hiker, a seasoned backpacker or simply hoping to catch a glimpse of Mt. Mansfield’s Wampahoofus and absorb a breathtaking mountain vista, Vermont’s Long Trail can satisfy all of your outdoor needs. To learn more, visit www. greenmountainclub.org or simply lace up your boots, strap on your pack and set out for the woods!

“The availability of so many shelters and lodges on the trail and the architectural diversity of these structures is pretty

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NORTHERN VERMONT’S MUSIC SCENE

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From May to September, Vermont offers over seventy different music festivals. One of those festivals just celebrated its 30th anniversary. Burlington’s Jazz Festival, held this past May 31st to June 9th, offered what they called a “celebration combining incredible local talent with jazz legends from every corner of the globe.”

Grammy-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis performed at the Flynn, while local mandolinist and composer Will Patton played with his band at Leunig’s.

Patton, who Mandolincafé.com (a chat site for Mandolin aficionados) calls a “jazz mandolin global titan,” says, “This festival just keeps getting better.” The event included every nuance of jazz music imaginable: “They have learned to balance the st yles,” Patton says. Concer ts, workshops, performances and master classes take place all around the city. This 10-day event has become a Burlington summer tradition and sets the standard for other music festivals across the state.

Another festival favorite is the Middlebury Fe s ti v al on -the - Gr een, w hich jus t celebrated its 35th year anniversary.

Over the course of seven days, the festival offers a wide range of performances, from Celtic to jazz, bluegrass to gospel and alternative to swing. Magic, juggling and puppetry are also part of the festival vibe. It all takes place on the Middlebury Green and (remarkably) is entirely free.

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Vermont’s vibrant music scene offers the opportunity to hear live tunes just about every night of the week. Whether it is a music festival or weekly farmers market, on the town green or at one of northern Vermont’s bars and restaurants, it is easy to find a venue to hear musicians play a wide range of styles: jazz, blues, gospel, rock, reggae, folk, bluegrass, classical, opera or even Irish Punk.

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Phish and Grace Potter both started their musical careers playing at Nectar’s, where the motto is “Fresh Music Served Daily.”

Hearing free live music on other town greens across the state is also possible at both farmer’s markets and the town concert series. Times, dates and a list of markets and concerts can be found at most town websites. These local events are opportunities to feature Vermont’s local talent – and they are well-attended.

Seth Yacovone has been playing his bluesy rock ‘n’ roll at Johnson’s Tuesday Night Live Concert Series since it first began, about 18 years ago. He says, “It is where I first got to experience live music and feel the community coming together.” Seth’s name can be read on marquees all over the Burlington area, where he works as a full-time musician. Seth sees Vermont as a place that nurtures musicians and an environment that fosters collaboration rather than competition.

Matt Schrag, another versatile and fulltime local musician, chooses to live in Vermont specifically because of the “remarkable number of talented musicians and the depth of their musicianship.”

Schrag has played in churches, on town greens, in meadows, coffee houses and bars where, he explains, “most often the owners care just as much about their

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musicians as they do about their bottom line.” A few of Schrag’s favorite venues are Moog’s in Morrisville, the Ripton Coffee House, Sweet Melissa’s in Montpelier and Stowe’s Performing Arts Center.

The quality of the music and the musicians w ho pl ay is w hat at tr ac t s folk s to Vermont’s nightlife. On just one night, a local newspaper listed eighteen different musical events, most of which were held in bars and restaurants that charge little or no cover. Church Street in Burlington is a good place to start the search for live music. In one evening and on one block, it is possible to hear a folk duo at the Half Lounge, Irish Punk at Rira’s Irish Pub and Reggae at Red Square. One of those bars, Nectar’s, has long been a part Burlington’s music scene. A landmark on Main Street in Burlington, Nectar’s restaurant and bar has been the headquar ters for thousands of local, regional and national music acts. Phish and Grace Potter both started their musical careers playing at Nectar’s, where the motto is “Fresh Music Served Daily.” And no article about Vermont music is complete without mentioning Burlington’s Higher Ground.

This mid-sized music club offers two

stages: the Showcase Lounge and the Ballroom. Higher Ground has a vibrant music schedule that offers headline acts, emerging bands and local musicians.

While just about every bar and nightclub lists calendar events on their websites, The Mountain-Ear is fast becoming the go-to magazine to find who is playing where north of Burlington. It also includes an area map to make it easier to find live music off the beaten path. East Fairfield holds a yearly event called Jig in the Valley. Local musicians volunteer to play music noon to 9 pm, and proceeds for admission and food support the East Fairfield Community Center. The scene on East Fairfield’s town green epitomizes all that it is good about summer in Vermont: family picnics, sunshine, laughter, dancing and, of course, live music.

Inside and out, on stages and in meadows, on Church Street and in small towns, in coffee shops and bars, quality live music is easy to find here in Vermont.

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Flight Simulation: Enhanced Training with Technology words & photos // Doug Smith

For more than 100 years, pilot flight training has consisted of one-on-one training with a student and a flight instructor in airplanes. This certainly worked, but it has been expensive, inefficient, and is not always based on the best pedagogies available. Airplanes are costly machines to purchase, operate, fuel, and maintain.

