OutDoors: Charlotte Gardeners Long For Spring
by Elizabeth Bassett, April 25, 2013……Alexandra Lehmann, creative spirit behind the memorial garden in the West Village, bemoans the late arrival of spring.
“It’s been awful—gray, windy, cold,” she said. “I always have spinach and peas in the ground by
- Submitted: Thursday, April 25th [more ...] |
For the Love of Plants
by Elizabeth Bassett, March 28, 2013……Brit-Sue’s greenhouses are a balm on a March day. Greenery spills from hanging baskets and young plants reach toward the sun.
- Submitted: Thursday, March 28th [more ...] |
Conservation Currents: Bugs in All Seasons
by Mariana Du Brul, March 14, 2013……As the frozen clutch of winter loosens and slippery spots in the yard turn sloppy, I am looking into the lives of some insects I encountered this winter and some that I hope to learn more about as the ground thaws.
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OutDoors: Camping Defined
by Elizabeth Bassett, February 28, 2013……Robin Coleburn’s love of camp at Thompson’s Point began when she was a young girl.
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Travel: Charlotte Storms Ottawa for Winterlude
by Elizabeth Bassett, January 31, 2013……Some fantasize about palm trees and beaches in February. Others pray for snow. Then there are those who dream of ice—not the kind that shatters hips and wrists in the driveway, but ice for skating.
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Out-Doors: Gifts of the Outdoors (Mostly)
by Elizabeth Bassett, December 13, 2012……Celebrate the holidays with gifts of the outdoors. Making time for fresh air (sunshine, snow or rain) and exercise will pay dividends throughout the year.
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Out-Doors: Hunting Season Walks and Thinking Ahead to Snow
by Elizabeth Bassett, November 15, 2012……n November our desire for daylight collides with growing darkness. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of winter depression common during the dark months. The good news is that light can offer relief for
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Fall Outdoor Ideas
by Elizabeth Bassett, October 18, 2012……You have a 10 a.m. meeting on a fall day in White River Junction. After packing lunches, getting the kids off to school and starting a load of wash, you rush out the door and drive 90 minutes to White River.
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by Elizabeth Bassett,
September 20, 2012…With insects a distant memory and foliage brightening, prime hiking season is here. Here are some fall favorites.
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Sacred Hunter
by Bradley Carleton,
September 20, 2012……It’s pretty exciting to be writing about the hot topic in town right now. In case you haven’t heard,
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by Elizabeth Bassett,
August 23, 2012, pages 10 & 11
Before Summer Winds Down…
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Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
July 12, 2012, page 2-A.....
Take a Hike
There’s lots of news about Charlotte’s trails.
- Submitted: Thursday, July 12th [more ...] |
Charlotte Senior Center and Cafe Menu
by Mary Recchia,
June 14, 2012, page 11.....
The June Art Exhibit will be works by Gillian Randall, a Vermont photographic artist who specializes in portraits and weddings.
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by Elizabeth Bassett,
June 14, 2012, page 12.....
Boating on Terra Firma
It’s boating season on Lake Champlain, its tributaries and smaller lakes.
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by Elizabeth Bassett,
May 17, 2012, page 11.....
The Charlotte News Compost Contest
What has more microscopic organisms than a cootie catcher?
- Submitted: Thursday, May 17th [more ...] |
Outdoors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
April 19, 2012, pages 12 and 13.....
Break Out That Bike
Daffodils nod in the garden. At Thompson’s Point bloodroot peeks out from leaf litter, and serviceberry blossoms brighten the woods.
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Out-Doors: Local Gifts of the Outdoors
by Elizabeth Bassett, December 15, 2011, page 14-15.....
Is the world catching up with me? For years I’ve been suggesting gifts that support our local communities.
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by Elizabeth Bassett, October 20, 2011.....
Get Out of Town
and Outdoors
Some folks dream when they pass a candy shop.
- Submitted: Tuesday, October 18th [more ...] |
Out-Doors: End of Summer Bucket List
by Elizabeth Bassett,
September 22, 2011, page 11.....
Late summer activities on water, bicycle and foot, fruit picking and Irene recovery volunteer opportunities.
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Out-Doors: Spring Volunteer Activities
by Elizabeth Bassett,
April 21, 2011, page 14.....
Take heart, spring is on the way. With it comes lots of opportunities to enjoy and celebrate our region and to lend a hand in keeping it healthy.
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Out-Doors: Pedal into Spring
by Elizabeth Bassett,
March 24, 2011, pages 11-12.....
It’s that time again. Bikers scrape cobwebs off their steeds, dig out the helmet (no mouse droppings, excellent!), and pump up the tires.
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Leandro Vazquez Helped Light Up the Slopes
by Rowan Beck,
February 24, 2011, page 14.....
There has been quite a bit of “buzz” surrounding a little gem of a ski area just east of Charlotte – Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond.
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Out-Doors: The Vast Trails of VAST
by Elizabeth Bassett
February 24, 2011.....
The temperature was in the single digits, and the wind was whipping from the north.
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Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
December 16, 2010, page 10.....
Gifts of Fun, Health
and Fitness
- Submitted: Thursday, December 16th [more ...] |
Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
November 18, 2010, page 14.....
To Get Outdoors, Go to the Web!
My worldview is that surfing the web is the opposite of surfing the waves, hiking a mountain, biking, kayaking or cross-country skiing.
- Submitted: Thursday, November 18th [more ...] |
Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
October 21, 2010, page 11.....
