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For our cover story, we’re visiting Chip and Opal Evans in their new location next to the Soulfully Good Café (page 64). For many years their business was known as Gallery on the Green; it has now evolved into Evans Paintings Studio & Gallery, a bright new space on Central Street. Stop in to see them as well as Chip’s wonderful works of art.
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Once again this year we’re sure to be wowed by nature’s glorious display of brilliant foliage all around us. Head outdoors to take it all in by going for a walk along the Ottauquechee River Trail (page 34). Getting outside in nature is the best way to refresh and restore us, body and soul, so on the next clear, crisp day, meet up with a friend and take a stroll. The scenery will not disappoint!
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Another fun outdoor activity is cycling. Go for a bike ride through the countryside or go out to see youngsters from around the state competing in a race at Mount Peg on October 1. Seventeen teams in Vermont train to participate in four fall races organized by Vermont Youth Cycling while learning about sportsmanship in a supportive environment. Read the organization’s inspirational story beginning on page 46.
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Autumn Wetland, 8”x8”.
On the Cusp of October, 12”x12”.
Sue Schlabach at her studio painting table.
“I stay absorbed in color all year long,” Sue says. “I like to paint outside because having the world surrounding me informs how I see it and paint it (much more than a 2D photograph can ever influence me). When I paint outside, I can
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smell the honeysuckle scent of the blooming milkweed, feel the heat or wind, hear birds calling, and have interactions with passersby. I am an early riser by nature and I like to get out before it gets too hot or the sun gets too bold. When I start, the light is soft and rising and when I finish a few hours later, the scene can be completely different. I am embraced by and fall in love
Barnard artist Sue Schlabach discovered a new approach to painting en plein air this summer. She can sometimes be seen working at her easel in the back of her old pickup truck parked in a beautiful field. From this raised vantage point, she gains different perspectives, not to mention steers clear of ticks and tall grass. Some of her paintings she finishes outdoors. She also starts paintings on big canvases that she will finish in her studio in the winter, using photographs as reference points.
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In her mid 30s, Sue traveled to England, where she visited Charleston, a site in East Sussex that inspired her to get back to fine art. The house was
with a beautiful landscape. Interpreting it is a Suejoy.”studied art in college in the late 1980s. Leaving the environment of regular studio time and shows, she had to figure out how to continue making art. “Weekly I met a friend who was also an art graduate to do art, each of us working on our own stuff,” she recalls. Then in 1992, she moved to Vermont where she did assorted jobs, including creating the Woodstock Farmers’ Market logo that is still in use.
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Top: Gibbs House Across the Meadow, 12”x12”. Above: Gibbs House in process.
owned by artists Douglas Grant and Vanessa Bell, members of the wellknown Bloomsbury group comprised of artists, writers, bohemians, and intellectuals. “They had gardens, worked together, did plays. Every surface of the house was painted. It was a very creative environment,” Sue says. “Visiting there set a spark, lit a fire for me. It was an incredibly creative day for me. I came home with a renewed verve to get started.”Suehas worked for Wild Apple Graphics in Woodstock for 26 years. She is the creative director of wall decor, where her work focuses on the commercial aspect of art. When she moved to East Barnard five years ago, she met Jacqueline Overstreet, who started Artistree’s en plein air group, which meets weekly at different farms and natural sites. “She invited me to come,” Sue says. “I had never painted outside and fell in love with it. Everybody sets up and gets to work. My art has evolved a lot and my confidence has grown. It’s like anything you do—music, cooking, photography—you take what you learn withSueyou.”exhibits at Artistree Gallery in Pomfret, Vermont. She is grateful for the organization’s support of artists. She also sells her art on her website, sueschlabach.com. For more information about the en plein air program, visit artistreevt.org.
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A Hint of Bud and Polly’s, 16”x20”.
Inspired by the movie, Woodstock native, author, and artist Susan McGee Webb spent 12 years researching this monarch and recently published a children’s book entitled Bertie: The Best Stuttering King.
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Susan quickly discovered that there were no children’s books about this king. “That sparked an idea,” she says. “I have always been a huge fan of Dr. Seuss, and when I learned that the king’s speech therapist used rhymes and tongue twisters with stutterers, a lightbulb went off for me.”
many Americans, King George VI of England (affectionately called “Bertie” by family and friends) has been a shadowy figure in history until he was brought to life by actor Colin Firth in 2010’s Academy Award–winning film The King’s Speech.
Written for children ages 7 to 12, this rhyming tale highlights the king’s childhood afflictions, including knock knees and a terrible stutter. “Stuttering has been a debilitating condition for many. But even more so for Bertie, who was catapulted onto the throne after his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated, the first monarch in British history ever to do so,” Susan says. “I had never heard of King George VI, which was surprising because he passed away just a decade before I was born. He ruled a nation at war and bolstered morale during an incredibly stressful time in history.”
The book features rhyming script and colorful illustrations that children will enjoy while learning some history.
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speaks highly of King George VI and his love for his family and nation. It is my hope that this book has done him justice and brings him out of the mists of time.”
depict 1940s England. I had to laugh, though, when Sergio submitted the final illustration of WWII revelers in front of Buckingham Palace wearing ponytails, halter tops, and fishing hats. We had to change those to victory curls, military attire, and fedoras!”
Susan drafted the rhyming manuscript, then hired a talented illustrator, Sergio Drumond, to compile stunning, realistic illustrations. “Sergio is truly a master artist,” she says. “I wanted to give young readers historical accuracy, and Sergio took painstaking efforts to
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Bertie: The Best Stuttering King is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and TheBookPatch.com. For more information, visit susanmwebb.com.
“I have always been a huge fan of Dr. Seuss, and when I learned that the king’s speech therapist used rhymes and tongue twisters with stutterers, a lightbulb went o for me.”
A royal fan, Susan sailed in Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Flotilla in 2012 and returned to London this June
to witness the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee festivities. She visited Buckingham Palace, Sandringham Castle (Bertie’s birthplace), and Windsor Castle (his final resting place). Her own English roots can be traced back to John Alden and Myles Standish of the Mayflower fame.
The king’s story has always been poignant, but even more so in 2022 as his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. “For me, launching my book in 2022 tied everything up in a bow,” Susan says. “King George VI served his nation with honor and dedication during an incredibly turbulent time. His daughter has now ruled admirably for 70 years, longer than any other British monarch in history. I think that
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Left: Johnathan Fancher at the piano. Below: Jake Kelleher and friends entertain at the library.
Readers moved more toward the digital and now we want people to remember the serendipity of browsing. Covers and Keys is totally informal. People can come for 10 minutes or whatever works with theirPianistschedule.”JakeKelleher is one of the musicians who plays for Covers and Keys. In company with the friends he plays rock and roll with, he enjoys bringing live music to the library. “We play music suited for the library—a very mellow rock and roll and we keep the volume down.
