We set off mid-afternoon on a gray blustery day. It's still early enough in spring that I had to brush snow off the canoe before loading it on the truck. I’m on the water today with paddlers from the Nature Conservancy and with Peter Paine. He’s on the board of that group’s New … [Read more...] about Paddling to the Mouth of the Boquet River with Peter Paine (NCPR)
Archives for April 2015
Domaine Champlain 2013 Hard Cider
I doff my proverbial chapeau to Westport friend and author/editor/cider maker Kathryn Cramer this morning. She gifted me a generous jug of her Domaine Champlain 2013 Hard Cider for my birthday, and I can assure you there's no gentler salve (or kinder tonic) for the bittersweet … [Read more...] about Domaine Champlain 2013 Hard Cider
Lakeside School: News from 1st Grade
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth –3rd grade education and Farm and Forest Summer Camp based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Lakeside School: News From 1st Grade - Math I love this time of year in 1st grade. The children seem to … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: News from 1st Grade
Vermont Day School Opens Fall 2015
Vermont Day School is a new, independent elementary school opening in Shelburne, Vermont in Fall 2015. Our curriculum emphasizes rigorous academic instruction in core academic areas, along with Spanish, art, music and PE. We emphasize 21st century learning competencies and … [Read more...] about Vermont Day School Opens Fall 2015
CATS Awarded State Grant
Champlain Area Trails has some great news! We were awarded a grant of $70,000 over two years to hire a stewardship coordinator to oversee trails, manage volunteers, monitor conservation properties, and handle outdoor education initiatives. A major reason we received the grant … [Read more...] about CATS Awarded State Grant