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SUMMER 2013 CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PEOPLE OF VERMONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 BOOK REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SHELBURNE FARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Vermont artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

BREWFEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 DERBY DAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SPLASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 EXPLORING SHELBURNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 VIEWPOINT/PUZZLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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BURLINGTON DISCOVER JAZZ, FESTIVAL FRIDAY, MAY 31

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio & John Scofield Uberjam Flynn MainStage, 8 pm

Melissa Etheridge

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

JUNE 22

Bobby McFerrin Flynn MainStage, 8 pm Edmar Castaneda Quartet FlynnSpace, 10 pm

B U R LI N GTO N WI N E AN D FO O D FESTIVAL, Burlington Three hundred wines from around the world, food from the best restaurants in northern Vermont, classes, silent auction, live jazz.

(802) 86-FLYNN www.flynntix.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 2

Branford Marsalis Quartet Flynn MainStage, 8 pm

MONDAY, JUNE 3 Dave Douglas Quintet FlynnSpace, 8 pm

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

The Saturn People’s Sound Collective FlynnSpace, 8 pm

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

The Fringe FlynnSpace, 8 pm Orgone Doors & Nectar’s 9 pm, Music at 9:30 pm

Wanderlust, Stratton

JUNE 8

RENEGADE PLAYGROUND, Stratton The most intense 5k race you’ve ever run.

Mud, hills, walls, costumes, monkey bars, jumping, crawling, running, more mud, music, food. And beer.

1 (800) Stratton www.renegadeplayground.com

JUNE 15 TO 16

JUNE 22

DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT, Shelburne Museum Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum features musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent this June. Gates 7 pm, show 8 pm. A show for all ages, children 12 & under are free. Please carpool as parking is limited.

(888) 512-SHOW www.highergroundmusic.com

JUNE 24

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk & The Soul Rebels Waterfront Park Tent Doors & Nectar’s Grill 5 pm, Music at 6 pm Helen Sung Quartet FlynnSpace, 8 pm

KID’S PIRATE FESTIVAL, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Come in costume and enjoy exciting, piratethemed activities, live performances with juggling, stilt-walking, and comedy by Stephen Gratto & Sons, sing-alongs, dramatic play, make-and-take crafts for the whole family.

10 am-5 pm (802) 475-2022 info@lcmm.org

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

JUNE 14 TO 16

JUNE 28 TO 30

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

WPTZ Newschannel 5 Block Party: Zili Misik Church Street Marketplace: Fountain Stage (Upper Block), 5 pm Dixieland Cruise with the Onion river Jazz Band Lake Champlain Ferry, 7 pm Eliane Elias Flynn MainStage, 8 pm Lee Fields and The Expressions Signal Kitchen, 10 pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 Gretchen Parlato FlynnSpace, 8 pm & 10 pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

Greg Tardy Quartet FlynnSpace, 6 pm Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, Featuring Ray Vega Flynn MainStage, 8 pm

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QUECHEE HOT AIR BALLOON CRAFT AND MUSIC FESTIVAL, Quechee Continuous music, entertainment, and fine art for all ages with over 20 hot air balloons.

Festival food, a beer and wine garden, a Balloon Glow, and more. This year, the festival will also feature a new “Wicked the Musical” balloon.

(802) 295-7900 www.quecheeballoonfestival.com

JUNE 21 TO 24

WANDERLUST, Stratton The renowned yoga and music festival returns to Stratton. Wanderlust is a mix of yoga classes, guided meditations, live music, dance parties and events for fans of music, yoga, and environmentally and spiritually conscious living. Lodging and tickets are now available.

1 (800) Stratton www.stratton.wanderlustfestival.com

MELISSA ETHERIDGE, Flynn Theatre, Burlington Higher Ground presents an evening with re n ow n e d singe r- s o ng w r ite r M elis s a Etheridge. Doors 7:15 pm, show 8 pm. A show for all ages.

(802) 86.FLYNN www.flynntix.org VERM O NT Q U I LT FESTIVAL , Es sex Junction New England’s oldest and largest quilt event.

Shop the colorful array of wares offered by 80 vendors. Fabulous classes, lectures, quilt appraisals, gallery talks, and demos.

(802) 872-0034 www.vqf.org

JUNE 29 TO 30

DITCH PICKLE CLASSIC, Swanton Catch-Photo-Release Fly-fishing Tournament (802) 644-2214 www.DPCVT.com

JULY 7

MAD MARATHON & MAD HALF, Mad River Valley “The World’s Most Beautiful Marathon” (802) 496-5393 www.madmarathon.com

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Viperhouse performing at The Waterfront Park Groove Tent during Jazzfest. p. Ben Sarle

JULY 9 TO 11

CIRCUS SMIRKUS, Essex Junction Award-winning international youth circus.

(802) 533-7443 www.circussmirkus.org

JULY 12 to 14

27th ANNUAL STOWEFLAKE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL, Stowe More than 25 hot air balloons. Children’s activities, live entertainment by Jim Charonko and Jeff Nicholson, delicious food, and a beer and wine garden.

(802) 253-7355 www.stoweflake.com

JULY 13 TO 14

VERMONT MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL, West Windsor On-site hotels and camping, all level rides, kids activities, Mountain Bike Olympics, bike demos, track clinics, BBQ, beer garden, and raffles.

(802) 342-7568 www.vmba.org/festival

JULY 13 TO 14

7TH ANNUAL CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS OPEN FARM AND STUDIO TOUR, Grand Isle County Visit vineyards, farms, art studios, galleries, and markets. Meet the artists, agricultural producers, and their animals living and working at the edge of magnificent Lake Champlain. www.openfarmandstudio.com

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JULY 19 TO 20

VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL, Waterfront Park, Burlington Celebrating artisan craft beer and the brewers who brew them. www.vtbrewfest.com

JULY 21

125 College Street, Burlington 05401 802-862-2233 • www.vintagejewelers.net

Visit Essex, NY Chez Lin & Rays

Chef owned eatery serving lunch and dinner.

On the lake at Essex Shipyard. Good food, fine wine.

Featuring tasty seafood & small plates menu Reservations (518) 963 4024 | essexshipyard.net

VERMONT CHEESEMAKERS’ FESTIVAL, Shelburne Farms Over 200 Vermont cheeses will be the centerpiece, along with dozens of specialty foods, fine wines, and locally-crafted beer. More than 40 Vermont cheesemakers.

Cooking and cheesemaking demonstrations, wine tastings, and seminars.

(800) 884-6287 www.vtcheesefest.com

JULY 26 TO 28

Lamoille County Field Days, Johnson Truck-pulling, horse and oxen pulls, live entertainment, the women’s skillet toss, BINGO, educational animal barn, arm wrestling, and more.

(802) 635-7113 www.lamoillefielddays.com

JULY 31

GAR RI SO N KEI LLO R ’ S “A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION,” R AD I O RO MAN CE TO U R , Shelburne Museum Two hours of duet singing, improv, poetry, foolishness, and the news from Lake Wobegon. Gates 6:30, show 7:30 pm. All ages, children 12 & under free. Please carpool, parking is limited. Rain or shine.

