Many people outside of Vermont have probably never heard of the phrase Vermont “Northeast Kingdom” So just where and how did the “Northeast Kingdom” originate? The almost mythical sounding nickname was created by Governor George […]
Clarence Morse – “Good Money in Bad Times” by Scott Wheeler “Bootlegging was risky business,” says ninety-one-year-old Clarence Morse, who doesn’t mind admitting that sixty-five years ago he tried his hand at smuggling alcohol. “1 […]
By Scott Wheeler Note: Scuba Diver, historian, ecologist, and monster hunter, Jacques Boisvert, died on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 73 years old. He played a vital role at preserving the history of Lake Memphremagog […]
Is the Highgate Manor Haunted by Ghosts of the Past? History – The Highgate Manor was built in 1818 by Captain Steve Keyes along with The Manor Mayfair, which was located directly across the green […]
Updated on 9/27/2023. A full photo gallery is also available to complement this Ricker Basin article. Ricker Basin is an authentic “Vermont ghost town” and the perfect place for a hike. It is located at Little River […]
Troy, Vermont was chartered on October 28, 1801, initially as a town called Missisquoi courtesy of the Center For Rural Studies Originally the area had been granted as two separate parcels, each containing just over […]
A Few CharacteristicsBurke, Victory, Concord, St. Johnsbury and Lyndon border Kirby, VT in Caledonia County. The Town is located in the northeast section of Vermont, known as the Northeast Kingdom. Kirby consists of approximately 15,000 […]
by Scott Wheeler When locals looked up at Jay Peak in the 1950s and saw that a vertical swath of land had been cut from the side of the mountain, they realized that a small […]
A Community Profile Jay and Troy both border Canada to the north. Just south of Jay, settlement in Westfield (altitude, 825 ft.) clusters along Route 100 and is centered on an unincorporated area called Westfield.This […]
Concord is a quintessential small New England town in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, set amidst beautiful rural scenery. It retains its historic charm while also serving as a tourist destination for the region. Concord, […]
