As part of its contribution to the area's 250th anniversary celebrations, Vital Communities continues to torment the rest of us with its ongoing Upper Valley photo scavenger hunt. If you think you can identify this location, hop over to the Vital ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 06/13/2011 - 8:57am - 0 comments

With a population of 1,000, Stafford, Vt., may be among the smaller communities celebrating its 250th anniversary this summer, but that has not stopped organizers from thinking big. According to a news release from Stefanie Johnston of the town's 25 ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 05/18/2011 - 3:00pm - 0 comments

In its ongoing effort to keep the rest of us on our toes, Vital Communities has posted a new mystery photograph taken in one of the dozen Middle Grant communities. If you recognize it, then waste no time in submitting your guess by clicking throug ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 02/21/2011 - 10:06am - 0 comments

I received an e-mail last evening with the subject line “250 Celebrations.” “I am getting married on July 4 in Hanover,” the bride-to-be wrote, “and have been trying to find a schedule of events for all the Upper Valley towns and events that weekend ...

Turning 250 Post - Ernie Kohlsaat - 02/18/2011 - 4:04pm - 0 comments

In 1761, at the time so many Upper Valley communities were legally created, the area was populated by a band of Abenaki Indians called the Koaseks. They ranged up and down the Connecticut River and other waterways, and crossed overland surprising distan ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 02/10/2011 - 4:58pm - 0 comments

I'm excited about the assignments I've drawn as part of Valley News coverage of the 250th anniversary celebration. One story in particular figures to be challenging. Ernie Kohlsaat, who is overseeing the paper's efforts, titled it, "Myths and Truths ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 01/27/2011 - 10:16am - 0 comments

Vital Communities, an Upper Valley nonprofit, is helping the dozen area communities that turn 250 years old this year to celebrate by adding a regional dimension to the festivities. As part of that effort, Vital Communities has begun posting mystery ...

Turning 250 Post - Mark Travis - 01/24/2011 - 10:25am - 0 comments