Middlebury Lions Club – Part II of II

#Middlebury #LionsClub By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The International Association of Lions Clubs, founded in 1916, is one of the most popular and effective volunteer associations ever ... Continue Reading →

Digitized maps enhance hiking

#Middlebury #MLT #DigitizedMaps By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY How people follow a trail has evolved over time, from the earliest discerning of faint marks along a woodland floor through ... Continue Reading →

Age-restricted houses to be built

#Middlebury #AgeRestricted By MARJORIE NEEDHAM A new age-restricted subdivision proposed by Michaud Development Group has made its way through Middlebury’s approval process and ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Lions Club – Part I of II

#Middlebury #LionsClub By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968), the Alabama-born political activist, lecturer and author, changed the world. Speaking in Cincinnati ... Continue Reading →

Holidays are for the birds

#Middlebury #MLT #Wildlife By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The holiday season is upon us and our thoughts often turn to what we can get for the ones we love. If you love nature and the birds ... Continue Reading →

Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Conclusion

#Middlebury #Whittemore #Airmail   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On July 1, 1926, Colonial Air Transport Inc. inaugurated airmail service from New York to Boston, stopping in Hartford’s ... Continue Reading →

Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Part III

#Middlebury #Whittemore   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD While American airmail had begun in 1918, official government contracts commenced in 1925. In February 1925, President Coolidge ... Continue Reading →

Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Part II

#Middlebury #Whittemore By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Harris Whittemore Jr. founded the Bee Line in March 1923. As New England’s first airline, it became a major catalyst for aviation ... Continue Reading →

Gingerbread Village returns

#Middlebury #GingerbreadVillage #StGeorges #ChristmasBazaar By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Bringing hope and good cheer to folks who missed it last year and who may sorely need something to lift ... Continue Reading →

Trail markers help hikers

#Middlebury #TrailMarkers By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The leaves are falling, the poison ivy is dormant, and views are again becoming long through the trees. The colder weather means ... Continue Reading →