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Rain Gardens Sop Up Stormwater Runoff
All photos courtesy of Ron & Maureen CarusoRon and Maureen Caruso have lived in their Williston house for 29 years. Last year, Maureen decided she wanted a decorative pond in their sloped backyard....
View ArticleVermont's Masons Preserve the Craft of Dry Stone Walling
Stone by stone, inch by inch, Charley MacMartin is building a wall. It’s a surprisingly simple undertaking. Occasionally he wields a small chisel or hammer, tools crafted in Barre that are almost as...
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Three Vermont Kitchens Get Makeovers
Everyone gravitates to the kitchen. And why wouldn’t they? That’s where the food is and where the party is. But it’s also where clutter builds up. And where home cooks and hosts need things to actually...
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Man Caves in the Green Mountains
They go by many names — man cave, man-space, mantuary, bro hole. In days of yore, they were known simply as dad’s rec room, workshop, smoking lounge or deer camp. Call ’em what you will, they all have...
View ArticleWork: Tree Doctor Bill deVos
When Bill deVos gets a call about a dying or damaged tree, he doesn’t gear up for an execution; he packs his bag for a full-on forensic evaluation. The owner of Montpelier-based TreeWorks has an...
View Article2013 Chicken Coop Tour
5/18/13: The 2013 Chicken Coop Tour led poultry enthusiasts on a self-guided exploration of 16 coops in the Jericho & Underhill area. This is the first year of the tour and proceeds will benefit...
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How Gov. Peter Shumlin Built a $5 Million Real Estate Empire
Long before he became entangled in a messy land dispute with an East Montpelier neighbor, Gov. Peter Shumlin spent three decades building a real estate empire from his hometown of Putney. In the years...
View ArticleCilley Hill Pumpkin Glow
10/31/13: For 23 years, former teachers Dick and Ann Squires have been decorating their Cilley Hill Road neighborhood in Jericho with hundreds of pumpkins to celebrate Halloween. Over time, the two-day...
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