FALL 2013—vol. 7 | issue 1

Editorial

From This Side of the Mountain

Feeding the Hungry
Stuff-A-Bus
Cynthia Battles

Features

Downtown Pharmacies of Yesteryear

Their names roll off the tongue — McClallen’s, Carpenter’s, Shangraw’s, Carroll Cut Rate and Beauchamp & O’Rourke — a roll call of city hubs. Mary Ellen Shaw

A “Peak” Experience for Foliage

Whether you hike, ride the gondola or do a combination of both, exploring Killington Peak in the fall is a treat.
Karen D. Lorentz

Taking a Walk in the Stalks

The Hathaway Farm 2013 maze is dedicated to Byron’s Hathway’s ancestor: John W. Brown who fought at Gettysburg.
Paul Post

Chittenden Reservoir
Its History and Recreational Uses

What was once a vast meadow became a vast body of water thanks to the vision of Rutlander Homer Hoag.
Mary Ellen Shaw

Gorge-ous & Other Watery Escapades Rodrick’s Guide to Vermont Waterfalls, Cascades & Gorges

Rodrick Pingree of Rutland explores the state’s nooks and crannies, and you can, too.
Cassie Horner

Time Travels: Aunt Alma’s Trunk Aunt Alma and the Governor’s Wife

An inherited trunk carries with it a history of two Vermont women.
Susan Orzell-Rantanen

Departments

Stepping Into Nature
The Paper Wasp A Writer’s Insect

The beautiful paper nests are built for a very practical purpose.
Cassie Horner

School News
Community College of Vermont in Rutland Education to Fit the Individual

The spacious academic center is home to a rich learning experience.
Sandra Stillman Gartner

Kitchen to Table
The Sandwich Shoppe

Not only is the food good, so is the company as members of the Zullo family make you feel at home.
Cassie Horner

Spotlight on Business
Erasing the Tracks of Time—Erin Schreiner and Colleagues

This team of professionals revitalizes you through a variety of treatments, including laser, Microdermabrasion, non-surgical cosmetic procedures and menopause care.
Cassie Horner

All About the Arts
Roaring Brook Furniture Where Beauty and Wood Meet

Connie and Steve Berger are dedicated to bringing works of art in wood to their customers.
Kim J. Gifford

What’s Happening

Poultney Chili Cook-off, Grace Church 225th

John Tower and Grandsons Gabe and El1iot on Lake Dunmore
photo cassie horner