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Burke Mountain Academy

Burke Mountain Academy is a full-year private college-preparatory school in the northeastern United States, located in East Burke, Vermont. It educates and trains alpine ski racing athletes on the slopes of adjacent Burke Mountain Ski Area. Overview Burke Mountain Academy (BMA), located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont in Caledonia County, is a full-year private college-preparatory school that educates and trains alpine ski racing athletes on the slopes of nearby Burke Mountain Ski Area. The school was founded in 1970 when “Martha Coughlin approached coach Warren Witherell seeking year-round training to help her achieve her dream of being named to the U.S. Ski Team.” It was the first ski academy in North America. In 2020, there are numerous ski academies in the U.S. and Canada. BMA has, in addition to alpine ski racers, trained Nordic skiers throughout the school’s 50 year history. As of 2020, the Nordic ski program is on hold. Alumni Notables Diann Roffe '85 Shane McConkey ‘88 Fábio Igel '89 Julie Parisien '89 Thomas Grandi '90 Erik Schlopy '90 Chip Knight '93 Liz Stephen '05 Ida Sargent '06 Nolan Kasper '07 Thomas Biesemeyer '08 Warren Cummings Smith '10 Mikaela Shiffrin '13 Nina O'Brien '14 Moriah Wilson '15 References External links Official website
Isle La Motte Light

The Isle La Motte Light in Vermont is an iron lighthouse at the northern end of Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. It is one of several lights on the lake which were reactivated in their original structures early in the 21st century. History This light, together with the Windmill Point Light, forms something of a range marking the center of the channel in this section of the lake. A light was placed here as early as 1829; some sources state it was initially a lantern simply hung in a tree, but all agree that it was soon hung in an upper story window of a stone house (still standing today). In 1856 the Lighthouse Board purchased a small plot and erected a stone pyramid on it, with a lantern placed at its peak. This light was first lit in 1857 and was tended by a local farmer rather than by a dedicated keeper. The farmer lived at some distance from the light, and there were constant problems with the lamp being extinguished on stormy nights. After requests through the first part of the decade, a permanent light station was established, with a round cast iron tower and a wooden keeper's house. This tower was of the same design as used in a number of smaller lights in the area, and its sixth-order Fresnel lens was lighted for the first time in 1881. Like many other Lake Champlain lights, it was supplanted in the 1930s by a separate skeleton tower with an acetylene beacon. As was also typically the case, however, the tower and keeper's house passed into private hands. Ironically, the cost-saving measure proved to be a maintenance drain in later years; by the turn of the century, the steel towers erected in the 1930s were in need of substantial repair or replacement. By this time the old light belonged to members of the Clark family, which also owned the Windmill Point Light. As with the latter, discussion with the Coast Guard led to placement of a new solar-powered beacon in the old tower in 2002. The tower was at one time painted red, but it has faded to a distinctive salmon pink color (sometime called "Nantucket red"). References "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Vermont". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-24. "Isle La Motte, VT". lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. "Isle La Motte Light: History". D'Entremont, Jeremy. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved 2008-05-24. "Isle La Motte Lighthouse". Cyberlights. Retrieved 2008-05-24. "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Vermont Lighthouses: Isle La Motte Light (Old)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
Italian Baptist Church

The Italian Baptist Church is a historic church at 10 North Brook Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1906-08 largely with volunteer labor, it is a distinctive regionalized example of vernacular church architecture more typically found in northern Italy. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Architecture and history The Italian Baptist Church stands just off North Main Street, north of Barre's downtown business district. It is set on the north side of Brook Street, between North Main and Laurel Streets. It is a single-story structure, built with a wooden frame and masonry exterior. The side walls are brick, while the street-facing main facade is an elaborately decorated work of granite. A central recess is defined by a pair of polished Doric columns and flanked by square pilasters, all supporting a slightly projecting dentillated entablature. The entablature is continued to the main building corners, and is topped by a cornice and a central gabled parapet, at whose center is a Palladian window. The stonework of the facade exhibits a variety of finishes, from rusticated blocks on the lower level, to hammered details in the entablature, and the smoothly finished columns. The church was built in 1906-08 by local volunteers, including many Italian immigrants who came to work in Barre's granite quarries. The design of the building is credited to the priest, A.B. Bellondi, under whose tenure it was built. It is essentially a vernacular interpretation of northern Italian church architecture, built using local materials. The church was in active use by its Baptist congregation until the 1920s. In the 1930s the church was used as a clubhouse by the Improved Order of Red Men, a fraternal society. It has since seen a variety of commercial and religious uses. See also List of Improved Order of Red Men buildings and structures National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont References External links Vermont Historical Society photo
King Block (Barton, Vermont)