(888) 512-SHOW www.highergroundmusic.com

AUGUST 1 TO SEPT 2

VERMONT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, Mad River Valley This month-long celebration of the arts includes exhibits, performances, workshops, and demonstrations.

(802) 496-6682 www.vermontartfest.com

AUGUST 1 TO 4

FRANKLIN COUNTY FIELD DAYS, Highgate A country fair with rides, food, truck pulls, agricultural contests, and exhibits.

(802) 868-2514 www.franklincountyfielddays.org

Old dOck HOuse RestauRant Opening May 23-September 13 At the Ferry Dock in Essex, New York Accommodations available at Cabins by the Lake Open 7 days a week | 11 am-10 pm (518) 963-4232

Enjoy the Beauty of Vermont & New York!

Charlotte, VT - Essex, NY runs daily, ice conditions permitting

Burlington, VT - Port Kent, NY runs mid-june to september 29th

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Grand Isle, VT - Plattsburgh, NY runs 24/7

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AUGUST 2 TO 4

SOUTHERN VERMONT ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL, Bennington Over 50 juried artisans exhibit and sell a wide range of contemporary and traditional craft work as well as original art, demos, and specialty foods.

(802) 425-3399 www.craftproducers.com

August 2 TO 4

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS, Burlington Enjoy street theater in celebration of circus arts, music, and comedy for family audiences, featuring the best international street performers from around the globe. Four main stage locations surround the Church Street and City Hall Park.

(802) 865-7166 www.burlingtoncityarts.org

AUGUST 16 TO 18

LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME FESTIVAL, Burlington See classic boats and long boat, canoe, kayak and Dragon boat demonstrations celebrating Lake Champlain’s past, present and future.

Boat building, local fare, nationally acclaimed concerts and children’s hands-on daytime exhibits.

(802) 482-3313 www.lcmfestival.com

AUGUST 10 TO 11

ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK FESTIVAL, Rutland Fine arts and crafts fair held in Main Street Park, with music, food, and custom crafts.

(802) 775-0356 www.chaffeeartcenter.org

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ADDISON COUNTY FIELD DAYS, New Haven Country fair with amusement rides, food, games and contests, and exhibits.

(802) 545-2557 www.addisoncountyfielddays.com

ANTIQUE TRACTOR DAY AT BILLINGS FARM, Woodstock Tractors from 1930 to the 1960s will be displayed by the folks who restored them.

Enjoy a tractor parade, wagon rides, and tractor activities for children.

(802) 457-2355 www.billingsfarm.org

AUGUST 8 TO 11 & 16 TO 18

AUGUST 14 TO 18

AUGUST 6 TO 10

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK, Oakledge Park, Burlington Vermont Shakespeare Company presents The Winter’s Tale, staged with views of Lake Champlain. Open lawn seating—bring a blanket or a chair.

(877) 874-1911 www.vermontshakespeare.org

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AUGUST 14 TO 18

ORLEANS COUNTY FAIR, Barton A grand historic county fair nestled in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

(802) 525-3555 www.orleanscountyfair.net

AUGUST 16 TO 18

VERMONT CHALLENGE , Stratton Mountain A bicycle challenge that offers short and long rides over four days in the forests and valleys of central and southern Vermont. Are you up for the challenge? www.vtchallenge.com

LIPPITT COUNTRY MORGAN HORSE SHOW, Tunbridge A Morgan Horse Show at the historic fairgrounds. www.lippittclub.net

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AUGUST 16 TO 18

CELEBRATE VERMONT FESTIVAL, Stowe Celebrating Vermont’s farms, foods, forests, its creative economy, and unique sense of place.

Cooking demos, seminars, marketplace tent, craft demos, and music.

(802) 425-3399 www.celebratevermontfestival.com

AUGUST 17 TO 25

LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Colchester Join Artistic Director Soovin Kim, David Ludvig, and a line-up of other stars for a week exploring the works and influence of Johann Sebastian Bach.

(802) 846-2175 www.lccmf.org

Next step?

–eat off local dishes –drink from local mugs –bake with local pans

AUGUST 21 TO 25

CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR, Lyndonville An old-time country fair with rides, food, games, contests, and exhibits. www.vtfair.com

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NORTH

127 college street, burlington, vermont (802) 863-2221

Craftsbury

Chamber Players “Best Chamber Music in Vermont!” - Yankee Magazine

BURLINGTON

Wednesdays 8:00pm UVM Recital Hall Redstone Campus July 17 - August 21

HARDWICK

Thursdays 8:00pm Historic Hardwick Town House July 18 - August 22

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT VENUES AND ONLINE!

Adults ...................................... $25 Students .................................. $10

Children 12 and under FREE!

FREE mini concerts for children and their friends.

Same dates as above. For times and venues call 1-800-639-3443 or visit our website at www.craftsburychamberplayers.org

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VERGENNES DAY, Vergennes Small town fair with activities, fun, food and crafts­— takes place beneath stately shade trees on the town green and is a great way to experience Vermont living.

(802) 388-7951 www.addisoncounty.com

AUGUST 24

41ST ANNUAL QUECHEE SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Quechee For all things Scottish. Pipe bands will perform and compete. Country dancing, balladeers, fiddling, and over 100 dancers from the US and Canada in dance competitions. Vermont Championship Sheepdog Trials, Scottish meat pies, haggis, fish & chips, scones, and tea.

Heavy-weight Highland games & children’s games.

(802) 295-5351 www.quecheescottishfestival.com

AUGUST 24 TO SEPT 2

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR, Essex Junction Vermont’s biggest fair features amusement rides, contests, exhibits, and concerts. This year, Ke$ha performs on Saturday.

(802) 878-5545 www.champlainvalleyfair.org

AUGUST 29 TO SEPT 1

KILLINGTON CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE RALLY, Killington New England motorcycle rally in a gorgeous location, offering a Vendor Village and many early autumn rides through Vermont’s famous valleys and covered bridges.

(518) 798-7888 www.killingtonclassic.com

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VERMONT STATE FAIR, Rutland An old-time country fair with rides, food, games, and agricultural contests and exhibits.

(802) 775-5200 www.vermontstatefair.net ECHO LAKE AQUARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER, Burlington ECHO is Vermont’s world-class 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; more than 100 interactive experiences; changing and permanent exhibits; seasonal events; the multimedia Awesome Forces Theatre. Hungry? Relax on the upper deck and grab a bite to eat in the ecology themed Think!

Café for local fare and lake and mountain views.

(802) 864-1848 www.echovermont.org SHELBURNE FARMS, Shelburne Farms A 1400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark and nonprofit environmental education center. Shelburne Farms welcomes 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 10-4. 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 a museum of Vermont’s rural past offering a great variety of year-round programs and activities indoors and out. Firsthand sampling of actual farm work and animals: Jersey cows, sheep, horses, oxen, and chickens.

A gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage.

(802) 457-2355 www.billingsfarm.org

Summer 2013 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

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by Electra Havemeyer Webb in 1947.

(802) 985-3346 www.shelburnemuseum.org

PRESENT THE 2013

Three days of authorized activity

september 20–22 • downtown burlington

Plan your next Meeting, Conference or Wedding in Vermont!

Readings, signings, panels, exhibits, workshops, demos, original theater, family activities & special events featuring literary luminaries from around the world — and just around the corner! 658-3328 or burlingtonbookfestival.com Featuring Chris Ware

Julia Alvarez, Tina Chang, Eileen Rockefeller, Hillary Jordan, John Elder Robison, Cleopatra Mathis, Harry Bliss, David Blistein, James Sturm, David Hinton, James Kochalka & many, many more.

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Green Mountain Railroad’s Scenic Vermont Trains offers trips throughout Vermont from various locations-Burlington, Bellows Falls and White River.

Check our web site for exciting details on dinner trains, tramp and hobo trains, wine and beer tasting, and other family fun.

www.rails-vt.com or call 800-707-3530.

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PEOPLE OF VERMONT: Linda Sweeney interview // Lesley Snyder photo // Mark Lund

Linda Sweeney is, as she put it, “sentenced to cycling.” When an injured ankle forced Linda to amend her marathoner lifestyle, doctors had only one prescription for Linda’s need for speed: bike riding. Upon learning of her beloved Uncle Jack’s lymphoma diagnosis, Linda resolved to invest her energy and hope in Team in Training, a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) program which readies athletes to participate in endurance sports for fundraising. The “Team” in Team in Training stands for “Train, Endure, Achieve, Matter,” a philanthropic philosophy that Linda’s efforts exemplify. This June, after cycling for less than two years, Linda will complete America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride in Nevada, fundraising $8,000 to benefit the Vermont chapter of LLS. She is committed to perform a bike ride longer than any she has attempted before: a 100-mile “century ride” circumnavigating the altitudinous landscape of Lake Tahoe. Linda harmonizes her humanitarian and athletic ambitions in the name of blood cancer research and education – and the long-sung hope that someday loved ones may be forever-spared from the suffering that cancer brings.

news that he was fighting lymphoma, and the very next day I learned about Team in Training from a friend. That was it – I knew it was meant to be. I decided to invest the next several months training for America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride. My uncle was so excited; “I’m going with you,” he announced.

He was so supportive, and reassured me that he would take any journey with me that could help prevent others from suffering.

Uncle Jack died just six months before the bike ride but I still feel his spirit with me. I am also riding in memoriam for my sister, Theresa, who lost her life to leukemia at only a few months old.

the difference is between this ride and going around Lake Tahoe? Three-thousand more feet of elevation, 52 more miles and a 4.1 longer climb. All of this means more training—twice as much.

How are you preparing for the ride?

I plan to do another ride this September. I want to prove to myself that I can do this ride and raise the money. I want people to have hope that “someday” is today for the cure. I want to live in a world where cancer does not exist. My uncle suffered a long time before he died. I don’t want anyone to ever forget what a great man my uncle was or that babies like my sister were someone’s daughter.

What made you decide to cycle for your cause?

Recently, I went for a ride from Charlotte to Lake Iroquois. When I was done, I realized two things: the spirit of my uncle was with me, and my Tahoe ride will be challenging for sure. It was 3,098 feet of elevation, and the longest climb was 3.9. You know what

I knew Uncle Jack had cancer, but I didn’t know the extent of it until I visited him during a chemo treatment last year. They broke the

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Instead of having a coach through Team in Training, Middlebury Fitness is sponsoring me. Their support has been phenomenal.

My spin instructor, Janet, even simulates the Lake Tahoe route in her classes. My training consists of five days of spinning and three days of weight training. It’s an arduous schedule. I’m up at 4:30 am to be out cycling by 5:30 am.

I catch myself thinking that the physical aspect of the tour is going to be the biggest challenge, but it won’t be. All those participators riding for the same cause: nothing will prepare me for the emotions of the day.

After the training and fundraising, what do you hope will be the outcome of your efforts?

Linda will be working hard through the summer to make her goal a reality. If you would like to help put Linda’s hope into motion, please visit her fundraising site at http://pages.teamintraining.org/uny/ ambbr13/lsweenebcn.

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all foliage isn’t the only reason to take a drive through Vermont. Known as the Ethan Allen Highway through much of the state, Route 7 is a main vein connecting travelers with 176 miles of attractions from Vermont’s southern-most limit to just short of the Canadian border. This highway is a lifeline to shoppers, diners and outdoor adventurers, and it’s the backbone to this day-long itinerary. From making your first stop at The Old Brick Store in Charlotte to calling it a night at Middlebury’s Inn on the Green, Route 7 will take you from shop to drop.

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Monday - Saturday 7am-7pm, Sunday 8am-6pm 290 Ferry Rd. Charlotte, VT 05445 (802) 425-2421 | info@oldbrickstore.com

Stop by and let us take you out for a demo.

6821 Route 7 S. North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473 (802) 425-3926 adirondack-guide-boat.com Middlebury

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Dakin Farm Stop by for a Taste of Vermont and shop Smoked Meats, Artisan Cheeses and Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. The original Dakin Farm store is located just 9.5 miles South of Shelburne Museum and Vermont Teddy Bear Company and about a half hour South of Burlington.

8 am-6 pm seven days a week!

5797 Route 7 Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 dakinfarm.com

Vermont Flannel Company

Manufacture and retail the world’s finest flannel apparel.

5467 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 Mon-Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm Fri-Sat 9 am-7 pm | Sunday 9 am-5 pm (802) 870-7239 | vermontflannel.com

BASIN HARBOR CLUB

On Lake Champlain, Vermont

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Basin Harbor Club Come discover why Basin Harbor Club has been a favorite Vermont resort destination for generations.

4800 Basin Harbor Rd. Vergennes, VT 05491 toll-free at (888) 718-4147 or (888) 718-4105 info@basinharbor.com | basinharbor.com

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The Inn on the Green Vergennes Find yourself in Vergennes. Quaint, Unique, Unexpected. From trendy shops and restaurants to quaint bed and breakfasts, you’re sure to find a unique and unexpected array of businesses, activities and services in Vergennes vergennesdowntown.com | Like us on Facebook!

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum A museum with a difference, bringing you underwater discoveries in exciting and imaginative ways 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Vergennes, Vermont 05491 (802) 475-2022 | www.lcmm.org

The Inn on the Green is an elegant and warm bed-and-breakfast inn offering unmatched personal service and comfort just steps away from Middlebury’s lively shops and restaurants and 3 blocks from Middlebury College.

