1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (464+ words) Hiking trails are reviving after being covered in deep snow. Mud, slush, and monorails dominate the trails. Snow bridges for safe travel over streams are collapsing, exposing rushing streams swollen by snowmelt. Winter storms have littered the trails with blowdowns,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (446+ words) A bull moose pauses in the fall foliage at the Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area. Vermont's Fish and Wildlife Board approved 85 moose hunting permits for 2026, all in WMU-E, which encompasses Essex County and neighboring areas. MONTPELIER " The Vermont Fish and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (132+ words) Cabot singer-songwriter Dana Robinson releases his 14th studio album, The Sound of the Word, with a concert at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House on May 1. CABOT, Vt. " Cabot singer-songwriter Dana Robinson will celebrate the release of his new album, The…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1390+ words) A parent and child navigate a muddy trail during Vermont's mud season, highlighting the challenging and fragile conditions that lead to seasonal trail closures. If you've been watching the snow settle and the temperatures creep upward, you already know what's…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (467+ words) Vermont's trout season opens April 11, drawing anglers of all ages to the state's streams and rivers. MONTPELIER " Vermont's trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 11. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (134+ words) Travis Perry - springtime scritches'The North Star Monthly There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. To learn more about becoming a featured business, check out our directory by clicking the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (747+ words) A Vermont maple-season cheese board featuring three artisan cheeses, homemade nut flour crackers cut into maple-leaf shapes, maple-candied nuts, and fresh apple slices " the perfect sugaring-season spread. You've been transported by time machine to Rome during Nero's reign " say, AD…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (11+ words) No Plans for Spring in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom'The North Star Monthly...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (700+ words) Members of the Occasional Book Club gather for their monthly discussion at the Cobleigh Public Library in Lyndonville, Vermont. In my January 2026 column, I complained about January being the least friendly month. To solve that problem, I planned to hibernate....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (864+ words) As a child, Jake Shattuck would walk through the woods to his grandparents" farm in East Montpelier, seeing the sweet steam of boiling maple syrup settle over the sugarhouse. Inside the farm store, large wheels of cheese were stacked for…...