The winners of the Fall 2012 Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest have been announced! Julia Dixon's A Coon Mountain Hike is the overwhelming winner of the online people's choice award, and the grand prize goes to Paula Castner for The Experiment. Congratulations to … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Contest Winners
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Vote in Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest
This season's Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest submissions are in, and now it is your job to read through the entries and vote for your favorite. Writers have created informative short stories about adventures they have undertaken on one of the Champlain Area … [Read more...] about Vote in Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest
Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest Fall 2012
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
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