71 South Pleasant St. Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-7512 or (888) 244-7512 (toll-free) innonthegreen.com | reservations@innonthegreen.com SUMMER 2013 Destination Vermont

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the book is a compilation of landers’ reflections and students’ essays from his popular saint michael’s college course, men and masculinities. students and professor examine the powerful, poignant, and profound ways our fathers influence our views of what a man is.

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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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BOOK REVIEW: I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave - by Dave Landers, Ph.D. words // Lin Stone photo // Craig Thomas

DAVE LANDERS, Ph.D

Anyone, male or female, who has a father, is a father, or hopes to be a father someday will likely find variations of their own absent or attentive father unearthed in Dave Landers’ new book, I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave. L anders, a Saint Michael’s College professor (affectionately known to his students as Dr. Dave), teaches a gender studies course on Men and Masculinities to standingroom-only and two-year wait-listed eager, young students. As part of this class, Landers has students write an essay describing how their fathers influenced their image of what a man is. Landers distills into thematic chapters what he has learned from his decades long career as both a student counselor and teacher, and with permission, he shares many of his students’ essays. It’s all there – the good, bad, broken, brave, touching, and tragic.

Landers wants us to understand what the collateral damage is when we hold strict social constructs regarding what a man should be, and in particular, his students’ essays demonstrate how such limiting views profoundly affect both

daughters and sons. He gives many alltoo-familiar examples, such as, men don’t cry; men can’t be indecisive or lost (no asking for directions!); men can’t be insecure or afraid; men learn YOLO (you only live once), take foolish risks, and put themselves in danger; men like sports; as well as men are the primary breadwinners.

“Even in 2013,” Landers says, “I know that all of the above is true because this is what my students tell me.

“I believe that men want to be real and to be honest with themselves as well as others, but as a society men are seldom provided with any venue where they can explore the real issues confronting men and women today – their longings, fears, worries, and insecurities – and do so safely.”

Nonetheless, it seems that it must have been safe in Landers’ classroom, for within the pages of I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave, many young men and women have found the nerve and verve

to share the things their fathers taught them, wittingly or unwittingly, as well as their yearnings and wished-for moments, great and small.

Excerpt from I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave: “My relationship with my father is strongly correlated with the amount of time he spent traveling. As a result, I feel like I have never experienced some aspects of a father-son relationship. Although seemingly trivial, I wish my father taught me how to shave. As a child, I remember watching movies depicting a father and son lathered with white foam at adjacent sinks, shaving for the first time. This was an experience that I wanted to have with my father. It meant more than just a chance to spend some time with him. This experience would have been an opportunity for my father to help facilitate my conversion from boyhood to manhood.”

Ben, A 22-year-old college senior

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Environmental Education on the Shores of Lake Champlain words // Holly Johnson photo // Craig Thomas Resting on the shores of Lake Champlain is one of Vermont’s most breathtaking National Historic Landmarks, Shelburne Farms. Once a private home and farm built in the late 1800s for William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb, it has evolved since 1972 to become a nonprofit education organization with a mission to cultivate a conservation ethic for a sustainable future—and it remains a 1,400-acre working farm.

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have overseen the transformation of Shelburne Farms from one family’s estate into an innovative and world renowned educational nonprofit. Today, Alec Webb and his wife Megan Camp are president and vice president of Shelburne Farms, respectively, and Marshall Webb is the woodlands manager.

A nearly constant stream of schoolchildren, adults, and visitors comes to the Farm for hands-on programs, classes, and activities throughout the seasons. In the

Children’s Farmyard, youngsters gather chicken eggs and learn to milk a cow.

Students take winter field trips through the woods to identify animal tracks, and tap maple trees for syrup in the spring, all based in the McClure Center for Education Programs. Educators from around the world attend seminars and workshops about integrating education for sustainability concepts into their curriculums. To expand this work, the Farm acquired and renovated a private residence on the property to host multi-

Specific examples of the Farms’ onsite program offerings range from “Sun to Cheese” (where participants learn the process of turning fresh milk into cheese), to “Exploring the Ecology of Leadership: Learning, and Change,” a fiveday residential program in partnership with UVM for individuals interested in exploring new forms of ecological leadership.

Additionally, the Farm annually has a fourday Pasture to Palate event (which was sold out this year), an autumn Harvest Festival, and a Forest to Furniture three-day class offered with the Shelburne Craft School, where participants create a rustic table out of a piece of wood from a tree grown on the Farms’ 400-acres of sustainably managed woodlands.

Partnerships are also critical to the Farm’s work in food systems education. The Farm is the regional lead for the Vermont Farm-to-School Network, and a partner in Vermont Food Education Every Day (VTFEED), together with NOFA-VT and Food Works. These initiatives provide statewide leadership, coordination, and advocacy to advance children’s health, education, and community agriculture. Shelburne Farms also leads the 2,500+ member Farm-Based Education Network (FBEN), working to connect, inspire, and grow the farmbased education movement. The network shares resources and best practices for community use. Internationally, the Spannocchia Foundation, a 1,100-acre organic agricultural estate in central Tuscany, has used Shelburne Farms as its model since its inception in 2002.

Like Shelburne Farms, Spannocchia works with local schools, holds adult educational classes, and offers organic farming internships.

The Farm accomplishes much of its work through partnerships. On-site partners include The Renaissance Elementar y School, Beeken Parsons (furnituremakers who use wood from the Farm), O-Bread organic bakery, Outreach for Earth Stewardship (which has rehabilitation aviaries on the Farm and offers wildlifeeducation and conservation programs), and Shelburne Vineyards, which maintains a small vineyard at the Farm.

As Vice President and Program Director Megan Camp states, “We believe in the power of partnerships and community in educating for a more sustainable future.

Our goal is to have a positive impact beyond the Farm’s gates. It’s so vital to the health of generations to come, and it’s the beauty of how Shelburne Farms functions as a nonprofit. There truly is something for everyone at the Farm to learn and to contribute.”

Shelburne Farms also has forged many local, national, and global partnerships to shift educational priorities towards sustainability. Through its Sustainable Schools Project (SSP), it works closely with the Burlington School District’s Sustainability Academy, the first magnet school in the country with a sustainability focus. SSP is developing a dynamic model for school improvement and civic engagement that empowers students to build healthier communities and a healthier planet. The model has blossomed into partnership projects with the Institute for Sustainable Communities and others in Asia, Central America, and Europe. Similarly, the Farm’s hands-on teaching guide, Project Seasons, has been translated into multiple languages and been used in at least sixteen countries.

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day, retreat-style residential programs and conferences.

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DUET ANGELA PATTEN and DANIEL LUSK

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If it wouldn’t interrupt her lively stories and quick, mischievous, turns of phrase, you might be inclined to tap your toes or do a little jig as she speaks. Vermont poet Angela Patten’s colorful stories are as engaging, irreverent, and melodic as her native Irish roots might justly proclaim. Her Iowa-born husband and beamish partner is fellow poet, Daniel Lusk: a lapsed Midwestern preacher, jazz singer, philosopher, arts reviewer, and syndicated NPR commentator. These University of Vermont professors and published poets are an internationally known, award-winning pair.