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I sneak in a few jazz tunes, too,” he says. “We play so people at the desk can have normal conversations.” Jake has been playing the piano for years but got very serious about it at the start of the pandemic. “My personal focus is jazz, but I can do rock and roll with my friends,” he says. His colleagues include guitarists Doug Morse, Richard Cook, and Bodie Kelton and bass player Steve Rice. He references a comment made by Ringo
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of the Quechee Library in Quechee village will once again have the bonus of live music beginning in September. Covers and Keys on Thursday evenings from 5 to 7pm brings in local musicians to set the mood.
“We started Covers and Keys last fall in part because we think it is lovely to have music to browse by,” says Library Director Kate Schaal. “People got out of the habit of library visits during the pandemic and we hope to bring them back.
“We play music suited for the library—a very mellow rock and roll and we keep the volume down. I sneak in a few jazz tunes, too. We play so people at the desk can have —conversations.”normalJakeKelleher,pianist
Starr at the Grammy Awards: “Ringo said, ‘Play some music every day.’”
Quecheewebsite.Library is a public library serving anyone who comes. In addition to offering its excellent collection of books, the library has many discussion series. It belongs to various consortiums, enabling patrons to access a wide range of books, including electronic and audio options. For more information, visit quecheeandwilder libraries.com.
John Fancher, who works at Quechee Library, is a pianist who also plays for Covers and Keys. “At the piano for the event, I go between major keys and scales so the music creates a smooth and flowing atmosphere simulating turning the page,” he says. “I think about the sound and sensation I want.” For John, playing for the public on the library’s carefully maintained upright piano is a joy, a change from his electric piano at home. “My fascination with music came to the fore because of the music in the video games I play,” he says. “Playing the piano is a really good way to relive strong story moments in fantastical settings in the games.” John runs the Cinema Club at the library. For information about the monthly movie discussions and the Kanopy streaming service, visit the library
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Forget about pumpkin spice—if fall had a flavor, it would be apple cider! It doesn’t get any better than local, freshly pressed apple cider, and this quintessential fall treat offers health benefits as well. Apple cider contains potassium, calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C plus a good dose of fiber. It also contains polyphenols, healthy compounds that act as antioxidants to combat cell damage, ease inflammation, and lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. And because apple cider isn’t filtered, it contains more polyphenols than apple juice.
Spending time with dogs can help reduce stress in children, according to a new study of kids in the UK. After spending 20 minutes with a trained dog and a professional handler twice a week for four weeks, children showed significantly lower levels of stress hormones after their interactions than either the control group or a group who practiced meditation instead. Previous research shows that dogs lower stress as well as increase social interaction, ease loneliness and depression, and even increase physical activity. Spending time with a dog (or any pet) can also build confidence in kids and encourage responsibility. If you’re ready to welcome a dog into your family, consider adoption. Visit Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society’s website (lucymac.org) to view photos and bios of dogs looking for loving forever homes, and then visit the shelter in West Windsor for a meet and greet.
On October 8, head to Billings Farm & Museum for the annual Harvest Festival, where you can sip locally made hot cider (and eat apple cider donuts!) while you take in the fall colors and enjoy the many activities. Visit billingsfarm.org for more information.
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The Taste of Autumn
EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS Tips for Healthy Living
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Cold and flu season is right around the corner, and if you get a flu shot, exercising before and after your vaccination may help boost your immune response. This benefit seems to be more pronounced in those who already exercise and in older adults more than other age groups, finds a recent study. Exercise stimulates the immune system and helps improve blood flow, which is important after receiving a vaccine. Experts suggest that about 20 to 40 minutes of cardiovascular exercise could be enough to increase circulation and improve your response to the flu vaccine.
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It’s tempting to stay snuggled under a warm blanket on a dark and dreary day, and if you tend to hit the snooze button more as the weather cools, you’re not alone. A survey of more than 140,000 people found that those in snowier states sleep about 13 minutes longer during coldweather months than those in sunnier states. This is most likely from an increased level of sleeppromoting melatonin in our brains. Melatonin is blocked by light, so as the days get shorter and we spend less time outside, our melatonin levels rise, which makes us sleepy.
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it’s Halloween or Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday season for your family, autumn is the time of year for get-togethers with family and friends—and all the not-so-healthy foods that go along with these gatherings. Too many greasy, fatty foods and too much sugar can leave you feeling bloated, nauseated, and uncomfortable.
Many digestive problems can be prevented with lifestyle changes. Poor eating habits, such as eating too quickly or skipping meals, can result in digestive discomfort. Be sure to eat food slowly and chew thoroughly. Try eating several small meals throughout the day to help lessen symptoms of indigestion.
Don’t let indigestion put a damper on your celebrations. The Cleveland Clinic offers the following tips for avoiding digestive discomfort.
Eat a balanced diet. Unhealthy diets can contribute to digestive system difficulties. Take it easy on the processed foods and sugar, and eat plenty of fiber, fruits, and vegetables. Instead of an extra helping of mashed potatoes or pie, opt for extra fruit salad or veggies.
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The best way to treat indigestion is to prevent it. Avoid foods and situations that seem to cause indigestion. Keeping a food diary is helpful for identifying troublesome foods. Stress tends to make indigestion worse, so explore new methods for managing stress, such as relaxation techniques.
There’s a chill in the air, and it’s a great time to deep clean your home. (And you’ll thank yourself for getting a jump on cleaning if you’re hosting guests during the holidays.) Now that the summer heat has passed, this is the time to wash walls and do any paint touchups throughout the house, wash the inside and outside of windows, vacuum under furniture, clean carpets, and wash curtains. Then go room by room and tackle those tasks that aren’t part of your regular routine.Inthe kitchen and bathroom, clean grout, vacuum and wipe down refrigerator coils and under the fridge, clean the inside of the dishwasher and oven, and seal stone countertops.
In the bedrooms, wash any bedding that isn’t regularly washed (comforters, pillows, etc.), vacuum and flip mattresses, and put coldweather linens on the beds.
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In living spaces, vacuum upholstered furniture (including under the cushions), wash or dust live and artificial plants, and clean all keyboards and remote controls.
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efore you begin to walk the Ottauquechee River Trail, stop and sit at the bench overlooking the trail’s namesake, just a few yards from the beginning of your trek. Inhale the smells, which could include the freshness of the air, the lush riparian aroma, or cut hay. Gaze across the river for a unique view of Billings Farm & Museum. Listen to the water sing. Though you may hear cars on Route 4, the river will drown them out instead of the other way around.
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The Ottauquechee River Trail offers access to exercise, community, and one of Woodstock’s treasures
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Above and center: A walk along the Ottauquechee River Trail offers colorful scenery, both in panoramic and small views.
The idea of the Ottauquechee River Trail was not a stroke of inspiration from one person but came about by observation. Tom notes that people had been using the land as a means of exercise for themselves and their dogs long before the trail became what it is today.
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When the grass is chin high, walking the trail can almost seem like walking a maze. It can appear that the trail ends until you get closer and see that it’s made a sharp turn, and now you’re heading toward the river. But the grass isn’t always so high.
