Copper thefts on the rise
The rising price of copper has led to an increase in crime, and Vermont is not immune.
View Article1957 airplane crash story of... tragedy, redemption
Historian and writer Bill Powers of Rutland, VT enjoys meeting the public and telling stories — true stories about Vermont’s colorful history, from the early colonial days to the modern era.
View ArticleQ & A with Vermont Museum Director Bill Brooks
NCL met up with William Brooks, executive director of the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, at his museum office, at 1 Park St., in downtown Middlebury.
View ArticleVermont's Famous People
For a tiny state, Vermont has a long history of larger-than-life personalities — from artists to rabble rousers, the fourteenth state has produced dozens of authors, two U.S. presidents, various...
View ArticleCharles Bronson
Tough guy Hollywood actor Charles Bronson—whose plaintive grave is set on the high ground of a small cemetery looking south to Mt. Ascutney in Vermont—never forgot his early years living in the...
View ArticleChazy driver dies after speedway performance
CHAZY – Popular stock car driver Leon Gonyo of Chazy, N.Y., was killed during his victory lap at Devil’s Bowl Speedway last weekend.
View ArticleJornada del Muerto
The first atomic bomb test, on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico’s southern desert—called the Jornada del Muerto, the “Journey of Death”, by the Spanish conquistadores.
View ArticleI spy Vermont: When 007 author Ian Fleming spied the Green Mt. State
The opening of any James Bond movie gears up the Hollywood marketing hype.
View ArticleMush! Dog-sledding in Vermont made easy
It’s a Sunday in early October and Rob Farley, owner of October Siberians Sled Dog Rides & Adventures, is up at the crack of dawn to take two teams of 10 and six Siberian huskies on a brisk,...
View ArticleSleigh Bells Ring...where snow is glistening at Thornapple Farm
Pat and Cathy Palmer, owners of Thornapple Farm in New Haven, Vt., didn’t exactly plan to get into the business of providing old-fashioned sleigh rides in Vermont.
View ArticleJulia Emilo and the art of the gourd
Vermont artist Julia Emilo has developed a unique, often times whimsical vision of the world through her imaginative art.
View ArticleBristol to open new fire station in June
BRISTOL — The Eagle met with Chief LaRose recently to discuss the new fire station under construction on West Street and the Bristol F.D.’s storied history in Vermont.
View ArticleBanquet of Champions awards race drivers
RUTLAND — A sold-out crowd of more than 370 stock car drivers, team members, race officials, sponsors, and media put the cap on the 2015 Devil’s Bowl Speedway racing season.
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