American draft resister living in Ireland.

We married and had a son. When President Carter granted amnesty to Vietnam War resisters in ‘76, we moved to Milton, Vermont and I felt lonely and isolated. I missed being part of a closeknit community. After my first husband and I parted, I got a job, moved to a Burlington apartment, and went back to school. My roommates and friends took pity on me between all the jigs and the reels of juggling work, school, and parenting. They all helped and over time became my new family and community.

The author of t wo books of poetr y, Reliquaries and Still Listening, Angela was a finalist in the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry and a recipient of the prestigious KroepschMaurice Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Wind Ridge Books of Vermont (WRB) will publish a memoir of her Irish childhood, High Tea at a Low Table, this summer.

Daniel: My route was a little more circuitous. I first went to college in Iowa to become a preacher and got a degree in philosophy. Later I worked nights as a sportswriter, and I learned to write tightly with action-packed language and plenty of verbs. I went back to school to become a writer, won some awards, and ultimately received a PhD in English.

Along the way, I also married a rancher’s daughter in South Dakota and learned to be a cowboy. In 1979 I came to Vermont to visit a friend in Elmore. One night my friends dragged me outside and I saw all of that cosmic movement and light—the aurora borealis—and I knew that I should live here.

Daniel’s most recent book is a cycle of poems Lake Studies: Meditations on Lake Champlain and other books include Kissing the Ground, and Rosie, a novel. He is well published and has received many awards, including the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. This summer, WRB will release Daniel’s book Kin, a collection of poems celebrating the challenges of husbanding a woodland acreage through the seasons and the wild animals that Daniel and Angela encountered while living at carraig binn (Gaelic for “sweet rock”), their log cabin home on the western slope of the Green Mountains.

Q: Who were your first literary influences?

Angela: My parents’ stories—particularly my

mother’s stories, which fell as incessantly as the rain. Her tales held a ready band of angels and saints, Shakespeare, and she had an aphorism at hand for any and everything.

Daniel: I was read to at home and in church: nursery rhymes, fairy tales, the scriptures; the King James Bible was my Shakespeare.

Also, there was the impulse to sing [I grew up in a family of singers and musicians]. I think my poetry today shows my fondness for phrases that sing and offer pictures.

Q: What brought you to Vermont?

Angela: Well, I’m a Dublin born, Irish

Catholic girl, but in the late 60s I met an

Q: What keeps you in Vermont?

Angela: Vermont is filled with artists,

writers, and poets. And I love living in a liberal, clean state. Burlington is a small city, but it has such a vibrant community.

I have a son here, and I’m learning to love America. I left Ireland as a young woman who didn’t have a clue about where I was going or what I was doing, and now I go back and I’m a poet with books in their shops. Amazing.

Daniel: At the turn of the century I think

there were at least 36 publishing poets in Vermont. There are so many great writers who’ve lived here: Sydney Lea, Hayden Caruth, Ruth Stone, Galway Kinnell, Grace Paley, and Julia Alvarez just start that list. Living near the lake, living at the forest’s edge, and the night sky keep me here too. I once thought I wanted to be a hermit. But you can’t be calling yourself a hermit when you marry a Dublin woman. And now we have nature’s beauty close and a community too.

Angela Patten, from Still Listening SAYING GOODBYE On Sunday my parents drive me out to the country for the peace and quiet. But my father brings a radio for the football results.

The announcer’s tinny voice barks out the score while my mother’s chatter rises and falls like a wave.

‘You’re much better off over there,’ she says, just to have something to say.

‘There’s no opportunity for the young people in Ireland.’

It seems my letters from Vermont worked.

I knew they were the perfect snow-job.

Still, thinking of my life that moves without them, I am stricken by distances and silence.

We are each in our separateness connected.

I wear his eyes, her mouth, the family nose.

But I’m strangely grown up and out of reach.

On Monday they take me back to the airport.

‘I’m a foolish old woman,’ my mother weeps as my father shepherds her safely away.

She’s been pushing me away with her tongue all week and now I can do nothing to save her.

I walk down the ramp, feeling myself growing smaller with each descending footstep, then turn to call back to them over the whining engines.

Her head is bent, his arm around her shoulders.

All that’s left is to lug my portion of regrets like an extra suitcase out over the Atlantic.

Daniel Lusk THINGS TO SAY UNDERWATER When crows roost, the day is over.

What is a suitable prayer?

Is one a suitable number?

Married five times, the bartender Said old man made a bridge of cobwebs.

And her saying made it so.

It must also be said, she married for love Every time. No wonder, Yet a pity, she never married me.

Loving is a craft That demands excess And rewards restraint.

I did not marry her again and again.

By Daniel Lusk, from Lake Studies: Meditations on Lake Champlain

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BREWFEST.

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...a summer pilgrimage for many beer lovers

You can imagine our delighted surprise when Destination Ver mont’s editor contacted us to research and write an article about Burlington’s 21st annual Brewfest and Vermont Breweries. It took us the time it takes to press the send key to accept the assignment. With a very successful Brewfest and 28 microbreweries to visit, the most breweries per capita of any state, we knew we were in for some fun.

We decided to get our feet wet at the Smuggler’s Notch Resort in Jeffersonville which was set to hold its 18th annual BrewFest that weekend. Smugg’s has two Brewfest festivals per year where guests can ski all day and sample beer from all over Vermont at night. Although smaller than the Burlington Brewfest, they are widely attended and hugely successful.

We thoroughly enjoyed our warm up

Brewfest but now it was time to get down to some serious beer research.

We spoke with Kurt Staudter, executive d i r e c to r o f t h e Ve r m o n t B r e w e r s Association (VBA). He told us about the Brew fest and the Vermont Brewer y Challenge. He suggested we talk to Steve Polewacyk, owner of Vermont Pub and Brewery. Steve asked that we join him and Laura Street, the festival’s organizer, at his Pub. A calendar mistake forced us to miss our appointment but Steve and Laura both graciously agreed to a phone interview instead.

This year the festival will once again be held on Burlington’s waterfront in midJuly. Steve says he loves this moment in the year when he can see old friends, talk with other beer geeks, and collaborate with them to create brews uniquely crafted for this festival. Laura made it

clear that this is not a distributor’s festival but a brewer’s fest.

Forty brewers will attend, most from Vermont. However, brewers are also coming from all over the United States and will do more than just offer samples of their tastiest beer. The festival’s mission is to “promote craft beer and educate consumers on the joys of a well-made beer crafted with the finest ingredients.”

To this end, panel discussions, food and beer pairings, and specialty tastings are held in the Meet the Brewers tent. This year, brewers will emphasize their single batch series. Brewers have found that the Brewfest is a great place to try out their pilot beers. Single batch or limited series beers come naturally to smaller crafters like Zero Gravity, and they draw a crowd of beer drinkers who are looking for a new, fresh taste. Because of this, the higher production breweries like Longtrail and

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Harpoon are now brewing their own limited series beers that are available for a short time and then gone. Part of the Brewfest’s allure is that breweries make beers available that are limited in their distribution and unique to the market.

