It's time again to get your entries ready for the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Travel Writing Contest! This is the third CATS writing contest, and let's try to always make the entry pool larger than the last and share more wonderful local stories. Read past contest entries for … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest Fall 2012
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Champlain Area Trails Contest Winners
The second Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest has ended, and the winners were announced at the annual Celebrate CATS event which was hosted by Steven Kellogg at Blockhouse Farm in Essex, New York on Saturday, June 2. The morning started with rain but gave way as the … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Contest Winners
Turtle Crossing
Jen Zahorchak's essay "Turtle Crossing" is a humorous, informative and entertaining entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. Zahorchak and her family moved to the Champlain Valley to get away from the negatives of city life and get closer to nature. She remarks … [Read more...] about Turtle Crossing
Patchwork Community
"Patchwork Community" is another entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. In her essay, local Rebekah White describes some of the spectacular sights that can be seen while hiking Coon Mountain. She also mentions some wonderful places that are culturally unique … [Read more...] about Patchwork Community
One Music
"One Music" by Bob Rich is an essay about Split Rock Mountain that is a contender in the current Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. I find it to be a well-written essay with beautiful prose that is very striking. Nature's Music at Split Rock Rich talks about the … [Read more...] about One Music