Tom, Randy, and the committee of 15 saw the value of taking what had been informal and making it real. “The trail geeks,” as Tom calls them, “got together, and we were able to get permission from all the property owners to make theOntrail.”Labor Day 2020 the ORT opened, offering a gentle walking path for safe exercise, beautiful views, and 10 access
How to Get to the Ottauquechee River Trail
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The Ottauquechee River Trail—or ORT as many refer to it—grants easy access to Woodstock’s third prominent geographic feature (the other two being Mount Tom and Mount Peg). Tom Weschler, who has been a driving force behind the ORT’s creation, notes that before the trail, the only access to the river running through Woodstock was at White Cottage, the Rec Center, and the Woodstock Farmers’ Market. Randy Richardson, development director for Upper Valley Trails Alliance and member of an informal committee that developed the trail, notes that “it is a relatively rare commodity in the Upper Valley: river access and a relatively flat, more accessible kind of trail.”
“The trail is located on the edge of the fields,” Tom says, “And the fields are actively farmed for hay, and the hay is used at Billings Farm.” The farm is owned by the Woodstock Resort Corporation, which also owns the Woodstock Inn & Resort. The Woodstock Inn & Resort, in turn, owns this land and has allowed the public use of this private property to create the Ottauquechee River Trail.
Now that you’ve already enjoyed so much in so little time, get up and get moving. There is much more to experience and appreciate on the nearly threemile loop that offers more than a mile of river access and a microcosm of life and history in rural Vermont.
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points where people can gaze upon the river, kids and adults can swim, and flyfishers can wade in the water.
The generous usage agreement is only one part of the unique, cooperative story of the ORT.
The trailhead is easily accessed from the east side of East End Park. You can use the steps or the gravel trail to descend the small hill to begin your walk.
Left: One of several places along the river where visitors can stop and enjoy the Below:scenery.Hay baled for use at Billings Farm is a reminder of the land's shared utility.
Designed by high school senior Tom Bissaillon, the Ottauquechee River Trail’s logo embodies the feel of the trial and its place in the recreational opportunities found in Woodstock.
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benches from a large Norway spruce dating back to 1870 that fell in the park during a storm. These benches dot the ORT and invite folks to sit.
If you went to the trail on a Saturday and saw these volunteers, you could join that community. Or, if you went on a Monday morning, you might spot another community, a group of senior citizens walking the ORT. These walkers are taking advantage of the flat, easy-to-walk trail through an initiative run by Community Care Coordinator Carla Kamel.
Rangers from the park conduct Woodland Workshops at the ORT using this ecosystem, which is different from that of the national park, to promote land conservation and a better understanding of the natural world.
Above: Color in the fall isn't just in the trees.
In addition, members of the national park’s youth crew learned a lesson in milling wood, creating several sturdy
must be a dozen people who come down and do maintenance work.”
Tom likes to think of the ORT as a community trail, given how it draws people to it for various reasons, including its upkeep. “We have what we call our volunteer Saturdays,” Tom says. “There
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Left: Steps and a gravel path offer two ways down to the river.
National Historical Park also has a collaborative relationship with the trail.
A TRAIL OF COMMUNITIES
If a walk through the woods is not your thing, or you prefer a shorter trek, you can stop anywhere along the river trail and turn around and walk back. When you do, you will be treated to a view found nowhere else in town. In this lowland, Mount Tom rises before you, distant and seemingly taller than it appears from the village. From this vantage point in the fall, the Ottauquechee River Trail may be the best foliage-viewing spot in all of Woodstock.
For those who choose not to walk far or want something different out of
The first part of the trail is a level gravel path, making it easy for just about everyone to enjoy.
Anne enjoys walking far and then working her way back to the beginning, and she is grateful to have such a place to take a safe, long walk.
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For Anne Richardson, these walks are an opportunity to meet and talk to other seniors in the region who are also using the trail for exercise and camaraderie.
little further along, the route enters the woods, and the path goes from grass to dirt. It’s a striking transition that allows you to experience a bit of Woodstock his tory. The trail is the railbed of the train that ran between White River Junction and Woodstock until the 1930s. As you walk, you’ll pass a crumbling red barn, an odd site on the edge of the woods. Like the former railbed, it is a reminder of the land’s past use and how it continues to serve the needs, different as they are now, of the people of Woodstock.
their Monday morning routine, Anne thinks the benches by the river do the trick. “It’s so pretty to sit there and be in Mother Nature. And even though you are still in the village of Woodstock, you areAboutoutdoors.”halfway through the trek, the trail turns and heads into the meadow. Well-marked signage leads you to boardwalks over a marsh ecosystem. A
say that the ORT is a four-season path, which is true. During Vermont’s tumultuous fifth season, when the river hurls ice floes onto the land and the usually firm field turns to quicksand-like mush, the trail is less inviting. In those early spring days, the Ottauquechee River Trail spends time alone, waiting, like humans, for the return of warmer weather and the river to beckon.
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In the winter, the river goes from sluggish to frozen, and snow covers the fields. The trail, however, is not dormant. Go down to the ORT after a fresh snowfall, and you’re likely to find crosscountry skiers or snowshoers making trails alongside the one cut into the grass during the warmer months. You could
Access to the trail is well marked.
Shade, a picnic table, and a beautiful view invite walkers to sit, relax, and maybe share a meal or snack.
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Right: A Williston competitor accelerates to the finish line.
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The Mount Peg cross-country event is one of four Vermont Youth Cycling (VTYC) races on the fall circuit. VTYC is a volunteer-run nonprofit committed to growing the sport of mountain biking. Seventeen teams throughout Vermont train over the summer to give members the opportunity to compete at a variety of levels. “It’s for any youth or adult who wants to see mountain biking grow in Vermont in a supportive and empowering environment,” says VTYC President
CYCLINGYOUTHVERMONT
Youth riders line up on the starting line.
hroughout the three-lap cross-country mountain biking race course at Mount Peg last October, 13-year-old Julian Maguire caught glimpses of another rider just ahead of him. Before the finish was a steep downhill, then a flat, grassy field. “The last downhill had technical switchbacks with tight turns and rocks and roots,” Julian says. “That was my favorite part of the course.”
Popping out of the trees and onto the flats, the other rider was still there. Could Julian catch him? Did he have enough left in his tank?
Teaching young bikers to be competitive and supportive
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Riders compete to take the lead.
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Left: A Ridge Rider descends a technical section of trail. Below: Bristol's 5 Town Riders celebrate a successful race.
“These races are about competition and giving kids an introduction to riding. The league has struck a really lovely balance.”
But here’s the good part: immediately after crossing the line, in a show of sportsmanship, the two riders fist-bumped. “I was really tired, and happy that I won that little sprint,” he adds. “But mostly I was just happy that I got to ride my bike all morning.”
Older riders ascend a grassy slope at Mt. Peg.
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Rachel Cohen. “These races are about competition and giving kids an introduction to riding,” Rachel says. “The league has struck a really lovely balance.”
If you are a mountain biker who cares about the future of your sport, then you would have loved the scene that unfolded with Julian and his competitor. Turning on the afterburners, Julian did pass the other rider. But no sooner had he done so than the competitor passed him right back. A dogfight to the finish ensued. “I sprinted again just to nip them at the line,” Julian says.