Because this festival has turned into a summer pilgrimage for many beer lovers, tickets sell out quickly. Brewfest has become so popular that it spills out into Burlington’s Brew Pubs which will host festival events on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Polewacyk explains that “Burlington picks up the festival vibe.

We have a lot of really good beer bars.”

There are also over a dozen craft brewers in and around Burlington, creating the opportunity for brewery tour field trips.

The VBA makes these self-guided tours easy with their pocket-sized brewer y passports and a clearly marked map.

That is great news for passionate beer drinkers on the hunt for new tastes.

The passports include logos from all of Vermont’s breweries. Street says that it is difficult to keep the passport current with all of the new breweries. These logos are stamped at each brewery. The VBA rewards beer lovers with Drink Vermont goodies like t-shirts, mugs, and the like.

The real reward though is that taking the tour means traveling all over this beautiful state, from Brattleboro to the Northeast Kingdom.

The Brewery Map depicted a few clusters of breweries, making it possible to plan and spend an afternoon tasting beer

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“Burlington picks up the festival vibe. We have a lot of really good beer bars.” without having to drive long distances.

We started in Stowe at the Von Trapp Family Brewery. Using water from their own mountain spring, Johannes Von Trapp has created lagers that remind him of Austria and are made using recipes that are thousands of years old. From there we headed to Rock Art in Morrisville which has a tasting room attached to its brewery. We sampled four of their beers and left with a small souvenir glass. Next we went to the Hill Farmstead brewery in Greensboro Bend, home to the “best beer in the world” according to BeerRate. com. By the end of the day, we had three stamps and a good idea of how to conduct our research—one beer at a time.

The next weekend we began our tour at Fiddlehead Brewing Co. in Shelburne and stopped at Magic Hat on our on our way back into Burlington. From there we headed into the heart of Burlington to taste brews at Three Needs Brewery

& Taproom, Zero Gravity, and Vermont Pub and Brewery (VPB), Vermont’s first and New England’s third brewpub. We tasted their beer and were informed that its founder and Vermont’s beer brewing pioneer, Greg Noonan, opened VPB in the early 80s. Greg passed in 2003, and his partner and friend Steve Polewacyk carries on Noonan’s vision.

That leaves us nineteen breweries to go.

Although we won’t be able to visit them before the start of summer, they will all be included in our summer travel plans.

Dale and Darcy Cahill live in Vermont where they love to mountain bike, ski, and play music. They have written numerous articles for Bluegrass Unlimited, have written two books about tobacco sheds in the Connecticut River Valley, and own a ski bar in Smuggler’s Notch. You can learn more about their books at tobaccosheds.com

VT Brewery Tour Zero Gravity Craft Brewery American Flatbread Restaurant 115 St. Paul St. Burlington, VT (802) 861-2999 zerogravitybeer.com

Wolaver’s Fine Organic Ales The Nation’s first USDA certified organic line of ales.

793 Exchange St. Middlebury, VT

Vermont Pub and Brewery Sun-Wed 11:30 am-1 am Thurs-Sat 11:30 am-2 am 144 College St. Burlington, VT (802) 865-0500 vermontbrewery.com

Long Trail Brewing Co Open 7 days a week 10 am-7 pm, serving lunch from 11-6 pm 5520 Us Route 4 Bridgewater Corners, VT longtrail.com

Rock Art Brewery We have beers and gear to go: growler refills, kegs, bottles, Rock Art swag, Vermont foods and handcrafted wood items!

Mon-Sat 9 am-6 pm 632 Laporte Rd. Morrisville, VT (802) 888-9400 Offering tastings and tours.

See the brewery from the viewing windows anytime!

The Shed Brewery Bobcat Cafe & Brewery Located at the heart of the Green Mountains, we have the unique pleasure of serving handcrafted beers along side homemade food.

Bar opens daily at 4 pm 5 Main St. Bristol, VT (802) 453-3311 bobcatcafe.com

Otter Creek Brewing Co Our pub serves lunch daily and is open 7 days a week from 11 am-6 pm.

Visit our retail store for cool gear or grab cold beer to go!

793 Exchange St. Middlebury, VT

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Magic Hat Brewing Co While you're in the Burlington area tour the Magic Hat Brewery and Artifactory, where ancient alchemy meets modern day science to produce the best tasting beer on the planet! We offer FREE Brewery Tours, FREE Samples, Beer-to-Go, and a most unusual shopping experience.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN DERBY DAMES The Next Great Vermont Pastime

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You may not know it, but roller derby is the fastest-growing sport in America. With over 1,300 teams in North America alone and nearly 200 international teams in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), roller derby is quickly making a name for itself as a legitimate and popular sport worldwide. So popular, even, that it’s under consideration as a sport for the 2020 Olympics.

In Vermont, we’re lucky enough to have a premiere derby league right in our backyard. The Green Mountain Derby Dames are composed of an A team (Grade A Fancy), a B team (Black Ice Brawlers), and a group of referees known as the Legion of Doom. This season, they’re scheduled for 10-12 games.

For some reason it took me 11 months since moving to Vermont to go watch the

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...the women and men who make up our league do it all on top of full time jobs, families, and other commitments because they love it Derby Dames in all their glory, and now I’m kicking myself for not going sooner.

Better late than never, though, so in April I went to the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction to watch a doubleheader bout (a bout is the equivalent of a game in the roller derby world).

This is the part where I mention that prior to watching the Dames and following up with proper research for this article, my roller derby expertise consisted of watching Drew Barrymore’s Whip It and trying (unsuccessfully) to come up with a clever derby name for myself. I may or may not have even thought at one point in time that a ball was involved in the sport.

Let’s just say I was thankful upon arriving to find a cheat sheet on the inside cover of the program. “Roller Derby 101” proved to be very helpful in my quest to figure out how it all works.

Here’s a crash course: Each play is called a jam. The jam starts with a whistle, sending off four blockers from each team.

Another whistle sounds and the jammers (one from each team) race to be the first to break out ahead of the pack. Jammers then score points by coming back around

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to the back of the pack and passing members of the opposite team. Blockers try to prevent the other team’s jammer from getting by. Jams last two minutes or less and, no, there’s not a ball involved.

It’s all ver y fast-paced and exciting.

Especially when the Fancies are winning, which they were. They’re ranked 52nd in the WFTDA and it’s easy to see why. I would not want to mess with these ladies.

With names like Sonic Euthanizer, Anne I Alater, and TerminateHer…who would?

They’re tough, skilled, and they mean business on the track.

I spoke with Kristin Welch (aka Star Slayer), co-captain of the Black Ice Brawlers, about her experience with the Derby Dames. Slayer has been skating with the Dames since March 2008 and participated in her final bout in April. She is also the former president of the Board of Directors and current director of public relations and marketing. Slayer said the first meetings that led to the start of the team were in November 2007 and the team started skating three months later.

