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17:23

Turning a Beetlejuice Icon into an East Corinth...

Happy Vermont ·

2025/10/24

Kendall Gendron's favorite movie is Beetlejuice.When the Seattle native met her future husband and discovered that his hometown was East Corinth—where the movie was filmed—it felt like a match made in heaven. In 2016, the couple moved from the Pacific Northwest to East Corinth. When the opportunity arose to own the fictional Miss Shannon's School for Girls from the Beetlejuice movies, Kendall jumped at the chance. It wasn’t just about owning a part of movie history, but how the iconic,

46:00

An Ode to Trees, Forests and Foliage

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2025/09/12

Mike Snyder is passionate about keeping Vermont forests healthy, especially in the face of climate change. We met up on a wooded trail in Stowe to talk about the consequences of overuse, the foliage outlook for this year, and how we can be more mindful when we’re exploring the woods.

20:21

Vermont Fire Towers

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2025/08/29

At one time there were 38 fire towers in Vermont. Now there are fewer, but Vermont fire towers are more popular than ever.Luke O’Brien, a forest recreation specialist with the State of Vermont, talks about the history of Vermont fire towers and why they matter. Visit my website: happyvermont.com Help support Happy Vermont: patreon.com Subscribe to Happy Vermont's newsletter: mailchi.mp/happyvermont/subscribe

31:14

Treasure Digging on South Mountain in Bristol

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2025/08/16

South Mountain in Bristol is a legendary place.Ethan Mitchell, a history and mathematics teacher, grew up in nearby New Haven. He’s a folklore enthusiast who has researched tales of money digging in Vermont, including stories about people searching for treasure on South Mountain. https://happyvermont.com

25:04

Sculptures in the Wild at Vermont Rest Areas

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2025/07/11

Along Vermont’s interstates stand a unique collection of 16 abstract sculptures created by internationally renowned artists. more than 50 years ago.These sculptures were placed at rest areas along Interstates 89 and 91 in the early 1970s. Decades later, most of them are now hidden by forest growth. That will soon change. The collection could be described as the largest outdoor presentation of sculpture in the world. Art conservator Bob Hannum of Barre is working with the state of Vermont to clean,

27:06

Food, Music & Community at Crossmolina Farm in West...

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2025/06/17

Margaret Loftus is a former public defender. She’s now a farmer.She and her husband Jonathan left Brooklyn for Vermont in 2006 in search of a better place to raise their kids—Keelan, Tobin and Wendell—and grow their own food. After years of learning about farming, growing organic vegetables, and raising animals for beef, pork and lamb, the family-run Crossmolina Farm—named after a town in Ireland—became a full-time enterprise in 2018. In this episode, Margaret talks about creating a new life in

50:37

Vermont Ancient Roads

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2025/06/06

Host Erica Houskeeper talks with attorney Spencer Crispe of West Brattleboro and forester Norm Arseneault of Granville about why Vermont ancient roads still matter.Subscribe to my newsletter Support Happy Vermont on Patreon Visit HappyVermont.com Get in touch: hello@happyvermont.com

34:44

Love, Loss and Ice Cream

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2025/05/24

Chris Wilcox is vice president of Wilcox Ice Cream in Sunderland. Chris was my first friend when my family moved to Vermont in 1979. Not only were we friends, we were neighbors, too. I would zig zag my way through a couple of fields and cross a dirt to get to her house. The farm you see just south of Equinox Valley nursery on Route 7A, where Chris spent her childhood. But 24 years ago, on May 7, 2001, a fire tore through the farm on Route 7A, destroying multiple buildings, including one that housed

22:57

Memories of a Mountain Top Hotel on Mount Mansfield

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2025/05/08

Hotels used to stand at the top of some of Vermont's mountains, like Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, Snake Mountain and Mount Equinox. Mary Skelton spent eight childhood summers at the Mount Mansfield Summit Hotel. It was a hotel her dad managed, and he served as the hotel's postmaster. In this episode, Mary talks about the old hotel on Vermont's highest mountain, her joyful memories, and the end of an era.

12:57

More Stories about Vermont Place Names

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2025/04/10

Vermont has no shortage of offbeat place names.What is special about place names is that they come with a story, either a true story or one that's a mix of myth, folklore and fact. In this episode, host Erica Houskeeper shares some of Vermont's interesting place names. Support Happy Vermont on Patreon Visit HappyVermont.com

30:48

Stratton: Forests, a Fire Tower, and How the Town...

