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Vermont’s ‘Lost’ Ski Areas: Gone but Not Forgotten

Many of Vermont’s long-closed old ski areas are brought back to life by the New England Lost Ski Areas Project, at http://www.nelsap.org. Abandoned rope tows and ski jumps, favorite old chairlifts — preserved in ski history online and in Jeremy Davis’s books. Continue reading →

Middlebury Town Office Plan, Cussed and Discussed

The most lively portion of Middlebury Town Meeting on Monday night was the debate on the complicated proposal to:

* Relocate and build new town offices;

* Knock down the existing municipal building and gym;

* Build a new gym on school district land along Creek Road;

* Create a new downtown park;

* Solve the international crisis over the Russian occupation of Crimea. Continue reading →