The Green Mountain Derby Dames are

entirely skater-owned and operated.

“Being skater-owned and operated is part of the reason that Roller Derby has spread so quickly,” Slayer said. Members pay dues each month and work different jobs for the league in order to keep things running smoothly. “Skating over six hours a week and then running a business on top of that is hard work,” she added, “but the women and men who make up our league do it all on top of full time jobs, families, and other commitments because they love it.”

The fans love it, too. Enthusiastic and passionate fans of all ages filled the bleachers, folding chairs, and beer garden holding homemade signs and bobbing to the beats of local DJ, DJ Llu. The fans’ pride for their home team, and for Vermont in general, was evident.

A f te r a p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p a s s i o n e d performance of the National Anthem, sung with gusto, the father of one of the Dames took a moment to get the crowd ready for what was about to come. “I hear the opposing team [the River City Rollergirls’ Poes Punishers] came all the way from Richmond, VA,” he said. “Well I’m from Richmond, too...Richmond, VT!”

The stands erupted, the announcer used his best announcing voice to get the fans riled up, and the bout was underway.

Much of the Dames’ dynamism and vitality on the track must come from feeding off the energy of the crowd. Slayer said one of her favorite parts of the derby is the fans.

“When I started, my favorite part was the aggressiveness of the sport and being able to show a different side of myself,” she said. “But I really fell in love with the crowd at events. Roller derby attracts a diverse, interesting, and accepting group of people.”

Whether you’re a seasoned Derby expert or a newbie like me, watching the Green Mountain Derby Dames skate won’t disappoint. For more information on roller derby, check out www.wftda.com and www.flattrackstats.com. To learn more about Vermont’s hometown team, visit www.gmderbydames.com and keep an eye on their schedule for upcoming events.

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The Lake Champlain Islands A Coastal Vermont Paradise words // Holly Burnham photo // Andy Cochran The fresh waters of Lake Champlain shoulder roughly 80 islands, each with their own peculiarity and panorama unique to Vermont. The list of things to see and do on these maritime gems is as vast as their shorelines and as variegated as their landscapes. While the area is accessible by car, ferry, kayak or even seaplane, miles of bike paths snake from Burlington into the Islands scenic back roads. From galleries to eateries, B&B’s to campgrounds, the Champlain Islands are a place to relearn how to kick back and relax.

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The Lake Champlain Islands Welcome You Heading west on Route 2, South Hero is the first of the five towns in the Islands. Explore antique shops and barns filled with charming treasures. The Green Frog Gifts & Clothing is the largest gift shop in the area and specializes in Vermont-made products, handmade Minnetonka moccasins, kids’ toys, pottery, and more. You can’t miss it on your way to or from the ferry—look for the big green frog out front! On the main route, stop at McKee’s Pub & Pizza for lunch or The Blue Paddle for dinner. A hotspot for thirsty visitors is the award-winning Snow Farm Vineyards, Vermont’s first commercial vineyard and winery. Wine tastings and tours are offered during normal business hours and live concerts take place every Thursday evening from June through September.

As you enter Grand Isle, pump the breaks for The Hyde Log Cabin.

Built around 1783, it is one of the nation’s oldest log cabins. Art aficionados should also make a pit stop at The Grand Isle Art Works. If the quirky late eighteenth-century farmhouse doesn’t catch your attention, the collection of local artworks will. Explore the crafts or take a class at Zack’s Café at the gallery—and remember to stop at the Grand Isle State Park & Campground for a picnic before continuing into North Hero.

When passing across the bridge, open the windows and listen to the hum of the bridge; it’s one of only a few drawbridges in Vermont. Just up the road you’ll find the Island Craft Shop, an old church filled with local artisans’ work. Grab a snack at Hero’s Welcome, a century-old general store and café or move next door.

The North Hero House Inn & Restaurant is an immaculately restored, 26-room inn that has welcomed guests since 1891.

Spend one night and you’ll understand why Paul Newman returned every summer.

Just a few miles down the road is the Shore Acres Inn & Restaurant sitting directly on Lake Champlain. Dine on nouvelle, local cuisine, but the inn’s views of the Green Mountains are what allow overnight guests to revel in the island sunrise.

Heading to Alburg? Lodge at Thomas Mott Homestead, an elegantly-renovated farmhouse dating back to 1838, or take a dip at Alburg Dunes State Park, one of the

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& Restaurant. Ruthcliffe is renowned for its hospitality and features six cozy guestrooms with lakeside views. The Italian-American cuisine isn’t the only reason to stay! Science buffs can check out a geological treasure, the world’s oldest fossil reef, the Chazy Reef. Fisk Quarry is an outdoor museum containing some of the 480 million-year-old fossils.

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ttached to solid ground by just a hinged walkway, Splash at the Boathouse is Burlington, Vermont’s only floating restaurant. An outdoor haven during summertime in Burlington, Splash sits upon Lake Champlain—quite literally—and boasts unsurpassed views of Burlington harbor, the lake beyond, and the picturesque Adirondack Mountains.

Diners can admire the view, as well as the sight of boats from around Champlain, even from Canada, coming and going from the short-term marina slips adjacent to the restaurant’s seating area. (The Burlington Parks and Recreation Department manages the slips.) For hungry boaters there can be no more convenient place in Burlington to stop for lunch or dinner. And land-lubbers enjoying the summer scenery on solid ground can enjoy a bit of the lake without getting their feet wet.

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Splash at the Boathouse is the brainchild of owner Barb Bardin, a long-time veteran of the food-service industry.

Before opening Splash 11 years ago, Ms. Bardin owned and operated a catering company for 30 years. Before Ms. Bardin turned the floating dock into a restaurant, there was only a small vendor inside the boathouse itself.

An energetic and friendly presence, Ms. Bardin convinced

the city that she had a better idea. Now the boathouse serves as an entryway to the seating area and bar on the floating dock. Diners can sit in the open air and, in the evenings, enjoy unobstructed views of the sun setting behind the Adirondacks.

Splash has a bar for the thirsty as well as tables for the hungry. Offering excellent cocktails and a nice selection of beer to go with the views for the after-work happy hour crowd, the bar is a prime destination for those looking to enjoy an evening on the waterfront.

For an establishment whose success could easily rest on its location, Splash does not skimp on food quality or portion sizes. A diner would not go wrong to begin a visit to Splash with the George Barrett Shrimp Cocktail. The five large shrimp are flavorful and fresh, with a nicely-made cocktail sauce to accompany them.

There are few places in Burlington that can provide such an immersive outdoor dining experience. Enjoying the soft breeze and beautiful views of summer in Vermont are some of the great advantages of living in or visiting the state, and Splash gives patrons a chance to quench their thirst and sate their hunger, all while enjoying the best that Vermont has to offer.

