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Surprising destination tops list of best lakes in the US – it’s easy day trip if you’re already visiting tourist hotspot
The U.S. Sun
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June 13, 2025
TRAVELERS should add a stunning nature destination to their bucket lists. Those who are already visiting a well-known US tourist hotspot should also stop by one of the best lakes in the country. 7 Lake George in New York state was named the third...
Police chase driver through multiple Vermont towns at 115 mph
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 13, 2025
Police chase driver through multiple Vermont towns at 115 mph Berlin police said the suspect was driving erratically and operating in the wrong lane of travel during the chase. Updated: 9:43 AM EDT Jun 13, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Police have...
Mountaineers preach grit after roster overhaul
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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The Montpelier Recreation Field faithful are in for a bit of a shock this season. For the first time ever, there will be no familiar names called over the loudspeaker at Montpelier Recreation Field. The current 42-man Mountaineers roster returns...
It’s not Bernie Sanders’s Vermont anymore
The Gazette - Colorado
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MONTPELIER, Vermont — The Green Mountain State is turning a shade of purple. It may seem a shocking political development for one of America's most liberal states, a seeming blue bastion, or something further left, that has elected socialist Sen....
Vermonters protest immigration policies, stand in solidarity with LA
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont residents took to the streets with homemade signs, flags and bullhorns June 10 to show solidarity with immigration protests in Los Angeles. Speakers shared their disdain for the deportations happening locally and nationally, and their...
How did Vermont's alpine and cross-country ski areas fare this year?
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont ski areas saw 4.16 million skier visits in the 2024-25 season, a 1.1% increase over the previous year. Despite a slow start in November, consistent snowfall in December, January, and February contributed to the growth. Challenges included...
The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism
Atlas Obscura
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June 13, 2025
The birds were her only family. In the decades after the American Revolution, gray and wearing rags, the local hermitess Sarah Bishop only descended from her tiny cave in the mountains to attend church in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The church ladies...
Vermont Conversation: As Vermonters go hungry, the Trump administration threatens cuts to food assistance
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
Volunteers Leslie Walz and Anita Ristau helping out in the Capstone Community Action food shelf. Photo by David Goodman/VTDigger The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and...
Mountain learning: Dorset School students help maintain the Long Trail
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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DORSET — Fifth and sixth graders from The Dorset School offer home-truths rarely delivered by the young and phone-obsessed generation: “Sometimes it just makes sense to put down your cell phone and get outside,” says one. “We live in Vermont with...
Vermont Book Reviews: Didi Jackson, Angela Patten and More
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
Seven Days writers can't possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a parliament of owls. So this feature is our way of introducing you to a handful of books by Vermont...
Vermont’s ski areas boast growth with 4.16 million skier visits for 2024-25
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
Vermont’s Alpine and cross-country ski areas joined industry partners, supporters, and friends at Ski Vermont’s 56th annual meeting at Sugarbush Resort, June 4-5, recapping a season of continued growth despite challenges. Vermont’s Alpine ski...
Tourism workforce gets skilled leaders from VTSU’s Resort & Hospitality Management Program
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
As Vermonters and visitors alike hit the slopes of Killington this winter they likely crossed paths with a VTSU Resort & Hospitality Management student working on the mountain and gaining valuable hands-on experience to support their career...
Rob Riley and Maura Adams: Rural places need federal partnership
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 16, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Historic heritage tourism trail unveiled at Fort Ticonderoga, celebrating America's founding
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
Regional leaders gathered at Fort Ticonderoga on Thursday to unveil a heritage tourism trail spanning across Vermont, New York and Canada. The trail features 18 historic destinations, featuring the Hudson-Champlain Corridor's significance in the...
Baseball Roundup: Nighthawks race past Mountaineers, 6-4
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — Upper Valley’s three-run ninth inning rally shocked the Mountaineers as the Nighthawks rallied to a 6-4 victory on Wednesday night in Game 1of the Governor’s Cup series. The Nighthawks used a combination of two walks and three hits to...
Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
The Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Thursday, June 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott this week signed two significant pieces of health care legislation into law, both of which seek to rein in health care costs while...
Historic heritage tourism trail unveiled at Fort Ticonderoga, celebrating America's founding
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
Regional leaders gathered at Fort Ticonderoga on Thursday to unveil a heritage tourism trail spanning across Vermont, New York and Canada. The trail features 18 historic destinations, featuring the Hudson-Champlain Corridor's significance in the...
Mountaineers' comeback bid falls short
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Mountaineers’ comeback effort fell short in North Adams as the Steeplecats earned a 3-2 victory Monday night. Five walks and four hit batters by the Vermont pitching staff were too much to overcome for the visitors’ bats...
Blue Mountain baseball seeks three-peat in Division IV
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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If you want it, I did a West Rutland-BMU baseball preview. I will do a separate one with capsules on the Saturday games for the weekender: The top song on the American Top 40 this week in 2002 was “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton. It was...
Scott Signs Bill Capping Drug Prices at Vermont Hospitals
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday signed into a law a bill that caps what Vermont hospitals can charge for certain specialty drugs, a measure that proponents say will help the state address its out-of-control health care costs. The bill, H.266, applies...