Training for instrument ratings has been particularly limited by challenges posed by detrimental weather. As a result, student completions of pilot training programs have declined substantially for the past 15 years, in no small part due to these costs and inefficiencies of flight training.

Fortunately, however, today’s world of aviation training is being transformed by of computer-generated imagery and air flight training simulators. These flight simulators are more efficient, accurate, and precise; models are no longer needed and exact replicas can easily be generated

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of airports, runways, city streets, and buildings anywhere in the world. Flight instructors can introduce all maneuvers in a simulator and students can safely gain skill in realistic machines that cost much less than airplanes, burn no fuel, and are 100 percent risk-free. Students now can be introduced to scenario-based flight training to include worsening weather equipment failures, automation failures, air traffic control reroutes, system abnormalities, etc..

Background Air flight training devices, aka, simulators, date back to late WW II, when Link trainers (manufactured originally by Singer-Link sewing machine company) were used to train military pilots to fly on instruments.

Prior to strapping into an actual airplane, students learned procedures in enclosed

cockpit on a swiveling pedestal with an instructor issuing clearances from outside at a table, tracking the performance of a flight or procedure with an inked pen for post session debriefing.

L ater, air lines began using l arger simulators. Models were built of a single runway on a side wall, complete with buildings, streets, and lights. The pilots flew the simulator on instrument approaches, and the camera projected everything on the model, following the track and altitude until the runway was seen for a landing. Although primitive in comparison to modern simulators, the early trainers were invaluable for giving students handson experiences with realistic environments and visual significance.

Today’s high-tech computerized flight simulators can replicate nearly any real life

situation. Simulators can pose as different types of airplanes: single and multi-engine, turbo-prop, and pure-jets, helicopters, etc.. Airports all over the world can be selected in the database and simulated enabling students to practice visual or instrument approaches with simulated navigation radios included! Instructors can quickly program the simulator to provide good visibility, very poor visibility, turbulence, bird strikes, loss of engines or systems (hydraulic, vacuum, radios, landing gear, etc.). Maneuvers can be practiced: holding patterns, visual turns about a point, instrument training, including GPS approaches, and even traffic patterns and takeoffs and landings. A plethora of abnormal and emergency scenarios can be set up for students to explore and respond to using risk management knowledge and safety. Entire flight paths and altitudes can be tracked, traced, and recorded. Simulators can be “paused” instantly for the pilot trainee to talk with the instructor about issues, problems, or need for repeat, before resuming the simulated flight. The simulator’s position can be dragged with a mouse to a previous location on the aeronautical charts for a repeat performance, or the winds and weather and situation can be continuously altered to expose a student to multiple scenarios that would not be easily accomplished safely in a real airplane.

industry. Crosswind takeoffs and landings are critical to all pilots, but cannot be practiced in airplanes simply by pretending that wind is blowing from either direction.

VFA’s new crosswind simulator allows students to feel what up to 30 knots (plus gusts) of direct crosswind is like while practicing both takeoffs and landings.

This device is both clever and outstanding because it safely offers “experimentation” prior to climbing into an airplane when the wind is blowing!

become “glassified” in their abilities and proficiencies with glass cockpits.

Vermont Flight Academy’s simulators are FAA-approved, and some provide between 40-50 percent of the total log-able flight training time for advanced ratings. It helps make well-trained true airmen and airwomen for the future generations of pilots. Professional Pilot Technology at Vermont Tech’s 4-year BS degree program starts each year in August with flight training and simulators both!

The Vermont Flight Academy also has a Precision Technologies CR-12 (Advanced Aviation Training Device) simulator. This machine simulates every airport in the world, and presently has 18 different aircraft available to call up in the database with a flick of a switch, including multiengine planes.

Simulators indeed make primary flight training easier, faster, more comprehensive, pedagogically more sound, and less expensive.

Above all, the aviation industry strives to lower the accident and incident rates with growth in simulator usage, thereby further enhancing yet further positive changes in one of the world’s safest forms of transportation ever created.

Finally, students use a desktop Redbird TD simulator, to transition from “round dial” instruments to a “glass” presentation of instruments on small television screens.

Glassification entails learning the buttonology or switch-ology of a new system.

Students receive hands-on training in how to operate the newest technology, eg. to

Flight schools using simulation in addition to air time training will likely create more satisfied and confident student experiences and lower drop-out rates due to lower capital investments and reduced operating costs.

Ve r m o n t Te c h C o l l e g e’s Av i a t i o n Simulators The Vermont Flight Academy at the Burlington Airport uses four simulators in its classrooms. Two simulators are full-motion: a Redbird FMX and a Redbird crosswind. The new Redbird simulator can present either traditional “round dial” instrumentation or can be changed to “glass cockpit” configuration of the newest Garmin -1000 television screens. “Glass cockpits” are becoming standard in all airlines and corporate jets, and most new training aircraft as well.