This camaraderie and this attitude are exactly what Rachel and her colleagues at VTYC strive for. “We put on a pretty pro-level race event,” she says. “The best part is that we see the youth support each other and cheer each other on.”
“We put on a pretty pro-level race event. The best part is that we see the youth support each other and cheer each other on.”
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Above: Local businesses sponsor the podiums with prizes for top
-Rachel Cohen, VTYC President
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Right:finishers.Two riders fight it out to the finish line.
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Most Vermont Youth Cycling race events happen in late summer and autumn—four events statewide (a cross-country race at Craftsbury Outdoor Center on September 11, a cross country at Kingdom Trails in East Burke, the Mount Peg cross country in Woodstock on October 1, and an Enduro race at Cochran’s in Richmond). But its programming actually starts with a preseason race “scrimmage” at Catamount Outdoor Center in May and then teams train and practice all summer.Themore informal summer events are practice and training sessions. “Teams can organize however they choose,” Rachel says, explaining that some teams are connected to schools while others are more regional. Some teams have structured practices. “Others kind of get together for a ride on the trails,” she says. Last year 168 kids and 36 coaches participated in races and trainingRegistrationevents.for
VTYC teams costs $120 and includes entry to all the race events. Many local bike shops offer rentals for kids just trying out the sport. Membership in VTYC also includes membership in Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA), the advocacy organization that encourages trail stewardship statewide (and which includes passes to many biking centers
Top: Riders from the Upper Valley's Borderline team celebrate. Above: A Borderline rider looks for the pass.
Riders can begin competing in VTYC races in fifth grade.
The organizers of VTYC are filled with passion for the biking. Rachel, who teaches Humanities at Colchester High School, does volunteer work on trails, and she competes in biking races herself. “Part of our mission is to give young people opportunities to race in an environment that promotes camaraderie,” she says.
and discounts to many shops). At the Mount Peg event last year, elite riders Carson and Austin Beard did a prerace ride with racers. “They’re great role models,” says Rachel, noting that Carson and Austin participated in VTYC in 2017 and 2018. “If you see it, you can be it.”
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THE NEXT GENERATION
Finn Maguire, Julian’s dad, serves as a VTRC volunteer coach (along with his role as a parent). He recalls a race where Julian carved his way down a steep flow trail. “As I cheered him on, Julian slowed for a moment,” Finn re calls. “He said ‘Hey dad, encourage the kid behind me; he was really struggling up the last climb!’” Before the Mount Peg event, Finn observed the “Cat A” (that is, the top level) racers warming up before their race. At the bottom of a steep climb, they paused their warmup ride to cheer on the Cat B racers who were on the course. They cheered, Finn noticed, not just for racers on their own
Case in point: at one of her own race events—a weekly race held at Williston’s Catamount Outdoor Center—a group of men passed Rachel on the course. Another male rider passed her and commented, “Got rolled by the boys,Contrasteh?”
“If this is the next generation and where the sport is headed,” says Rachel, “then count me in.”
While volunteers like Rachel and Finn give their time and effort, they acknowledge that there is a return too: “Our programs are fun for the kids,” says Rachel. “But maybe even more so for the adults and volunteers who are surrounded by the next generation.”
this snarky attitude with that of another rider, a 12-year-old boy that Rachel passed a bit later. The boy, a VTYC team member, was working hard, but not too hard to offer this to Rachel as she passed: “Nice job,” he said. “Have a great race.”
“It was a perfect example of what VTYC conveys,” says Finn. “You can be competitive and supportive of each other at the same time.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Vermont Youth Cycling vtyouthcycling.org
Vermont Mountain Biking Association vmba.org
teams, but for all of the racers.
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News accounts over the years record a lively venue. The first fair in 1846 was held in the village of Woodstock, with exhibits in the old courthouse and livestock on the Green. Over the next decade, the fair was held in a number of different towns before a parcel of land was purchased in Woodstock to serve as the fairgrounds.
By Cassie Horner Photography courtesy of the Woodstock History Center
The Old Time Fair
The Windsor County Fair drew as many as 8,000 participants and attendees from the socalled Quechee Valley, and it was considered a “great holiday of the year” by many.
Exhibit building with sign “The Farmer Feeds the World.”
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The Windsor County Fair drew as many as 8,000 participants and attendees from the so-called Quechee Valley, and it was considered a “great holiday of the year” by many. People loved the opportunity to see old friends, and lunchtime be-
he magic of country fairs is a well-known part of the history of rural life in Vermont. The whole family would be excited at the prospect of spending a day of leisure in the community. The Windsor County Fair, held for many years in Woodstock, was a popular annual event.
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came a huge picnic with neighborhoods joining together for a jolly good time. There were displays of needlework, painting, quilts, and much more. There were horse races and livestock events and shows. In 1911, the fair organizers encouraged people to bring their children because the Woodstock Improvement
While the Windsor County Fair was probably the largest and longest running of Woodstock’s fairs, it was not the only fair for which Woodstock is known. In the 1950s, the Woodstock Rotary Carnival had become one of the most anticipated summer events. It featured such activities as the Dunk-em Booth and a National TurtleContinuingDerby. with the legacy of the
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As beloved as the Windsor County Fair was through the turn of the century, by the 1920s, its popularity had begun to wane, and it was finally discontinued after 1933. The property where the fairground was located was purchased by the Billings family and became part of what is now Billings Farm & Museum.
Society was moving the playground equipment from Vail field all the way to the fairground, where play would be supervised and there would be “rest tents” for weary young folk.
THE FAMILY FUN CONTINUES
especially advertised, promising seals engaged in horseback riding and acrobatic acts.
Above: A large crowd near the racetrack.
Highlights of the fair in 1861 were Monsieur Dernier’s feats on the tightrope and exhibits of big bears and a “mammoth” horse. Dewey’s Cornet Band was on hand in 1899, entertaining the crowds. In 1911, Winston’s Educated Sea Lions were
Left: A view of the fairgrounds.
Right: Part of the midway with the “Coney Island Hoop-La” and beer tents.
To create a take-home keepsake of the fair day, visitors can choose oldfashioned costumes at the photo booth, dress in historical style, and have their picture taken. Other fun activities will include doing a craft project at a table hosted by Adrian Tans of the Norman Williams Public Library or visiting a face painting booth run by members of the Wood-
stock Congregational Church. All of the fun will be accompanied by live music by Trifolium, a group of local musicians.“TheHistory Center’s goal is to host an event that everyone can afford to attend and that brings the community together, and in the past, this event has done just that,” says Jennie Shurtleff, director of public engagement. “The average attendance is about 500 people, and this year, with so many new families in the area, it promises to be even bigger.”Along list of volunteers and community partners helps make the Old Time Fair possible. They run the games as well as the food and craft booths. The support of sponsors is also essential, and includes the Liswhit Foundation, Mascoma Bank, Blood’s Catering and Party Rentals, the Prince & the Pauper Restaurant, the Woodstock Inn & Resort, and Casella Waste Systems.
