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Local Arts and Innovation

February 11, 2021 by David Corriveau No Comments
Kim Souza (owner of Revolution, Hartford Select Board member) trying a virtual reality exhibit at WRIF in 2019

One fine day, audiences again will flock in person to entertainment venues around the Upper Valley, including the Quechee Green and downtown White River Junction.

Until then – we should live so long – Briggs Opera House and Hotel Coolidge owner David Briggs takes some comfort in the efforts of regional groups like White River Indie Films (WRIF) to keep the performing arts on our radar screens.

Take mid-December’s Light River Junction Festival of Cinema Light, during which WRIF defied the darkness of the 2020 winter solstice by screening short works by area filmmakers on the sides of downtown buildings for passers-by to see and hear.… Read More

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Resurrection Project

February 11, 2021 by Dick Tracy No Comments

The Stars Line up for Kingswood II

What to do with an aging asset? Use it until it’s no longer suitable for its intended purpose? Keep fixing it in an effort to squeeze out a few more years of use? Undertake a major overhaul or renovation involving a significant investment of time, energy, and financial resources?

These are age-old questions that plague many among us sooner or later about our assets small or large. Many folks have at one time had to choose whether to repair, replace or run a motor vehicle into the ground, but it’s quite another matter when we are confronted with such realities regarding our residence.… Read More

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Local Scenes Go Postal

November 22, 2020 by Courtney Lacasse Rotchford No Comments

It is 4:30 in the morning and Quechee photographer, Lisa Lacasse, is out the door looking for the perfect shot. “It’s hard to explain why I get up so early and head into the dark, but I love being in nature and my camera takes me places I might not otherwise go, plus the light is just so fabulous in the early morning.” Whether it’s a simple sunrise, kayaking out on her favorite pond to find a mother loon and her babies, exploring the back roads of Vermont or the coast of Maine, or just stepping out into her backyard, Lisa’s off on an adventure looking to capture an image that will resonate with others.… Read More

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Quechee Warrior Battles Covid

November 22, 2020 by Dick Tracy No Comments

We live in the age of Covid-19. Years from now, people might well harken back to the Covid Era: “Where were you during the pandemic of 2020?” they may ask. Unless the disease has claimed a member of our family, in a decade or more most of us won’t have a distinct memory of any specific event. Not so for John Grondin, a genuine Quechee kid who has fought the pandemic on two fronts.

Grondin’s parents, Emile and Ruth, moved their large family (John is the 8th of 9 children) from a small town in Connecticut to Quechee where Emile worked in management for the QLLA complex.… Read More

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Mission Possible: Brian Kelley at the Helm

September 9, 2020 by Dick Tracy No Comments

Picture, if you will, an upscale four-season resort community in the gently rolling hills of eastern Vermont. It is August, and life here typically hustles and bustles through summer months, but this year ’tis even more so: outdoor facility uses are at or near all-time highs. The 1300-plus members and their families are keeping the golf courses and swimming pool as busy as ever. Youth tennis and golf programs have waiting lists. Demand is so great that members make reservations to use the pool. That is the 2020 edition of life at Quechee Lakes.

Pandemic? Schmandemic!

Into this pristine setting now strides a new general manager brimming with enthusiasm, thrilled to be part of what is already a certifiably good thing, excited to be in a rural, four-season environment, and optimistic about what the future holds for his new domain.… Read More

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Quechee Area Offers Plenty of History to Discover

September 9, 2020 by Frank Orlowski No Comments

Whether you’re visiting the area this fall, just moved here, or are an established resident, exploring the region’s historical features is high on many to-do lists. How about considering staying close to home, and exploring what’s in our own backyard? Along with the beautiful drives, the hiking, biking and shopping the Quechee area offers, are several historical points of interest to enjoy. Here are just a few to pique your interest.

Billings Farm & Woodstock

“Billings Farm and Blake Hill From Mansion Porch. View E – Marsh- Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT.”

Farming was always, and remains, an important element in the Upper Valley.… Read More

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Meet Dave Clark: Quechee’s Philanthropist

September 9, 2020 by Virginia Dean No Comments

He’s the guy who plays the guitar on his front porch; the one who passers-by wave and honk at; and the yellow house owner who calls his porch sessions “traffic jams” because sometimes people stop, roll down their car windows and listen for a while before giving him the thumbs up and moving on.

Dave and his wife Helen.

He’s Dave Clark, and he’s proudly been a resident of this picturesque Vermont village for 22 years. “Located on the corner of Quechee Main Street at the cemetery, pretty much everyone in town knows us,” said Dave of his wife, Helen, and him.… Read More

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Making Lemonade: Quechee Residents Share the Love

June 23, 2020 by Jen MacMillen No Comments
Rowley Hazard and Madonna Gordon of the Mad Hazard Band, play for a live – albeit socially distanced – audience from the back deck of their condo once the weather warmed up.

Sheltering-in-place and the consequences of Covid-19 impacted people in dramatically different ways. Without minimizing how devastating the pandemic was (and still is) to millions of people around the world, as with every major life event, silver linings are there for those who look for them. Some people just hunkered down and perhaps welcomed the slower pace; others found themselves going bonkers trying to homeschool their kids while working full-time from home with no social outlets. Regardless of where one found themselves along the sanity spectrum, how some people responded to counter the negative impact in their lives is evident among the stories and submissions to follow.… Read More

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Our Region Has Long Hosted Summer Guests

June 23, 2020 by Frank Orlowski No Comments

Imagine that you were a member of a wealthy family living in one of the major East Coast cities, notably New York or Boston, in the late 1800s or early 1900s. It’s summertime, and living in the city is not easy. Hot, stifling days before air conditioning, horses in the street, sewer systems that lack modern wastewater treatment applications, smoke from factories… well, eventually the heat, the smells, the brick and concrete take their toll, and you dream of mountain air, fresh breezes, and beautiful vistas. You know that a relatively easy train trip away, central Vermont holds all you dream of, and with cost not an issue, your mind is made up.… Read More

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The Man Behind the Vision: Quechee Lakes’ L. John Davidson

February 18, 2020 by Virginia Dean No Comments

When the Quechee Lakes Landowners’ Association, Inc. (QLLA) was incorporated 50 years ago, it not only reflected the thousands of open, pristine acres on which it currently sits, but also the man behind its inception, L. John Davidson.

With a dream of preserving traditional values in a self-contained commercial establishment on that land that belonged primarily to local farmers and millworkers, Davidson realized that the farmlands, trails, hills, forests, wildlife and Ottauquechee River provided the perfect setting for his vision.

But before he became the visionary developer of one of the largest and most successful developments in New England, Davidson knew he had some hard work to do, for when he arrived in the village of Quechee in the mid-1960s from his home state of Massachusetts, he was shocked and saddened by what he saw.… Read More

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