The crosswind simulator is brand new to the

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Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek words // David Scherr photography // Ben Sarle

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“While admiring the mountains and fields of Addison County a driver might easily cruise right by the inn. Don’t: you would miss a must-see destination and some of the tastiest food in the region.”

The town of Bristol sits in a scenic fold where Champlain Valley farmland bumps into the lower hills of the Green Mountains. The Inn at Baldwin Creek, home of Mar y’s Restaur ant, is just north of town, and lies nestled against a hillside. While admiring the mountains and fields of Addison County a driver might easily cruise right by the inn.

Don’t: you would mis s a mus t-s ee destination and some of the tastiest food in the region.

Tucked in a secluded glade, the Inn at Baldwin Creek occupies a classic New-England-st yle house with a r eno v ate d b ar n for l ar ger e v ent s .

Top of Page: One of the many hens residing behind the inn Left: Twice-cooked Vermont leg of lamb with house made spicy maple syrup Southern Comfort barbecue sauce on corn-quinoa cakes with minted mango salsa Above: An off-menu secret, the Cucumber Gimlet

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Wooden lampposts guide the way for cars entering the grounds. Behind the inn are greenhouses and a chicken coop, providing produce for Mary’s Restaurant as locally-sourced as food can get.

Chef Doug Mack and Linda Harmon run the restaurant and inn, and the r e s t aur ant is celeb r atin g i t s 3 0 th anniversar y this year. It is a warm, homey, welcoming place, spread across four rooms. An entr y way combines with a st ylishly designed bar area.

That space leads to two dining rooms as well as a third dining area appointed with rustic, wood-paneled walls and a wooden ceiling.

The food makes any journey to Mary’s Restaurant worthwhile. The pre-meal bread lets visitors know right away they are in the hands of culinary masters.

Baked in-house, with Vermont-made f l o ur f r o m K in g A r thur F l o ur a n d Gleason Grains, you won’t be able to resist eating every last slice. If you try, the butter compote that comes with the bread will overpower your resolve with a perfectly flavorful mix of herbs.

Start your meal with cocktails created by imaginative mixologist Martha Mack. Ms. Mack infuses liquors in-house. This year, in celebration of the 30th anniversary, Ms. Mack has dreamed up cocktails named for famous movies that came out during the last three decades. The “Dark Knight,” for example, combines maple and orange flavors. Though many maple-flavored drinks suffer from their sweetness, the Dark Knight is a well-balanced cocktail that highlights a pleasant maple taste without being overwhelmed by it.

For those looking for an of f-menu secret, tr y the Cucumber Gimlet: a per fect blend of lime and cucumber flavors, the acidity of the lime playing off the cucumber nicely.

The endlessly helpful waitstaff, full of recommendations and exper t

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“...corn-quinoa cakes that awakened me to possibilities for quinoa that I had never imagined.”

Above: The sign welcoming guests to this perfect little corner of the world Left: Flowers from the inn’s garden adorn each table Below: ‘The Secret Life of Beets’ appetizer

knowledge, can guide you through a satisf ying meal. Mar y’s Restaurant is rightfully famous for its rich and satisfying Cream of Mushroom Soup: the appetizer is practically obligatory and never leaves the menu. But don’t stop there; other appetizers like the Secret Life of Beets deserve accolades for showing off the incredible flavor of local produce. I have tasted few better arguments for locally-grown, and Chef Mack cleverly highlights the flavors with a few garnishes while letting the succulent vegetables mostly speak for themselves.

An inviting variety of entrees will make diners waver over their choice, but they’ll be fine whichever one they decide on. The perfectly cooked salmon—flaky, soft, and juicy, with a rich flavor—is creatively topped with a layer of cooked potato. The lamb is complemented by a subtle and delicious barbeque sauce

along with minted mango salsa, and comes with corn-quinoa cakes that awakened me to possibilities for quinoa that I had never imagined.

If any visitors can possibly eat more, some of the deserts come with incredible Lu Lu artisan ice cream: imaginative flavors and rich concoctions, dreamed up by sisters Martha and Laura Mack.

(Mar y’s Restaurant is something of a family affair). Also sold in its own ice cream shop, Lu Lu is worthy of a sampling—and much more.

W ith incredibly fr iendly s er v ice, a beautiful location, and truly remarkable food, Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek deserves the attention of visitors and Vermonters everywhere.

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24. Large fleets 25. *Greensboro Woolworth’s event 26. Of service 27. Jeopardy 29. Comfort 31. *”Take a ____ off,” sang The Band in ‘68 32. Lady’s pocketbook 33. Loose rocks at base of mountain 34. State of dishonor 36. Extinct flightless birds 38. Therefore 42. “The Playboy of the Western World” author 45. *”I Love You More Today” singer Twitty 49. Adams ___ Beckham 51. Related on mother’s side 54. Twist before hanging on clothesline 56. Ancient city in Africa 57. Let heads or tails decide 58. *Woodstock’s had a dove on a guitar 59. Electrical resistance units 60. Eight bits 61. Animal den 62. European sea eagle 63. Droops 64. *”You damn dirty ___,” shouted Heston 66. V

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