Windsor County Fair and Rotary Carnival in bringing the community together for family fun, the Woodstock History Center will hold on its back lawn its 7th Annual Old Time Fair on Saturday, September 10 from 1 to 3pm. This fair brings back the energy of times gone by with oldtime games, hands-on crafts, live music, food, and a photo booth with historic clothing. Even the admission fee of 25 cents recalls an earlier time.The Old Time Fair offers its own array of fun, including bean bag tosses, pick-a-duck, and rolling a ball through a maze. People can win tokens that they can trade for prizes at the exchange booth or for food ranging from hot dogs to ice cream at the food tent.
The Woodstock History Center is located at 26 Elm Street in the village. The Old Time Fair will be held rain or shine. For more information, visit woodstockhistorycenter.org.
Left: One popular game is Rat Race. In this game wind-up toy mice race to the finish line.
Right: At the Token Exchange Booth, children can exchange the tokens they win for a variety of prizes.
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Right inset: The entrance to VINS displays a banner commemorating the 50th anniversary this year.
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Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Left: Charles F. Rattigan, executive director. Photo by Emily Johnson, courtesy of VINS.
his year marks the 50th anniversary of VINS— the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. It’s a milestone worthy of celebration, a long and successful history focused on environmental education and characterized by steady growth that shows no sign of abating. From its roots in a 1970 community education campaign that led to the cleanup of the heavily polluted Ot tauquechee River, to the creation of an environmental education curricula for children that has been adopted across the county, to the 2019 completion of its fascinating Canopy Walk and the opening this year of its newly expanded Songbird Aviary, VINS has never strayed from its mission or missed an opportunity to diversify its programs and reach a larger audience.
By Dean PhotographyWhitlockbyLynn Bohannon (unless otherwise noted)
VINS’ success shows in its popularity: the VINS Nature Center recorded 24,000 visitors in FY 2015; in FY 2022 they recorded 69,800. When you add to this the students and teachers in classroom programs, the children and adults in outreach programs, and the summer camp participants, you discover that the total engagement in FY 2022 was a very im pressive 83,937 people of all ages, despite a temporary drop in 2020–21 due to COVID.
VINS created ELF—Environmental Learning for the Fu ture—in its first decade and, Charlie says, “the response from students and teachers was tremendous.” VINS went on to describe the ELF methodology in the award-winning book Hands on Nature, which is still in print and in use through out the country.
But there is more to this success than merely growing the numbers. The scope and nature of environmental education has changed over the years, Executive Director Charlie Rat tigan says, and VINS has evolved with it. Charlie uses VINS’ school programs to illustrate: “The evolution began at the time when VINS was sending parents and other volunteers into local classrooms to engage children directly with the environment in hands-on, interactive explorations using the ELF curriculum.”
Mary Davidson Graham, assistant executive director.
In the meantime, methods both for teaching environmen tal education and for teaching young children have matured, and VINS’ programs have matured with them. “The presen tation has evolved from a volunteer model to an educator model,” Charlie explains. VINS’ curriculum is still inven tive, inquiry-based, and very hands-on, but it now integrates STEM learning and is aligned with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
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The new VINS curricula include professional develop ment training and resources for classroom teachers as well. Outreach programs for families were also developed, and the Conservation Biology program, formed to support the protection of endangered species in Vermont and forest bird monitoring, morphed into a new format that is presently in tegrated into the Overnight Nature Camp program at VINS’ Old Pepper Place Nature Reserve in Washington, Vermont.
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Clockwise from top: Visitors approach the Nature Center. VINS staff. VINS nature trails. A Bohemian waxwing in the new songbird aviary.
By the mid 1990s, it was already obvious to the VINS plan ners that the Woodstock location was too small for the many educational opportunities that were being proposed. A new 47-acre location was found in Quechee and purchased in 2001, and the new and newly renamed VINS Nature Center opened in 2004.
MORE SPACE, MORE OPPORTUNITIES
The Raptor Center in Woodstock followed its own evolu tionary path. It was conceived in 1982 as both a bird reha bilitation center and an educational space. When it opened to the public in 1987, the bird infirmary was kept behind the scenes while the Raptor Exhibit took center stage, allowing visitors of all ages to engage face to face with some of the most awe-inspiring animals who live in the surrounding for ests and to learn their natural histories at the same time.
Exhibit and Adventure Playspace, an outdoor classroom, summer camp programs, and nature trails, each designed to engage and educate more people about all facets of the local environment and the animals that live there. Children could learn what it was like for a bear or a bobcat to move through the forest and, watching them, parents and other family members could learn to see the forest in a new way, through the eyes of a child. This evolution continued even through the COVID years with the development and opening of the Canopy Walk and, just this year, the new, larger Songbird Aviary.Aswith the VINS raptors and other exhibit and educa tional birds, the Songbird Aviary contains birds from the re habilitation program that have been injured to an extent that they could not survive being released into the wild. The new aviary is 2,160 square feet larger than the original in order to accommodate more birds and more species. Landscaped solely with native species arranged to recreate a forest floor environment, supplied with water sources for drinking and bathing, the aviary currently has temporary poles for
Right, inset: VINS board of trustees.
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The Nature Center, with its rolling forest land and the nearby river and lake, had room for more and larger indoor exhibit spaces, a larger Raptor Exhibit, the new Forest
Above: The spider web is a feature on the Canopy Walk.
Above: Stairs to the top of the tree house.
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Left: View of the Ottauquechee River and Dewey’s Pond from the top of the tree house on the Forest Canopy Walk.
“The gestalt of VINS,” Charlie likes to say, “is that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Any part in isolation from the rest, no matter how interesting it is alone, is not as important as the combined experience that VINS offers. The Canopy Walk is striking and beautiful but it’s not as significant to the visitor without the opportunity to come off the Canopy Walk onto the Forest Exhibit, Raptor Enclosures, and Songbird Aviary to meet some of the animals that live in the canopy. The summer camps wouldn’t exist without the trails and play spaces of the Nature Center.”Andthe evolution continues. The VINS educators, now well trained in early childhood education, have
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perching while the vegetation grows to its full height. Visitors to the avi ary can see and hear mourning doves, waxwings, white-throated sparrows, robins, and cardinals in a natural en vironment, a list that will grow as new non-releasable birds graduate from the rehabilitation program.
THE EVOLUTION CONTINUES
The Eagles sculpture by artist Wendy Klemperer is a highlight of the Forest Canopy Walk.
VINSvinsweb.org359-5000NatureCenter is open 10am–5pm daily
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recently implemented two new programs, Small Wonders (ages 3 to 5 years) and Wee Wonders (ages 18 months to 3 years). Wee Wonders, Charlie reports, though only in its second year, is already being highly sought out. Meanwhile, a new exhibit space is already in the works at the Nature Center, and Charlie says they are aiming for 100,000 visitors per year.
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There is room to grow at VINS, and new generations coming along who can benefit from the high-quality environmental education VINS pres ents. So here’s to the first 50 years, and to the next 50, too, They’re al ready in the works.