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The salads are generous, and the Ceasar Salad with Grilled Blackened Cajun Chicken is a particularly delicious option if you’re looking for a little spiciness with your greens. The Fish Tacos are a favorite of many Splash patrons. Two large tacos filled with fresh ingredients and a tasty chipotle sauce make a satisfying lunch or dinner option. And this writer is a particular fan of the Grilled Chicken Quesadilla; a huge quesadilla filled with cheese, black beans, grilled red onions, and a generous helping of chicken.

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Experience Shelburne ~take the town from any direction Above: Shelburne Farmers Market, organized by the Shelburne Business and Professional Association, Saturday mornings from late May to early October on the Parade Ground in Shelburne Village.

Approach Shelburne from the north and the busy, suburban center offers a variety of retail stores, restaurants, and hotels. A southern advance boasts dramatic views of Lake Champlain and the Shelburne Village.

Coast in from the east through farms at the foothills of the Green Mountains. Navigate historic Lake Champlain’s islands, bays, and shoreline—Shelburne’s just as charming from the west.

Shelburne Village, the heart of the town, has remained the center of culture and commerce beginning with the first settlers in the late 1700s. Attracted by the ready source of power (Shelburne Falls), fertile land, and the convenient link to markets for farm and forest products (Lake Champlain), the Shelburne community bloomed.

Shelburne is the proud home of several established Vermont establishments: Shelburne Farms, 1,400 acres committed to “cultivating a conservation ethic for a sustainable future.” To boot, they offer a world-class inn, daily tours of the Olmstedinspired landscape, fun in the Children’s Farmyard, and lake and mountain views; Shelburne Museum, the acclaimed 40-acre collection of Americana from duck decoys to a one-time Lake Champlain steamship, hauled overland to the museum at the end of its working life; Vermont Teddy Bear Company where visitors can watch bears being made for customers all over the world, and even design personalized bears; and Shelburne Craft School where students,

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young and not-so-young, have fine-tuned traditional crafts for almost 70 years.

As if to provide the yin to the expansiveness of these businesses’ yang, the town is also home to many small, locallyowned businesses. From the classic country store decked with penny candy to the regally columned toy store, art and antique shops, and specialty food stores; Shelburne’s businesses all offer the magic of a quaint visit. It simply feels like home—a destination where even the supermarket is locally-owned. If walking the village center isn’t enough to stretch your toes, the walking and biking trails, an off-leash dog park, and several boating access points will do the trick.

Shelburne’s other facet shines out of its surrounding fields. Because of the natural expanse, it has become a focal point for enterprises related to agri-tourism, the localvore movement, and a revitalized agricultural economy. Most restaurants celebrate local food, and the movement spans beyond the plate—the newly-opened Shelburne Green complex houses tenants who manufacture agriculturally-oriented products, from a coffee roaster to a spice company. The May to October Farmers Market every Saturday on the historic Parade Ground in the heart of the Village get back to the essential tenants of this idea— goods straight from the heart of the Village.

Shelburne offers a bounty to every visitor, whether on native foot or sharing the heel

of a loaf fresh from the market. Come and stay a while.

Happy birthday Shelburne Shelbur ne w ill celebr ate it s 25 0 th anniversary this summer with a weekend of fun for all ages. Chartered on Aug. 18, 1763, the town was an agricultural center with a mill at Shelburne Falls and an important location on the main north-south transportation route – as well as an important shipbuilding industry in Shelburne Bay. The anniversary celebration will honor many of those historic connections, beginning with a lakeshore cruise on Friday, Aug 16, a day of activities centered around the popular Farmers Market and annual Shelburne Day, and a street dance in the evening on Saturday, and a parade and barbecue on Sunday afternoon. Details will be available on the Town of Shelburne webpage.

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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

Archie’s Grill Barkeaters Chef Leu’s House Cucina Antica Inn at Shelburne Farms1 LaVilla Mediterranean Bistro O’Bread Bakery Rustic Roots Shelburne Supermarket Village Wine & Coffee

Shopping

Almartin Volvo Arabesque8 Aubuchon Hardware B & R Electric Burlington Foreign Car Parts Christmas Loft Decorative Artworks Elegant Floors Flying Pig Bookstore4

In Full Bloom Luxton-Jones Gallery Pet Food Warehouse Shelburne Market Teeny Tiny Spice Company The Automaster

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Barnhouse Bed & Breakfast Heart of the Village Inn9 Inn at Shelburne Farms1 Primma Dogga (pet lodging) T-Bird Motor Inn

Services

Acorn Marketing Ark Veterinary Hospital B&R Electric Balance Chiropractic & Accupuncture BNI Vermont Citizens Bank Hayes Sogoloff, OD Heartworks, Inc. Spadaccini Construction Joan Lenes Majestic Landscaping Microprocessor Designs Network Chiropractic of VT Northeast Estates & Trusts Palmer Insurance Agency Perfect Circle Perkins Smith People’s United Bank Reveal VT Selin & Selin Architecture Shelburne Nursery School

Shelburne Restorative Dentistry Shelburne-Vergennes Lock Service Shelburne Village Mobil Special Touch Hair Design Sweeney Designbuild The Terraces Retirement Community Titus Insurance Agency TJF Turnings TD Bank Voice-Over Vermont Wake Robin

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A task without a vision is just a job.

A vision without a task is just a dream.

A vision with a task can change the world.

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Puzzles & stuff crossword

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“unsteady as you go.”

Jim Morse has lived in Vermont since 1958 and resided in Charlotte since 1971. He has been married for 47 years and has two daughters and five grandchildren.

A Vermont Supreme Court justice for 14 years, jim captures life’s Zen, irony and wit in observations and sketches on topics from Art to War. His sayings are philosophical, skeptical, practical and funny.

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50. Mary had a little one 52. “Big Island” flower necklace 53. Calcium oxide 55. Napoleon of “Animal Farm” 57. *_______ Chapel 61. Trendy 65. Accustom 66. Female gametes 68. All plant and animal life of a region 69. Farewell remark in France 70. *Fort Sumter, where the Civil one began 71. To impede or bar 72. Tiny piece of anything 73. Home for #55 Across 74. Kind of tides

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12. 3-pointer in basketball 15. Over-armor tunic

20. *Like Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle 22. Junior’s junior 24. A small round drop 25. Under 26. Giraffe-like African animal 27. Prince of Darkness 29. Winglike 31. Classic board game 32. Justin Timberlake’s “_____ the End of Time” 33. The one who the check is made out to 34. *”Three Coins in the Fountain” fountain 36. First king of Israelites 38. *Site of Leaning Tower 42. Allegro or lento 45. Environs 49. Break a commandment 51. *Big clock 54. Cat sounds 56. Sheep’s clothing to wolf 57. Thailand, once 58. ____-European language 59. Executive, slang 60. Tire swing prop 61. Deviate 62. I, to a Greek 63. Octagonal sign 64. Chance occurrences 67. Giant pot

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