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2025/03/27

The town of Stratton is best known for the popular ski area, Stratton Mountain Resort. But beyond the 3,000-acre ski area, the town has 30,000 acres and about 300 full-time residents.At one time in the 1930s, the population was so small that there were fears the town would go the same way as the unincorporated communities of Glastenbury and Somerset. Town Clerk Kent Young talks about Stratton's tiny population, the fire tower on top of Stratton Mountain, the lack of post offices in town, and an

31:31

The Magic of Cochran's Ski Area

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2025/03/08

Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond is tiny but mighty. The ski area was started in the early 1960s by Mickey and Ginny Cochran. Their children, Bob, Barbara Ann, Marilyn and Lindy, came to be known as the “The Skiing Cochrans.” They represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics, with Barbara Ann winning the gold in 1972. In this episode, Barbara Ann talks about the ski area's early days, her racing career and what makes Cochran’s an extraordinary place. Learn more about Cochran's Ski

48:24

Quirks, Collections and Taxidermy at Vermont Libraries

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2025/02/21

You can learn a lot about a town and its history by visiting the local library.The Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport has a taxidermy collection that includes an alligator, bob cat, porcupine and birds. The Rutland Free Library originally served as a post office and courthouse. There are also jail cells in the basement. In this episode, Jessamyn West, a library technologist from Randolph, talks about what makes Vermont libraries fascinating places. She also shares what's she's learned on her

33:48

A Vermont Original: Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley's Gift...

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2025/02/03

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley was the first person to ever photograph a single snowflake. On January 15, 1885—at age 19—he used photographic plates to capture his first snowflake image at his family's farm in Jericho. His images of snowflakes are on permanent display at the historical society in the Old Red Mill in Jericho. "He had the mind of a scientist and the soul of a poet," says Sue Richardson, Bentley's great-grand-niece, who manages the exhibit and gift shop at the Jericho Historical

11:02

Southern Vermont, In Memory of My Brother

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2024/12/12

Host Erica Houskeeper talks about her brother, Matt, who died while kayaking in Southern Vermont last summer. It happened in a region of the state that Matt loved exploring.In honor of Matt, Erica highlights a bit of history and geography in this part of Vermont.

35:54

A Good Life in the Shadow of Terrible Mountain

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2024/11/22

Susan Leader is a well-known potter based in Andover, where she grew up at the base of Terrible Mountain. In 1950, Susan's parents moved to Andover and settled at Popplewood Farm, where she spent her childhood. Today, she lives on a piece of land her parents left her just up the road from her childhood home. In this episode, we talk about Terrible Mountain, Susan's unconventional upbringing, and how she has found community in the small town of Andover.

31:35

What's In a Name? Stories about Vermont Places and Names

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2024/10/31

Steve Farrow grew up in Holland, Vermont and now lives in Newport in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.Steve studied at UVM in the 1980s and his master’s thesis focused on Vermont place names. He now teacher geography at Community College of Vermont. In this Happy Vermont podcast episode, Steve and host Erica Houskeeper talk about Vermont place names and lost names like Elysiana, Hurricane and Jefferson County. They also explore Vermont gores and grants, as well as town names like Eden, Troy and

38:50

Vermont Foliage, Forests and Tourist Towns

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2024/09/24

Mike Snyder of Stowe was Vermont’s Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation for over a decade before leaving his post in December 2022.He’s now working as an independent consultant. Mike and host Erica Houskeeper met up at Brownsville Forest in Stowe to talk about fall foliage, forest health, and what it's like living in a popular tourist town. Visit my website Happy Vermont: https://happyvermont.com Support Happy Vermont on Patreon:

33:53

Burlington's History is Hiding in Plain Sight

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2024/09/10

Glenn Fay of Burlington is an author, historian and seventh-generation Vermonter. He’s also a descendant of one of the Green Mountain Boys. Glenn wrote Hidden History of Burlington Vermont and has a new book out, Ambition of the Remarkable Family of Ethan Allen. On a sunny day in July, we met at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington, where Glenn serves as a board member. In this episode, Glenn shares how Ethan Allen is famous for capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British and was also a

36:03

Art in the Heart of Montgomery

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2024/08/01

Traveling east on Route 118 along the Trout River is a nostalgic scene with covered bridges, barns and mountain views. After a few bends in the road, a clear view of the Montgomery Center for the Arts unfolds.The Greek Revival building was empty the first time Sebastian Araujo saw it when he and his partner moved to town from Provincetown, Mass. The iconic building, perched at the intersection of Main Street and Mountain Road, is a former Baptist Church built in 1866. “These buildings deserve to be

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