Back Issues of Vermont Life
Guide to Issue Contents, 1980 - 1984

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1984, WINTER - The Christmas lights of West Dummerston; Seniors on skis; Strafford, a changing rural village; Winter from the warm side of a windowpane; Goldeneyes and other notes of a winter waterfowl watcher; The "amazing" Amtrack rescue; Blessed be the ties that bind: Vermont's quilting revival; February: soliloquy on a season; Oxtail ragout (recipe); A primer on surviving Vermont's winter wonderland; The Vermont sled company in Monkton; Contemporary country doctors in Chelsea, Townshend and Plainfield; Manchester's Enchanted Doll House. Out of Print.
1984, AUTUMN - The Diner By The Falls in Springfield, Forester David Marvin, The historical road to Lake Memphremagog, Mining the mountains for talc, Autumn harvest portfolio, Fisherman say farewell for the season, Potato farming in Guildhall, The bat cave on Mt. Aeolus, Autumn scenic photo portfolio, The Champlain Chocolate Company, Vermonters and wilderness, The Thistle Hill Campground, Thanksgiving recipes. Buy this issue.
1984, SUMMER - The Billings Farm and Museum, The Walloomsac Inn in Bennington, Midsummer: A Festival of Vermont Music and Art, Boardsailing on Lake Champlain, Summer ball in the Green Mountains, Loons, The Sunken Treasures of Lake Champlain, Summer scenic photo portfolio, The legend of Brunswick Springs, Lake Bomoseen, Vermont's spring water, Cooking with raspberries. Buy this issue.
1984, SPRING - Whirligigs, Vermonters make technological breakthroughs,
The Vermont Bean Seed Company, Cable logging, The Worcester
Mountains, The arrival of spring, A country researcher, Women's history in Vermont, Spring scenic photo portfolio, Concert dance in Vermont, Blooming tress and shrubs, The Leavitts of East Barnard, Polemicist Frank Bryan, Cooking spring lamb. Buy this issue.

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1983, WINTER - Sleighing Parties, Curling, Winter recreation on High Pond, The Vermont Sprout House in Bristol, The history and search for peace in Vermont, Monuments to honor Vermonters, The Grass Roots political party, The Tenth Mountain Division, The national guard's hikers, Gilbert's Pasture turns 50, Winter scenes, Feeding the birds of winter, Wild birds, Cooking with cheddar, Artist Edward Koren of Brookfield, Winter scenic photo portfolio. Buy this issue.

1983, AUTUMN - Hiking Monadnock Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom, The first branch of the White River, Geiger of Austria wool company in Vermont, The foliage train, Vermont wildlife festival, The lake in late summer, A different perspective on Vermont's landscape, Selling antique books, Autumn scenic photo portfolio, The Joseph Smith Birthplace, Growing ginseng, Vermont's canneries, The beauty of foliage, Autumn humor, Pacific cooking. Buy this issue.

1983, SUMMER - Rowing on Vermont's lakes and streams, Storms on Camel's Hump, Celebration in Jamaica, The Champlain Islands, Fishing for eels, Draft horses, Small town life, Vermont's instrument makers, The Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Swimming in Lake Memphremagog, Food for a summer picnic, Part-time residents. Buy this issue.

1983, SPRING - Middlebury gets a fresh start, Signs of spring, Sheep farming, Spring scenic photo portfolio, The Vermont way of life, The restored Ticonderoga, Vermont's new critters, Finding gold in Vermont, The Civilian Conservation Corps, Dandelions, Restoring old photographs in Bennington, St. Johnsbury history, Salmon recipes. Buy this issue.

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1982, WINTER - Skiing at Killington, A documentary on the history of skiing, Christmas at the Plymouth Notch Church, Plowing, Snowboarding, The industry of snowboards, Winter scenic photo portfolio, Meteorology at Lyndon State College, The Great Benson Fishing Derby, Boy Scouts in Winter, Christmas in Vergennes, A humorous look at Vermont winters, Cross-country skiing, Winter cooking. Buy this issue.

1982, AUTUMN - The big Middlebury vs. Norwich football game, Autumn scenic photo portfolio, Visiting a bed & breakfast, Conductor Blanche Moyse, An Autumn Guide to Vermont's Best and Favorites, Marlboro College, Woodworker Jane Newton, Getting ready for the holidays, Observations of November, The Green Mountain Valley School, Christmas in October. Buy this issue.

1982, SUMMER - Camping on Lowell Lake, Music Camps, Vermont slate industry, Vermont's National Forest, Star gazing at Stellafane, Summer scenic photo portfolio, Helen and Melvyn Douglas, The Cross-State Trailride in Clover, A battle with raccoons, Vermont's Folk Art, The town of Lincoln, Tours of Vermont's history and living traditions, The Vermont Achievement Center in Rutland, Cooking with Crayfish. Out of Print.

