Vermont articles
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'Stuck in Vermont' During the Eclipse
Eva Sollberger watched the total solar eclipse along the Winooski River Walk. She crowdsourced photos and videos from Vermonters and made a short video comparing the scenes in and around Burlington, Winooski and beyond. Eva Sollberger watched the total solar eclipse along the Winooski River Walk. She crowdsourced photos and videos from Vermonters and made a short video comparing the scenes in and around Burlington, Winooski and beyond. Music: Unicorn Heads,...
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Two Vermonters Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships
Two Vermonters, both members of the faculty at Dartmouth College, have been awarded prestigious fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Vievee Francis, of White River Junction, is an award-winning poet and associate professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth. Francis's fourth book, The Shared World, which Seven Days ' Jim Schley reviewed last April, is currently a finalist for a 2024 Vermont Book Award. Francis is currently researching and writing...
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Slideshow: Scenes From the Total Solar Eclipse in Vermont
It actually happened. For three-plus glorious minutes, the moon blotted out the sun, casting northern Vermont in dusk-like darkness — in the middle of the afternoon. People cheered and cried as the total solar eclipse brought life to a standstill. In Burlington, there was a carnival-like atmosphere in the crowd of thousands. People played Frisbee and hacky sack, barbecued, drank beer, and smoked weed. Many set up high-powered cameras and telescopes to capture the celestial event. As the...