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More Events in September
Just because summer is winding down and school is beginning once more doesn't mean we're done with events at the Mount. We've got three events, in addition to the Atlatl competition, schedule for September:
An Investigation into the Revolutionary…
Large group turns out for the Foray for Fungi!
Foray for Fungi!
Sue Van Hook
The dry weather this summer may have made the mushrooms a little shy at Mount Independence for this year's "Foray for Fungi," but that didn't prevent us from having a terrific program on Saturday, August 21. Over 30 people joined mycologist Sue Van…
Atlatl Comes to the Mount in September
Our sister site, Chimney Point, usually hosts the Northeaster Open Atlatl Championship each September, but with that site closed to the public while the new Crown Point Bridge (which we think should be re-christened the Jeduthan Baldwin Bridge) is…
Fern Power!
Twelve people joined us this past Saturday (August 7, 2010) for the Fern Hike led by Marc Lapin, who teaches environmental studies at Middlebury College. Marc has led other hikes on the Mount in summers past, looking at the overall botany and…
Soldiers Atop the Mount -- Living History Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25
Click here for a schedule of events.
The American and British forces will once again be invading Mount Independence for the annual Soldiers Atop the Mount living history weekend. Both days are filled with events,…
THE ABENAKI AND MOUNT INDEPENDENCE
in the American Revolution & as First Inhabitants
Orwell, VT—Wes “Red Hawk” Dikeman of Ticonderoga, New York, will be coming to the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, on Saturday, July 3, 2010, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to share…
Yankee Magazine Honors the Mount
The Editor's of Yankee Magazine have named Mount Independence New England's "Best Hike Through History."
Click the logo at the right to see the listing!
Coalition-supported film wins Emmy!
The film Champlain: The Lake Between, by filmmaker Caro Thompson and broadcast on Vermont Public Television, received an Emmy award on Saturday night in the New England Regional Emmy awards in the category historic/cultural special program! The…
Interpretive Trail Wins National History Award
July 15, 2008
ORWELL, Vt. –The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced that the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Mount Independence Coalition are recipients of a 2008 Award of Merit from the AASLH…
Looking for Board Members
The Mount Independence Coalition board is made up of a small group of dedicated, hard-working individuals. But we are continually looking for additional board members. There are no specific qualifications, just a love of Vermont history and a…