American Robin

American Robin Set

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Abandoned Mill Race

We were out driving on May Pond Road on April 4, when I spied an old bridge in the woods off of the road. We stopped and John explained how these are the ruins of an old mill race on May Brook. He even found the old road in the woods that was used to access the mill. Above you see the curved basin of the mill. Slabs of granite were laid on top of the race for another road, which you can see below. The last photo shows between the granite slabs on the road.

May Brook Set

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Barton Village Reservoir

About three or four weeks ago.
Barton Reservoir Set

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Great Blue Heron Fishing in the Missisquoi

Time is going by so fast this spring that I have not kept up with my photos. I have hundreds of photos to view and edit and many to post that chronicle my goings about. I took these about 3 weeks ago on the Missisquoi River in Troy. In the photo above, you can see his crest blowing in the wind.

Great Blue Heron Set
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Stone Flume: 1875 and 2009

When May Brook leaves the village reservoir, it falls into the Stone Flume and flows to Crystal Lake. I had been trying for three years to get this photograph but was never successful until John led the way to a safe cliff for photography. There was still snow and ice last weekend when we made this trek. The other photographs are stunning because of the rugged and untouched landscape. See my Barton Reservoir Set for more.

The flume has been photographed before. Below you see photos archived at UVM taken in 1875 and 1911.

#	Title	Date	Town	County	Source	LS Number
1	Stone Flume	1875	Barton	Orleans	Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont	LS03028_000
2	River through Natural Flume	1911	Barton	Orleans	Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont	LS01347_000
3	Natural Flume	1911	Barton	Orleans	Ted Alexander Postcard Collection, Old Stone House Museum	LS03804_000

"Stone Flume" 1875

"River Through Natural Flume" 1911

"Natural Flume" 1911

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A Found Granite Quarry

Buddy thinks there is something yummy to kill under the cut granite.

You can see the large seam of quartz in the granite.

We found an old granite quarry on my land last weekend. This quarry is not on the maps. John theorizes that it was an exploratory quarry and when seams of quartz were found, it was abandoned. But there is evidence that the granite cut here was taken off the mountain. See my Barton Mountain Granite Quarries Set for more information, history and maps.

A Walk In My Woods Set

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Vermont College, Montpelier

I attended a state mathematics meeting at Vermont College in Montpelier on Wednesday. Here is some information on the history of the college, which is a National Historic Landmark, from a plaque in College Hall:

Historic Outline of Vermont College

1834	Newbury Seminary
1841	Newbury Theological Institute established (later became Boston University School of Theology)
1846	Springfield Wesleyan Seminary opened (dissolved in 1868 into seminary in Montpelier)
1849	Female collegiate institute added
1865	Renamed Vermont Conversence Seminary and Female College
1868	Montpelier campus opens
1870	Renamed Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College
1888	Renamed Vermont Methodist Seminary
1894	Renamed Montpelier Seminary
1941	Vermont Junior College
1958	Vermont College
1972	Vermont College of Norwich University
2001	Vermont College of Union Institute & University

Tribute to Newbury Seminary by James Beebee, former Dean, Boston University School of Theology:
"Their's was the spirit of honest inquiry. The spirit of hospitality to new light and truth from any quarter, the spirit of understanding which sees all life is one and that every truth must live at peace with every other . . . a spirit that made a great school."

Vermont College Set

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Sugaring on Burton Hill Road

Last Sunday John and I drove over Burton Hill Road and found these old maple trees being tapped for sugar.

Burton Hill Road Set

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Willoughby Falls

The Willoughby River, flowing north, drops 8 feet in these cascades in Orleans. Rainbow trout migrate up the river and skip up these falls. We visited on a cold, overcast day.

Willoughby Falls Set

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Sky Watch Friday: Jay Peak on Thursday Morning

Jay Peak Set

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Taftsville Bridge

The Taftsville Bridge spans the Ottauquechee River in Taftsville, Windsor County, Vermont.

Built in 1826.
Modified multiple kingpost truss with semi-independent arch.
Built by Solomon Emmons III.
The Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of th eearly craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building.
It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builder may have been aware of the Swiss tradition from published literature of the time.

source: (PDF file): www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=8&q=http://www.nps....

Taftsville Bridge Set

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Sunday Spire: Mary Keane Chapel, Enfield, New Hampshire

The Mary Keane Chapel was built by the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette between 1930 and 1931 to designs by Donat R. Baribault of Springfield, Massachusetts.

The sanctuary features a renowned Casavant organ and spectacular German stained glass produced by the Zettler Studios.

www.shakermuseum.org/infomarykeanechapel.htm
Shaker Village Set

Sunday Spire

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