“Our recent and continued growth stems from the vision of the board, supporters, and staff back in 2000 and 2001,” he says, “when they decided to move from Woodstock to the larger compound in Quechee and build the new center. That vision has taken VINS to an exciting place, and we’re not at full capacity yet.”
Art, Food,Wine,andMusic
By Dian Parker | Photography by Lynn Bohannon
Top: The gallery features plenty of display space.
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emories are the stuff that dreams are made of, and what better keepsake for those beloved memories than an original artwork. Whether it be of your home, your favorite dog, your gardens, or a precious object, a painting can enrich and hold that memory close for many years to come.
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A perfect Woodstock venue
Chip Evans will paint these prized memories for you. Owners of what was originally known as Gallery on the Green in Woodstock, Chip and his wife Opal have opened a new gallery called Evans Paintings Studio & Gallery. Chip’s creations have been gracing the homes of many patrons since 2006, when he and Opal first opened their gallery in Woodstock.
Because of COVID, Chip and Opal had to close their doors in 2020 and decided to focus on an online gallery presence. Their business soared due to introducOpal thinks the customer experience is the most important thing. And, yes, she frames all of Chip’s work.
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Personal interactions with the public also include their new puppy Bailey Bear, a strapping 85-pound Golden Retriever. Bailey loves to greet the cus-
permanently to Woodstock.
“We’ve both loved art since we were children,” says Opal. “I was passionate about art as a kid. My father was an amateur painter and I would sit for hours watching him paint.” Chip has been a painter for 50 years. Together, their passion for art is obvious. They are both excellent in building customer relations as evidenced by their many repeat customers to the gallery.
Above: “Good brushes are an artist’s most important tool. I have to admit, one of my most prized tools is a Q-tip,” says Chip.
Top: Chip often says, “It’s all about the light. If I can get the light on the canvas, you will feel what I felt. It’s that simple and that difficult.”
ing Chip’s oil paintings to online auctions. They hired auctioneer Tom Stebbins of Antiques Roadshow fame. In this online venue, they made more money in one day than they had in the previous year. Soon Chip was also teaching online painting lessons, reaching international students.Witha background in marketing, Chip is savvy in bringing his art to the public. Opal is “the manager of operations,” befriending customers and taking care of all facets of the gallery. The married team earned their art chops living in Manhattan for decades before moving
The paintings glow with light—sunsets, lush summer landscapes, and the blue light of shadow on snow in the classic Vermont winters.
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Clockwise from above: “We hang prints and originals together to show the scope of the work. The Fall Tree print is Chip’s most popular print,” says Opal. Two local icons: the Woodstock Bridge and the Jenne Farm. Chip, Bailey, and Opal enjoy a beautiful afternoon in the courtyard.
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tomers as much as Chip and Opal do. In fact, Bailey often gets the most devoted attention, especially with children.
Chip paints on canvas in many sizes. He often paints large: 30 by 40 inches or 24 by 30 inches, but he can also paint small. These paintings can be reproduced as giclee prints. As Chip explains, “A giclee, pronounced gee-clay, represents the latest technology in art reproduction using a special high-resolution digital capture. It is a printing of a painting, on paper or canvas, to a custom size.” This type of printing makes art accessible to many more people.
If someone commissions a painting by Chip Evans, they might bring a photograph of the subject they want painted. More often than not, Chip will go to the location and take his own photographs from different angles. Capturing the light is what makes a painting sing, and this is one of Chip’s main focuses, right down to the light in your dog’s eyes and fur. Then Chip goes into his studio and paints.
MAKING ART ACCESSIBLE
A number of paintings that are not commissioned are hanging on the walls of the gallery for sale. Chip has paintings of iconic Vermont red barns
The entrance to the gallery features Chip’s book, 45 pages of lithograph prints with explanations on the back. More than 300 custom sizable prints are available on chipevansprints.com.
Peter Cousins, another customer, wrote to Chip and Opal, “My wife and I have bought two giclee prints of your paintings, but the pride of place in my study is your original oil of Middle Bridge in Woodstock. This wonderful work catapults me back to Woodstock winter, where I feel the cold of the snow, the frozen river below, and the warmth of the town. The painting keeps alive all these wonderful memories for me.”
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One of the Evans’ customers, Kathleen Archer, says, “My father was turning 90. I asked Chip if he would do a commission of the sunset at my dad’s Winnipesaukee lake house. This place has a very special meaning for Dad and the family. My dad was thrilled with the painting, a perfect gift for his milestone birthday. Each time I look at the painting, I feel as if I’m sitting on the dock on a hot summer’s night. The light, attention to detail, and Chip’s pure talent are remarkable.”
Visitors to Woodstock can come to the ArtCafé, eat in the courtyard, listen to light jazz while drinking a favorite bev erage, and wander through the fresh new gallery space looking at art. A delightful combination in a delightful Vermont town as hosted by a delightful couple. Chip and Opal will be there to greet you in their gallery and studio.
Chip and Opal are also looking to have the ArtCafé on Saturday and Sunday evenings, 5 to 9pm, in their new space next to Soulfully Good Café.
and covered bridges, snowy hillsides, waterscapes, light-filled windows, and still lifes of fruit, vegetables, wine, and flowers. The paintings glow with light—sunsets, lush summer landscapes, and the blue light of shadow on snow in the classic Vermont winters.
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Evans Paintings Studio & Gallery
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Opal says, “One of the great joys and benefits of sharing art with people is that so many of our customers become friends. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our wonderful new bright and airy space. As Chip often says, ‘It’s all about the light!’”
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Angler Paul Queneau prepares to release a brown trout.
Story and Photography by Lisa Ballard
Of the Green Mountain State’s 7,100 miles of rivers and streams, landlocked salmon are only found in the Winooski River and Lewis Creek, which drain into Lake Champlain; Sucker Brook, which flows into Lake Dunmore; and the Clyde River, a tributary of Lake Memphremagog. They are also in a handful of other clear, well-oxygenated lakes, namely Lake Willoughby, Seymour Lake, and Harriman Reservoir. Fly anglers prize them because they are less common than a trout and because they are fun to catch. Nicknamed “leaping landlocks,” they often jump out of the water when hooked, adding to the excitement of bringing a fish to net that could weigh three to five pounds as compared to a onepound trout.
In search of landlocked salmon
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Last October, while attending a conference at Jay Peak for outdoor journalists, I signed up for a day on the Clyde River sponsored by the VFWD. Not only would I have the chance to cast a line in that fabled fishery, but one of my “guides” would be Pete Emerson, the state’s aquatic biologist in the region. If anyone knew where the salmon hid, he would.
S
ome opportunities are just too good pass up, like the chance to go fly-fishing on the Clyde River in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. I had heard about this fabled salmon stream since I learned to fly-fish on the White River back in the 1980s, where a 14-inch rainbow trout was worth bragging about. According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD), the smallest landlocked salmon you can keep is 17 inches. I’m one of those fishers who love the tug when a fish nabs my hook. A salmon’s larger size alone and thus its stronger tussle excited me, and I had never caught one.
Casting on the Clyde River
Clockwise from far left: The Clyde River bursts with fall color. Anglers hike on a trail between the river and a former dam’s sluiceway. Asa Sargent gives Karen Loke tips on how to cast.
