Staytripper, Spring 2022
Book It to the Brattleboro Words Trails; Spring Dining Destinations With a View; An Avian Adventure at Birds of Vermont
Obituary: Paul Hartmann, 1953-2022
Founder of Tall Paul’s Tall Mall was a traveler, singer, guitarist, fisherman and literacy volunteer
Obituary: Albertine deGroot, 1931-2022
World traveler was a longtime volunteer, always ready to provide help and supporT
Winging It at Huntington’s Birds of Vermont Museum
The weather wasn’t at all springlike as I arrived at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington on an early Saturday morning in late January. With the temperature hovering at minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit and the windchill gnawing at 22 below, I felt certain that no one else would show up for the museum’s monthly…
How to Safely and Respectfully Access Vermont State Parks in Spring
In Vermont, cabin fever is real — and not just because many Vermonters live in log cabins. While there are plenty of opportunities for outdoor winter recreation, they’re not for everyone. Many people find December through March some of the most difficult months to get through. So the earliest signs of warmth and life can…
Guests Become Part of the Family at Manchester’s Wilburton Resort
Guests at the grand turn-of-the-20th-century Wilburton mansion — or at one of the property’s five private vacation homes and 12 villa suites dotted across the 30-acre grounds — can truly relax and get away from it all. Or, if they so choose, they can plan their southern Vermont visit with a more specific purpose. The…
Discovering ‘Print Town’ on the Brattleboro Words Trail
From the vantage point of Brattleboro’s tiny Pliny Park, history is all around. To the right across High Street stands the 1871 Brooks House, a former hotel and favorite destination of 19th- and 20th-century literary figures such as Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, who lived for a time in nearby Dummerston. Across Main…
Flower Power: Staytripper, Spring 2022
Springtime may conjure visions of cheerful tulips and fuzzy baby lambs in freshly green fields, but let’s be realistic: In Vermont, our vernal equinox looks pretty much like winter. The calendar says spring will be in the air soon enough, so we’re sniffing it out in this issue of Staytripper, Seven Days’ road map to…
Tap In to Maple, Craft Brews and Outdoor Ballet This Spring
Vermont Brewers Festival Saturday, March 19, at Bear Mountain, Killington Resort. Buy tickets and view the COVID-19 policy at vermontbrewers.com. What’s better than spring skiing? Kicking back slope-side with après-ski brews. The Vermont Brewers Association intuited this when, after more than two decades of hosting a summer festival by Burlington’s waterfront, it added the cold-weather…
Vermont Dining Delights That Offer a Taste of Spring
In the dreary days of March, when Vermont is cloaked in mud and the greens of spring have yet to sprout, dining out should be a mood-lifting experience. Luckily for us, the Green Mountain State has an array of special settings that serve up sustenance for the body and soul — whether that means dining…
Obituary: Elsie Skolfield, 1929-2022
Longtime UVM Medical Center employee was an advocate for mental health and underserved communities