1982, SPRING - Weybridge's Morgans and monuments, Defining a Vermonter, Poplar Trees, 4 Corners Farm in Hartland, The Montreal Expos, Recycling, Historic houses in Waitsfield, The craftsmanship of carpenters, The growth of Roxbury, Hydropower, Howard Space in Burlington provides starting ground for new businesses, Spring blooms in May, Vermont verses, The Vermont Abenakis, Maple syrup as a sign of spring, Lilac bushes, Cooking with asparagus and rhubarb. Buy this issue.

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1981, WINTER - Winter in the Northeast Kingdom, The Great Race at Breadloaf, Musician Coco Kallis sings about life in New England, Slalom Skiwear in Newport, Maurice Kelly of the Wells-Lamson granite quarry in Barre, The Quechee Inn, The Special Olympics in Smuggler's Notch and Stowe, The Cornwall Weatherworks, Winter scenic photo portfolio, The food of Wales, The women's ice hockey team in Middlebury, The Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Lynda Brown teaches horse riding, The impact of snowmobiling, Cross country skiing in Woodstock, A Vermonter's look at skiing, Winter scenes, Driving on Vermont's weathered roads, Snow days. Buy this issue.

1981, AUTUMN - The IBM plant in Vermont, Vermont dairy farmers put a value on their products, A bike trip off the beaten tracks, Bradford's game church supper, What a Vermont farm means to the state's fifth grades, Vermont's bridges, The Vermont coon hunters, Autumn scenic photo portfolio, Harvesting apples, The battle to keep Brown Hill Road open, Williston's Chicken Pie Suppers, Cooper Maurice Page of East Corinth, Autumn dinners, Abandoned quarries, Ethan Allen furniture company, The East Thetford commission sale, The Wayside Meadow Farm in Ryegate Corners. Buy this issue.

1981, SUMMER - Scenes of summer nights, Burlington's community garden, An Insider's guide to Vermont Bests and Favorites, Remembering the Legendary Loggers, The town of Montgomery, Old England Looks at New England, Pastimes in Vermont, The game of horseshoes. Buy this issue.

1981, SPRING - The woodsmen of the Northeast Kingdom, Kingsland Bay State Park, Vermont Public Radio, The Early Days of Spring, Birth of a Fawn, The Return of the Atlantic Salmon to Bethel, Memorial Day in East Concord, Vermont bird carver Robert Spear, Burlington restores its Follett House, The Holland School System, Spring scenes, The village of Rochester, Spring scenic photo portfolio, The Craft Center at Frog Hollow, Lakeside community on Lake Champlain, Reflections of maple sugaring, Moles of spring, Humorous look at life in Vermont. Buy this issue.

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1980, WINTER - The legacy of Thaddeus Fairbanks, Snow-making machines' impact on the ski industry, Growth in the Mad River Valley, Skiing down the Baley Hazen, Winter's tardiness, Car pooling, Vermont cars, The Pipe Makers of East Fairfield, Antique photographs, Sailing on Lake Champlain, Winter scenic photo portfolio, The Shelburne Museum, Reflections of winter, Walden's One-Room Schools, Winter critters, Vermont farmers. Buy this issue.

1980, AUTUMN - Growth in Winooski, Bennington College, Autumn on Mt. Mansfield, Harvesting corn, Hiking Owl's Head, Vermont's citizen soldiers, Early aerial views of the landscape, The Howrigan Farm of Fairfield, Italians of Barre, The Green Mountain State Militia, The Town of Wallingford, Green Mountain Volunteers, Etta and Lonnie Loveland of Pawlet, Autumn scenic photo portfolio, Winter's first signs, Reflections of the past, Josephus the beaver, A Vermonter's view on porcupines. Buy this issue.

1980, SUMMER - Vermont's solution to energy waste, Benson: The overlooked corner of Vermont, Farmers' Markets, The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Bear hunting, Morrisville Commission Sales, The town of Brattleboro, The historic Franklin House in Highgate Springs, The Wood Farm in Kirby, Shelburne Farms, The town of Island Pond, The Green Mountain Conservation Camps, The Peacham Piano Festival, Vermont's Western Boundary, Summer scenic photo portfolio, Vermont as a writer's haven, Summer music in St. Johnsbury, Small farm life, A Vermont experience. Buy this issue.

1980, SPRING - A Meeting of the Governors, Life in Cold Hollow, Sheep farming, The past and present in Springfield, A Vermont April, Spring scenic photo portfolio, The Richmond community, A reflection on life in Vermont, What growing old means to Vermont residents, Barre's Project Independence, Older residents who make valued contributions to the community, Spring scenic photo portfolio, A humorous view on farming, St. Michael's College turns 75, Humorous signs of spring. Buy this issue.

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