Erica Houskeeper
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Writer and photographer. Knows a thing or two about #Vermont. https://t.co/z1Z8zkB1wd
Burlington, Vermont
Joined May 2008
Here is a town-by-town list of Vermont farms, restaurants, stores, food pantries and community funds that need your help. Vermonters have helped me collect nearly 100 fundraising and Go Fund Me links. https://t.co/ubH1B6mCxR
#VTflood23
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Here’s a town-by-town list of Go Fund Me links for Vermont businesses, organizations and communities. Have anything to add? Let me know.
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Vermont's legal marriage age is about to be raised to 18. Data here via @aprildbarton looks back on minors who got married in the last 25 years (usually girls marrying older adults). I can't help but wonder about them now, and hope they are safe and happy. https://t.co/Ys3SokbQ6X
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After moving to Vershire in 2020, Justin Willeau started a coffee bar and beer exchange. “I'm not sure I'll ever be a real Vermonter, but this time living here has had an impact on me, like, on my soul." Listen to the podcast:
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Vershire, named after the first syllable of Vermont and the last syllable of New Hampshire, is home to about 670 residents.
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On this day in Vermont history: In 1968, Gov. Phil Hoff signs the State Billboard Act (10 V.S.A. § 495) into law, which prohibited billboards along Vermont's roadsides.
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“Optimism is really critical for just starting to get us over the hump. The more we start to engage, the more joy we get, and the more willingness we have to continue engaging.”
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What could be more optimistic than dining with eight people you’ve never met in hopes of making a new friend?
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On this Town Meeting Day, @EricaHouskeeper of Happy Vermont takes a look at a number of historic town halls around the state:
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Meander through the center of just about any small town and you'll come across a Vermont town hall. Many were built in the 19th century.
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If you're planning to visit the Green Mountain State, steer clear of these errors during your travels.
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If you're planning to visit the Green Mountain State, steer clear of these errors during your travels.
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Vermont's App Gap, also known as the McCullough Turnpike, is open year-round, despite its steep grade, switchbacks, and high elevation. Listen to my latest episode with Johnathan Croft of @AOTVermont.
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Route 17 and the App Gap are also referred to as the McCullough Turnpike—a route initially created as a private toll road in the 1930s.
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@EricaHouskeeper of Happy Vermont wrote up a neat list of eight museums to check out around the state, including the Vermont History Museum! Check it out here: https://t.co/sc0nB2cdZy
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Vermont place names, like Snowsville, Lost Nation or Maple Corner, often tell us a lot about a town's past. But in some cases, where these names came from is a mystery.
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Vermont place names, like Snowsville in Braintree and Beartown in Manchester, have been around since the early days of local towns.
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Small ski hills in Vermont are low-key, fun, and affordable options for hitting the slopes this season. @ski_vermont @VermontTourism @allmtmamas
https://t.co/i2bEP5nEjo
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Small Vermont ski hills, including Hard'Ack and Northeast Slopes, are affordable and more appreciated than ever.
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Vermont is home to 2,000 cemeteries. I loved spending time with volunteers who travel the state to help clean and repair abandoned, old and vandalized gravestones.
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The Vermont Old Cemetery Association, founded in 1958 by UVM Professor Leon Dean, restores and preserves abandoned and neglected cemeteries.
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A fly fishing guide finds a 500-million-year-old fossil in a Bennington County creek.
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A fly fishing guide in Bennington County found a rare fossil while teaching a client.
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Our list just scratches the surface, but we're proud to give you a few Vermont podcasts to start with.
burlingtonfreepress.com
Vermont has no shortage of local podcasts. Here are six standout shows to check out.
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Town Meeting Day is when Vermonters vote on matters that are big, small and sometimes a little bit quirky. Former Gov. Jim Douglas shares why this local tradition is vital to the fabric of Vermont. #podcast
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So much depends upon a small post office, in a store on Route 12, beside Lake Elmore https://t.co/m5cadbmGwZ
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If you’ve taken a program Duncan Murdoch on the Farm, you’ll enjoy this interview recorded in the woods at Shelburne Farms. Murdoch & @EricaHouskeeper talk about forest bathing, a research-based practice for supporting wellness through immersion in nature:
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