The Adirondack Issue 2013
Canoeing the St. Regis; Airstream Campers Get a Makeover in Plattsburgh; Culinary Adventures in Westport and Lake George; A Local Task Force Raise the Alarm in Burlington
Cover Stories
A Writer Follows the Water in Adirondack Park
Within three hours of leaving Burlington, I had cast my Old Town canoe off the shores of Lower St. Regis Lake and embarked upon one of the Adirondack’s most famous waterborne routes: the Seven Carries Trip. My mission? To expand my horizons beyond the Winooski and Lamoille and find the perfect Adirondack voyage for the…
Art Review: Seneca Ray Stoddard’s ADK Photographs
Seneca Ray Stoddard didn’t only popularize the image of the Adirondack region as a wild but fragile refuge; he was instrumental in preserving it from the onslaught of industrialism in the late 19th century. Stoddard (1844-1917) was the preeminent photographer of the mountainous northeastern corner of New York State at a time when its forests,…
A Proposed ADK Land Swap Divides Environmentalists
Green groups in the Adirondacks are split over a proposed land swap that, some warn, would weaken the “Forever Wild” clause in the New York State Constitution. Voters will decide in November whether to approve an amendment allowing NYCO Minerals Inc. to exploit 200 acres of Adirondack Park forest preserve in Lewis, N.Y., about 22…
A Culinary Tour of Lake George
The Adirondacks may have six million acres of wilderness, but for many people the brassy town of Lake George — with its taffy stands, plastic moose and loud arcades — is the first and only glimpse they’ll get of the region on the way to beaches, theme parks or I-87. This inland equivalent of a…
Plattsburgh’s Nomad Airstream Is King of the Trailers
Near the end of a runway-straight stretch of pavement that parallels Interstate 87 in Plattsburgh sits a cluster of shiny silver pods glistening in the summer sun. The pods, which look like alien spacecraft that have just touched down to visit Adirondack Park, are Airstream travel trailers for sale to customers all over the world.…
Obituary: Georgieanna (Wagner) Arms
Georgieanna (Wagner) Arms, 87 of Randolph, Vermont passed away peacefully in the loving comfort of her family on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Georgianna was born in Oak Park, IL on November 26, 1925, the daughter of the late George and Lucille (Walsh) Wagner. She was very adventurous as a child…
Obituary: David Allan Quilliam
David Allan Quilliam, age 66 years, died unexpectedly Friday July 19, 2013, at his Rollo Road residence. Born in Swanton on January 30, 1947, he was the son of the late Sylvio and Ruby (Wells) Quilliam. He attended the former Saint Anne’s Academy and has worked on the family dairy farm all of his life.…
Obituary: Tyler Mitchell Rheaume
Tyler Mitchell Rheaume, age 16 years, a resident of Maple Glen Road in Sheldon died Friday July 19, 2013, from injuries received in a tragic automobile accident. Born in St. Albans on July 1, 1997, he was the son of Mitchell Roy Rheaume and Shannon Yvonne Gazaille. A student at Missisquoi Valley Union High School…
Obituary: Harold John Lemnah
Harold John Lemnah, age 86, a longtime resident of 47 Greenwich St., died late Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2013, in the Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with loving family at his side. Born in Fairfield on September 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Azos and Helen (Tabor) Lemnah. He received his…
Exporting Vermont: BioTek Trains Overseas Sales Teams
BioTek Instruments is headquartered in a modest industrial park in Winooski, where its 250 Vermont employees design and manufacture microplate instrumentation and software. But BioTek isn’t just selling to local customers — its products are used in hospitals, universities and research centers all over the world. Peter Weith, vice president of marketing, sales and service,…
Le Bistro du Lac’s Food With a French Accent
You’re on the deck, Lake Champlain at your feet. The waves lap against the steps ascending from the water as yachts lazily float by. It’s too hazy today to see the Green Mountains clearly, but you get the gist of the shadows of sleeping giants behind the clouds. If it sounds like Burlington’s Splash at…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Boston police accused Zachary Tentoni, 26, of snatching a woman’s purse because when he grabbed the purse, he dropped two bags he was holding and fled without them. One bag contained his birth certificate; the other, a letter from his mother. Officers stopped a man fitting the robber’s description and learned that…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The 19th-century Italian composer Gioachino Rossini was a prolific creator who produced 39 operas. Renowned for his lyrical melodies, he was sometimes referred to as the “Italian Mozart.” So confident was he in his abilities that he bragged he could set a laundry list to music. I trust you will have…
Chatting With Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay
Since its inception in the late 1990s, Clem Snide always seemed like a band on the verge of breaking out. But for one reason or another — perhaps they were a little too smart or quirky for mainstream audiences — they never did. They even split up for a few years before reuniting in 2009.…
WTF: Why is there a bowling-ball pyramid on Route 58?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Theater Review: The Cemetery Club
The Cemetery Club, now playing at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, dramatizes two possible responses to a good thing. You can enjoy something pleasant but reach a point where you’ve had enough. And isn’t it wonderful to be so content? Or you can stay hungry and enthusiastic. And isn’t it wonderful to keep wanting more?…
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Antiques and Uniques Festival [317]
7/13/13: The 43rd Annual Antiques and Uniques Festival was held Saturday in Craftsbury on the Craftsbury Common. Eva visited some of the antique, artisan and craft vendors to find out why the festival is such a favorite among locals and tourists alike. This episode of Stuck in Vermont was brought to you by Cabot…
Letters to the Editor
Small Mart, not Walmart [Re “Promise Land,” July 10]: I was disappointed to read your coverage of “growth” coming to Newport, specifically in the form of a Walmart supercenter and its attendant parking lot, blight, litter, tainted stormwater runoff, etc. Of all the big-box retailers, Walmart has an especially ugly record in killing off locally…
San Sai Japanese Restaurant Expands to Main Street
Earlier this year, Chris Russo and Kazutoshi Maeda of San Sai Japanese Restaurant announced that they’d be opening Bento, a Japanese market and take-out eatery, on College Street as soon as May. Since then, Japanese food lovers have been eagerly watching for progress at the papered-over storefront. Turns out, that tantalizing view was distracting people…
