Working as an Outdoor Guide in Vermont
Vermont’s outdoor guides help visitors take their first steps into new outdoor activities, show them some of the state’s most beautiful places, and provide a welcoming, safe environment for ...
Tourism & Hospitality
Loggers and Lagers: How Healthy Forests Help Brew a Better Pint
The story of von Trapp Brewing begins fifty years ago in the forested hills behind the resort, where a natural spring bubbles clear water up to the surface of the earth. The spring is fed by ...
Vermont Businesses Serve Those Who Serve Others
With the closure of bars, restaurants, retail stores, and other businesses not considered essential to the COVID-19 response, many workers are struggling to make ends meet. New relief efforts by ...
Hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation bolster Vermont economy
Flanked by store owners, hunting and angling groups, and supporters of outdoor recreation, Governor Phil Scott recognized the important contribution hunting, fishing, and related activities have ...
Loggers, Mountain Bikers and a Tiki Bar: Vermont’s New Working Landscape
Sawmills were East Burke’s first industry, bringing brave and adventurous souls to the northern reaches of Vermont to work, establish farms and, eventually, build the local school, church and ...
Vermonters boost community engagement with historic renovations
Across Vermont, communities are investing in historic, centrally located buildings in an effort to transform them into spaces where people can come together.
In January 2018, a community group
Randolph and Newport receive 2019 VOREC community grants
Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) today announced that the Town of Randolph and the City of Newport are the first two recipients of the VOREC ...