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As we pulled into the small parking lot, heavy rain rattled the colorful leaves and pock-marked the water. We decided to fish anyway, though conditions were far from ideal. We had rain jackets, and this might be our only chance to check out the Clyde River. Paul lived in Montana. Karen lived in Texas, and it had taken me more than 30 years to stand on the Clyde’s banks after a lifetime of fishing in Vermont.
and brook trout, both wild and stocked.
I was inspired by Paul’s fish to catch my own, hopefully a landlocked salmon, and changed my strategy. Instead of trying to reach the waterfall, I worked the
We put on our waders, strung our rods, and then walked down a short path to a big oxbow. Following Pete, we waded across the low, slow river to the
Karen Loke fishes the Clyde River, hoping to catch a landlocked salmon.
TRAVEL TIME
Wes Butler removes a fly from a trout's mouth by the riverbank.
With a couple of other friends from the conference, Paul Queneau and Karen Loke, we met Pete at a public fishing access along a nondescript country road. Two game wardens, Wes Butler and Asa Sargent, who also liked to fly-fish, joined us at the river.
“Got one!” shouted Paul, who was casting behind me on the left side of the oxbow. I turned to see him net a healthy 12-inch brown trout, which he released after a few photos. In addition to leaping landlocks, other game fish in the Clyde River include brown trout, rainbow trout,
CASTING ABOUT
crux of the oxbow and began to cast. “If you can reach that little waterfall, you might find something,” advised Pete, as he watched me fling my line to the dark water.Onthe opposite side of the oxbow, a stream cascaded from under a tangle of vines and shrubs, gurgled over a few rocks, then merged with the river. It looked like a fishy spot. Fish often hang out at the seams of currents where they enter a main channel because food washes by there, but it was a long throw. I waded up to mid-thigh to close the gap, then cast a few times. No luck. I needed to put out a few more feet of line.
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literally landlocked or too distant from theWhenocean.Europeans first came to the New World, Atlantic salmon were so numerous that people talked of walking across their backs as they ran up rivers to spawn. They were an important source of food for both native peoples and early colonists, who became so tired of eating them that laws were passed prohibiting gentry to feed salmon to their servants more than twice per week. Every waterway in New England that was not blocked by an impassable waterfall had salmon in it.
•Like trout, male salmon develop a “kype” (hook) on their lower jaw during spawning
FISH FACTS
•Landlocked salmon are fall spawners. As the water temperature cools off, it triggers their upstream migration.
“I would really like to see a landlocked salmon,” I muttered, thinking no one could hear me, but Pete did. “I’ll take you to the fish ladder,” he offered. We headed back to our vehicles then followed Pete to a modest hydroelectric station operated by the power company, Gravity Newport, for a firsthand look at one of Pete’s proudest projects.
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Pete suggested trying another spot. We followed him up the road to a place where an earthen dam had washed out. From there, we walked along a path between the clear-running river and an algal-filled sluiceway, eventually leaving the sluiceway behind. The generally lazy Clyde had a little more pep here, flowing from pool to pool down a series of rocky ledges. I headed to the uppermost pool and cast into the clear, cool water, aiming for an eddyline.
•Juvenile landlocked salmon are sometimes confused with brown trout because they have red spots. Mature landlocked salmon closely resemble lake-dwelling brown trout, except that they have no spots on their adipose fin (the small fin on their back closest to the tail) and tail fin.
Above: A classic fly used for landlocked salmon in the fall on the Clyde River.
SALMON BACKSTORY
•Landlocked salmon are native to North America.
Left: A brown trout.
Pete watched me, then offered more advice. “The technique for salmon is different than for trout,” he said. “Cast across but slightly downstream, then let the current sweep the fly across the river.”That was, indeed, a different way to fly-fish. I had learned to cast upstream, then let the fly drift as naturally as possible with the current. While I tried to adapt my cast, Wes hooked two brown trout and Paul got another one. By midafternoon, I was soaked from the rain and discouraged.
•Landlockedseason. salmon are a cold-water fish species that thrive in water temperatures around 55 degrees and need temps below 65 degrees to remain healthy.
riverbank, casting a few times to a spot, taking a step, then casting again. Fortyfive minutes later, Paul, Karen, and I had covered the entire area but only had one more trout for our efforts.
•Adults are silver with a slightly forked tail and small black marks on their back and sides.
•It takes three to four years for male landlocked salmon to mature, four to five years for
•Females bury their eggs in gravel. The eggs hatch in the spring, then the fry spend a couple of years in smaller streams before migrating to larger rivers or lakes.
•Iffemales.foodis plentiful and if water levels and temperatures are ideal, landlocked salmon spawn annually. If conditions are not good, they will skip a year or more.
•Landlocked salmon are the same fish as sea-run Atlantic salmon but they live their entire lifecycle in freshwater.
To understand the significance of the fish ladder at Gravity Newport, one first needs to know the history of landlocked salmon in New England. Atlantic salmon and landlocked salmon are basically the same fish, Salmo salar, except that Atlantic salmon go back to the sea after spawning. Landlocked salmon don’t because they can’t. The water they fin is
•The Vermont state record landlocked salmon is 12 pounds 10.4 ounces, caught in Lake Champlain in 1994.
In 2007, VFWD partnered with Gravity Newport on this fish-passage project. Since then, about 1,000 Atlantic salmon and other fish have migrated up the Clyde River via this trap-and-truck
TRAVEL TIME
Above, from left: The Gravity Newport fish ladder. Biologist Pete Emerson beside the holding tank atop the fish ladder.
system for getting around the dam. In addition, the state of Vermont stocks the Clyde River with salmon to augment those that are now naturally reproducing. The effort has helped to make the Clyde a renowned destination for this sought-after gamefish.
By the 1800s, overfishing and habitat degradation made landlocked salmon a rarer fish. Then, during the early to mid 1900s, when many rivers were dammed for hydropower, landlocked salmon were nearly extirpated because they could no longer reach their spawning beds. Recognizing this problem, fish ladders were added to many dams to give salmon (and other migratory fish) a way upstream.
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The Gravity Newport fish ladder on the Clyde River is one such ladder, but with a catch. The fish climb the ladder into a holding tank and are then transported upriver by truck.
GEARForfly-fishing, a five or six-weight rod is plenty heavy to handle any trout or salmon you might hook. Caddis and trico flies are standard, along with assorted
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LAST ATTEMPT
Pete led us to the base of a platform beside the Gravity Newport power plant, a moderate-sized red building dating back to the 1930s that housed three generators. Next to the building stood a more modern 150-kilowatt solar array, also part of the power plant. A large round penstock and boxier-looking, open-topped aqueduct (the fish ladder) snaked up the steep hillside from the river.Rain pelted us as we climbed onto the platform. Pete relished the rain, explaining that the water level in the river should be a foot higher. Lower water meant lower numbers of fish coming up the ladder. “We’ve only had 17 salmon this year. Normally we have around 200,” he said, pointing to a viewing portal on the holding tank.
