Before Self-Publishing Had a Button, Ruth Fisher Putnam Had a Pedal Press
There was no upload button, online storefront or worldwide print-on-demand network waiting for her. Instead, Ruth had an old woodshed converted into a workroom, a very large and very heavy manual printing press, stacks of paper, homemade glue, discarded materials that could be given a second life and an apparently endless supply of determination
Seventy Years Later, Groton Still Knows the Value of Tradition
Vendors lined the village, families moved between booths, old friends stopped to catch up, and Route 302 was preparing to give way to the annual parade. The sky was nearly cloudless, the churches were busy, the fire department was out, and the Chicken Pie Supper still waited later in the day.
I grew up in Groton, so Fall Foliage Day has always felt like part of the calendar. As a kid, I did not spend much time thinking about why it mattered. It was simply what Groton did.
From BMU to Celery Man: Alan Bisson Finds Joy in Making People Laugh
There is a certain kind of courage in being willing to look a little ridiculous. For Alan Bisson, a 1990 graduate of Blue Mountain Union School, that courage has involved poetry, live per formance, social media and, more recently, getting hit in the face with pies, ranch dressing, peanut butter and other assorted food by a stalk of celery.
Don’t Let Your Friends Go Without You: Vermont’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo Returns
The 7th annual Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo returns to the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction on Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026, and it’s shaping up to be the kind of event you don’t just “drop by.” You plan around it. Because once you’re inside, you start realizing how big it is, how much there is to do, and how quickly the weekend fills up.
Sugaring Season: Patience, Weather, and a Little Bit of Luck
For those who don’t sugar, here’s the quick version of how it works. When temperatures drop below freezing, the tree essentially pulls moisture up from the ground. When it warms up, that pressure reverses, and the sap flows out—right into buckets or tubing systems if you’ve tapped the tree. It’s like the tree is breathing in and out.
No freeze? No recharge.
Too warm for too long? The season can start slipping away.