Get Spooked in the Outdoors
- Submitted: Wednesday, October 20th [more ...] |
Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
September 23, 2010, page 11.....
Favorite fall foliage hikes
- Submitted: Thursday, September 23rd [more ...] |
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by Elizabeth Bassett
Summer Adventures
June 17, 2010, page 11.....
Mt. Philo State Park
Coming soon: a public celebration to thank Charles and Gwen Allmon,
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A Bouquet of Ideas for Spring
by Elizabeth Bassett, March 25, 2010, page 8.....
Wildflowers
We can expect to find early wildflowers any day now, especially if spring continues dry and warm.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
Investments in the Out Doors
February 25, 2010 page 12.....
by Elizabeth Bassett
In a late-February ritual, taxpayers run red pencils over items in the town budget.
- Submitted: Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...] |
Blues Be Gone!
by Elizabeth Bassett
1/28/2010, pages 9-11.....
If there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, how’s this: there’s no such thing as a bad winter, just the wrong outlook.
- Submitted: Tuesday, January 26th [more ...] |
Out-Doors, 2009 in Review, By Elizabeth Bassett
A scroll back through the 2009 archives of columns at thecharlottenews.org uncovered a January review of footgear for slippery winter outings. Consider it less expensive than a serious fall.
- Submitted: Tuesday, December 15th [more ...] |
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Which nudged me toward my annual cornucopia of holiday-giving ideas, focused on gifts that are not necessarily things.
- Submitted: Tuesday, November 17th [more ...] |
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The outdoors is my muse. With the re-publication of Nature Walks in Northwest Vermont and the Champlain Valley, I’ve been looking at the natural world with fresh eyes.
- Submitted: Tuesday, October 13th [more ...] |
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Our Lake, Champlain, is surely a giant and spectacularly varied. But Green River Reservoir is a gem.
- Submitted: Tuesday, September 15th [more ...] |
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You might want to make a list of errands, as I did, for the northeastern corner of Chittenden County. I needed to visit Green Mountain Foam in Underhill Flats and that’s quite a haul from Charlotte. While I waited for magic to happen to a Moroccan footsto
- Submitted: Tuesday, September 1st [more ...] |
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Last week I got lost in the woods. Yes, Out-Doors columnist, Nature Girl, and author of Nature Walks in Northern Vermont and the Champlain Valley, got misplaced.
- Submitted: Friday, July 17th [more ...] |
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Here’s a list of great ways to get outdoors in the coming weeks and months.
- Submitted: Wednesday, June 17th [more ...] |
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Neither too hot nor too cold, May blesses us with wildflowers, jumping fish and, if the breeze blows, not even a black fly. Birds court and sing with the dawn. Looking for excuses to get outdoors?
- Submitted: Sunday, May 24th [more ...] |
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Today, you can rake the flowerbed in a t-shirt. Tomorrow, dress for snow. It’s April in Vermont. Don’t put away hats and mittens yet, but do get Out-Doors!
- Submitted: Wednesday, April 15th [more ...] |
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How do bikers know it’s time to start pedaling in spring?
“It’s a combination of temperature, sunshine, wind and antsyness,’’ says Chris Ekman, who has been known to commute to work in Burlington from his home in Charlotte.
- Submitted: Wednesday, March 18th [more ...] |
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Skating Ice. Drop everything and grab the skates. Early 2009 has not been good for pond or lake skating—too much snow and wind at the wrong moments.
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 18th [more ...] |
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Worried about money? Global warming? Holiday stresss? Time to get outdoors.
- Submitted: Thursday, December 18th [more ...] |
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On a high ridge between Bolton and Moscow, while doing work on the Catamount Trail, we confronted a huge tree trunk splayed across the trail.
- Submitted: Thursday, November 20th [more ...] |
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Leave the bug spray behind. Pack a wooly hat and mittens. Autumn hiking can be the best of the year.
- Submitted: Wednesday, October 15th [more ...] |
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Beloved Hikes
So I asked around, “What is your favorite fall hike?”
- Submitted: Thursday, September 18th [more ...] |
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Between raindrops, biking has saved my summer of 2008. While I don’t recommend riding in a downpour, drizzle on a hot and humid day can make an otherwise sticky ride comfortable. Lots of special events for bikers stretch through August and September. Some
- Submitted: Sunday, August 31st [more ...] |
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I recently explored someplace new, not very far from home.
- Submitted: Wednesday, July 16th [more ...] |
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Out-Doors On the Web
“Do you remember the name of that bike path (skating rink, garden, pastry shop) in Montreal you wrote about a few years back?”
- Submitted: Saturday, May 17th [more ...] |
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Out-Doors April 2006
Until a stroke felled her at age 86, Nannie walked several miles each
day- briskly!
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Out-Doors Winter Tool Kit
Overheard in Charlotte as rain pelted the windshield and spilled across green fields: "This is no January Thaw. This is a disaster."
- Submitted: Friday, May 16th [more ...] |
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What to make of snow on the first day of spring? Or Mother’s Day? It happens. The most predictable aspect of this season is unpredictability. What’s a body to do?
- Submitted: Wednesday, April 16th [more ...] |
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Don't Be a Prisoner of Winter!
- Submitted: Saturday, January 12th [more ...] |
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by Elizabeth Bassett
June Bouquet
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 19th [more ...] |
Thanks for Supporting Green Up Day!
The first weekend in May was one of those near-perfect spring treats, and it brought many Charlotters out to join the state-wide Green Up Day effort.
- Submitted: Tuesday, May 22nd [more ...] |
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