I chocked up my salmon shut out to “one of those days,” but seeing the Grav ity Newport salmon recovery project made up for my lack of fishing success. If it continues to go well, there will be more salmon in the Clyde River and an other reason to try again.
You can fish the Clyde River from mid April through October, but May after spring runoff and October after water temperatures cool down are the most productive.GETTING THERE
Part of Pete’s job is embedding a GPS tag in each fish that comes into the tank. He showed us the tags in anticipation of putting one on a fish, but when we looked in the tank, it only contained
green-tinted river water. My wish to see a landlocked salmon was foiled again.
Though the afternoon waned and the rain showed no sign of letting up, we de cided to try casting in one more spot. Our convoy of anglers headed down the road to another public fishing access known as “the meadow.” We grabbed our rods and walked across a broad, grassy field to a sandy spot on the river, then spread out. In moments, Wes caught a small trout about 20 yards below me, which swam to me then hovered between my legs. Crazy fish! Then Wes caught anoth er one, which would be the last catch of the day. An hour later, we packed up our gear and head back to Jay Peak Resort.
TRAVEL PLANNER
From Woodstock, take Route 4 east to I-91, then go north on I-91 to Newport (about 2 hours 15 minutes). The Clyde River is 33.5 miles long and flows toward Newport and Lake Memphremagog from the east side of the lake.
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TAGGING SALMON
Contact the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, vtfishandwildlife.com.
Baked into fall’s favorite muffins
6. While a few are savory, even spicy, most muffins are delightfully sweet but not too sweet.
Here are 10 good reasons why muffins should be everyone’s favorite breakfast and anytime treat:
1.Muffins come in a multitude of seasonal flavors, all of them delicious.
9. New neighbor? Friend going through a rough patch? Need a little something for the Thanksgiving hostwith-the-most? Muffins make great gifts.
lthough they should be, muffins are not the number-one food in America. I guess that honor belongs to the hamburger. There’s only one thing to say about that: muffins—you were robbed. It’s pretty clear that the muffin lobby needs to step up their marketing game. After all, what’s not to love about a muffin?
2. Baking up a fresh batch of muffins is quick and easy.
So what are you waiting for? There’s no better day than today to break out your muffin tin and get baking. From apple to cranberry to pumpkin, there’s a muffin for each and all of your favorite fall flavors.
4. Muffins are versatile, perfect for a light breakfast, and a welcome addition at a festive brunch.
coffee or afternoon tea. Homey and unpretentious, they are the epitome of cozy hospitality.
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10. And finally, muffins in the oven fill the house with the warm and wonderful aromas of fall.
3. Feel free to double your next batch. Muffins freeze beautifully.
Apples, Pumpkins, and Cranberries
7. Muffins are a snap to serve. Just them pop out of the tin and onto a plate.
8. Muffins are easy to transport. Bring one to work for a late breakfast or a batch to a picnic brunch.
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SEASONAL FOODS
5. Not just for breakfast or brunch, muffins are a delicious excuse to invite friends for midmorning
•You can grease and flour the individual muffin cups but do yourself a favor and use paper liners. They will make cleanup a breeze. Feel free to use festive paper liners to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, or a beautiful fall day.
•Have your muffin tins ready and waiting. Fill the muffin cups and bake immediately after mixing.
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Warm from the oven, muffins are a brilliant excuse to invite friends for coffee or tea and a little conversation.
1Preheat the oven to 375°. Line muffin tins with paper
Combine the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter, pulse until the topping comes together in lumps.
•Cool the muffins a bit before emptying the pan. Let your muffins sit in the tin for a few minutes before setting them on a wire rack. Don’t cool completely in the pan or you’ll have soggy
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¾cupsalt(1½ sticks) butter at room temperature
½tsp cinnamon
¾cup sour cream
7Bake the muffins at 375° in the middle of the oven until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool the muffins in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve the muffins warm or at room temperature.
Makes about 16
1 large egg
4Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the egg, sour cream, and vanilla, gradually increase the mixer speed to high, and beat until smooth.
½tsp ground cinnamon
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½tsp ginger
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1 cup shredded apple
½cup raisins
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1 tsp
Crumble Topping
¼cup brown sugar
•Avoid a mess and use an ice cream scoop to transfer your batter from the bowl to the muffin cups.
2liners.Make the Crumble Topping and set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
½tsp salt
6With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour, fruit, and nuts to the egg mixture and beat until just combined. Use an ice cream scoop or two spoons to fill each muffin cup about three-quarters full and sprinkle with the Crumble Topping.
•Don’t overfill the muffin cups. Three-quarters full will give the muffins room to rise and form nice round tops.
•Don’t overwork the batter. Mix the wet and dry ingredients separately and then combine. Using your electric mixer, gradually add the dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
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5Toss the shredded apple, raisins, and walnuts with the flour to combine.
½tsp baking soda
¼tsp nutmeg
3 Tbsp cold butter, cut into pieces
Cool
1 cup brown sugar
½cup walnuts
•Use fresh leavening agents (baking powder and baking soda) for light and fluffy muffins. If you haven’t baked in a while, buy a fresh can and box.
3Put the flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine.
½cup all-purpose flour
½ cup chopped crystallized ginger
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup maple syrup
the oven to 375°. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.
3 large eggs
½cup (1 stick) butter at room temperature
3Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well after each addition. Beat in the pumpkin, maple syrup, sour cream, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until just
combined.4Use
2 tsp ground ginger
u n- n er Muffins
1Preheat
Crystallized ginger along with maple syrup adds a little sweetness and spice to this fall favorite.
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Makes about 2 dozen
2 tsp baking powder
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 15-oz can (1¾ cup) pure pumpkin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2Put the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the crystallized ginger and whisk again.
an ice cream scoop or two spoons to fill each muffin cup about three-quarters full. Bake the muffins at 375° in the middle of the oven until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool the muffins in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve the muffins warm or at room temperature.
½ cup sour cream
Cranberry-Nut Muffins
2liners.Putthe
3Put the sugars and butter in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs and Grand Marnier and continue beating until smooth. Add the sour cream and beat until smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the dry ingredients.
1½ cups sour cream
¾cup brown sugar
2–3 cups fresh cranberries
4Use a rubber spatula to fold the cranberries and walnuts into the batter.
1Preheat the oven to 375°. Line muffin tins with paper
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4 tsp baking powder
1 cup granulated sugar
5Use an ice cream scoop or two spoons to fill each muffin cup about three-quarters full. Bake the muffins at 375° in the middle of the oven until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool the muffins in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve the muffins warm or at room temperature.
flour, zest, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl and whisk to combine.
2 eggs
3½ cups all-purpose flour Grated zest of 1 orange
1 tsp cinnamon
½tsp nutmeg
¾cup (1½ sticks) butter at room temperature
2 tsp Grand Marnier or pure vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
Perfect for Thanksgiving weekend and delicious anytime. Be sure to buy and freeze an extra bag or two of cranberries so you can continue to bake these sweet-tart treats after the holidays.
1 cup chopped walnuts
Makes about 3 dozen
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