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Hiking with Puppy Power: Take The VT Hiking Dog Challenge
If you love hiking with Fido, you don’t want to miss out on the VT Hiking Dog Challenge. For a $10 donation, you’ll receive a list of 35 hand-picked bike paths, rail trails and summits across the state. Finish at least 10 of them and you’ll be entered to win a “pawsome” prize.
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Bristol Hiker Discovers Abandoned Bear Cub
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife said they were notified by a hiker who said she was walking in the woods when she discovered a bear cub alone and crying. The hiker contacted Fish and Wildlife, who dispatched two wardens to locate the animal.
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Deer Tracking: an old practice sees new challenges
Vermont is home to hunter enthusiasts, to say the least. But nowadays, Vermont’s deer trackers are saying the process is becoming more of a challenge as property owners decide to close their land to hunting.
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Yankee Sportsmans Classic at Champlain Valley Expo
The Yankee Sportsman Classic returns to the Champlain Valley Expo January 19th – 21st!
Friday January 19th 12pm-6pm
Saturday January 20th 9am-6pm
Sunday January 21st 9am-4pmCome enjoy three full days of outdoor fun and learning, with tons of great vendors and informational seminars there’s something for everyone.
Tickets can be purchased at the door. Paid admission is good for all three days!
Adults $13
Children 3-12 years old $5
Children under 3 Free!For more information visit www.yankeeclassic.net
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Hotels Booking Up Early in Preparation for the Eclipse April 8th
Hotels in both Vermont and New York are already gearing up for the solar eclipse coming April 8th.
This eclipse is a rare one — it will be the first total solar eclipse to directly hit the North Country in at least a millennium.
According to the Press Republican, a partial eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017 brought more than 500 people to the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory in Tupper Lake and around 1,800 to the Wild Center, but tourism officials expect visitation on April 8 to eclipse that figure many times over.
Mark Breen, Senior Meteorologist and Planetarium Director at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, told Vermont Public that “the path will basically cover all of the Adirondacks and St. Lawrence Valley, and in Vermont, the top of the area will be around Montreal, and the lower part of the area will run near Middlebury, Montpelier, St. Johnsbury and Bethlehem, New Hampshire.”
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Construction of Walk-Bike Bridge over I89 to Start at End of 2024
Construction on the walk-bike bridge known as the East-West Crossing in South Burlington is expected to start at the end of 2024, city leaders say, with a target opening two years later.
The $14.5 million project, which would see a bridge for cyclists and pedestrians stretch over Interstate 89, has been in development for years now and aims to address one of the riskiest tracts of road in the state. Read more courtesy of Leah Golding, Community News Service:
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Stowe Area Association reports this year's foliage season as record-breaking
The Stowe Area Association (SAA) reported that during the three-week foliage season, there was a record-setting occupancy rate! This was reported during the annual Fall Member Meeting on October 26, 2023 in partnership with Stowe Mountain Resort.
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Couple says, " I do" at top of mountain after hiking in their wedding dresses
A couple decides to make the most of their wedding dresses by hiking to the top of Camel’s Hump in them and getting married.
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Missing 2 year old found sleeping in woods with dogs
After many hours of frantic searching, a two-year old was found sleeping in the woods with her family’s two dogs. Whew!
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Some areas in the Adirondacks could reach peak foliage before October
Some leaf-peepers have already seen the most brilliant colors. Several areas around Franklin and Essex County, New York will be near peak foliage this weekend!