The King Block is a historic apartment house at 117 High Street, Barton, Vermont, United States. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 2002. Built in 1870 and expanded several times, it is a well-preserved example of tenement-style worker housing of the late 19th century. Description and history The King Block is located just outside the downtown area of Barton, on the west side of High Street north of Eastern Avenue. It is a three-story wood frame building composed of several structures which were joined together. The oldest portion dates to 1870, and started out as an Italianate single-family house. By the 1890s it was being used by multiple families with shared entries but separate living units. Further changes, completed by 1921, brought the building to its present shape. It presents a twelve-bay facade to the street, with four separate entrances, each sheltered by a gabled hood. Due to the sloping nature of the lot, the south and west sides present the basement level as well. The south-facing side facade is three bays wide, with a cross-gabled roof above that is pierced by a single shed-roof dormer. The west facade, overlooking a railroad right-of-way, is adorned with porches on each level. The building has had a number of owners through its period of alteration between 1870 and 1921. Its owner in the late 1910s and 1920s was James C. King, a local real estate agent, and it was in the 1920s that it became known as the "King Block". The historic modifications to the building reflect the periods of expansion of Barton's milling and manufacturing industries. The building exhibits typical design features of large tenements built in the state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as the multiple entry doors on the front façade and multi-level Colonial Revival style rear porch. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans County, Vermont Footnotes
King George School (Sutton, Vermont)

The King George School (KGS) was a private year-round coeducational therapeutic boarding high school in a rural location in Sutton, Vermont. Designed for students with alternative learning styles, attention difficulties, or behavioral and emotional problems, the school largely focused on using art as a form a therapy to help students process emotions as well as teaching students to use art as a coping mechanism. Initially a member of Brown Schools, the King George School was later operated by UHS of Sutton, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services. It enrolled students in grades 9 through 12; enrollment was approximately 35 students with a maximum of 60–75 students. The school closed at the end of the 2010–2011 academic year due to insufficient funding. History Founded by educator Linda Houghton, the school opened September 5, 1998. It was threatened with closure in 2005 when its original parent company, Brown Schools, declared bankruptcy, but school officials and parents raised funds to keep the school open. Subsequently, it became part of Universal Health Services. In May 2011, school head Gerard Jones announced that due to lack of sufficient funding, the school would close on June 4, 2011, after graduating its last class. The King George School had enrolled a total of more than 250 students during its history. The property was up for sale in 2021. References External links Official website (archived February 2006)
Kingsley Covered Bridge

The Kingsley Covered Bridge (also called the Mill River Bridge) is a wooden covered bridge carrying East Street across the Mill River in Clarendon, Vermont. Built about 1870, it is the town's only surviving 19th-century covered bridge. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description and history The Kingsley Covered Bridge is located west of Vermont Route 103 and just under the landing strip for the Rutland Airport on East Street Extension off Gorge Road, a paved road that turns to dirt after crossing the bridge. It is adjacent to the Kingsley Grist Mill Historic District, consisting of a restored mill and houses. The bridge has a 3-ton weight limit. The bridge is a single-span Town lattice truss structure, 121 feet (37 m) long and 17.5 feet (5.3 m) wide, with a roadway width of 14 feet (4.3 m) (one lane). The trusses rest on abutments that have been faced in concrete. The exterior is finished in vertical board siding, which extends from the sides, around the portals, and just inside the portals. It has a roof of corrugated metal. The bridge bears a sign claiming to have been built in 1836, but the National Register nomination claims a construction date of about 1870. The bridge was built by Timothy K. Horton (1814-1896), and is the town's last surviving 19th-century bridge. The site has apparently had a bridge since the late 18th century, with references to a crossing being authorized there in 1788. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont List of Vermont covered bridges List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Lake Elmore

Lake Elmore is a 219-acre (0.89 km2) lake located in and named after Elmore, Vermont. The lake is located northwest of Elmore, and it drains into the Lamoille River through Elmore Pond Brook at the northern end. Recently, the lake has had a problem with milfoil, and there are several fundraisers every year to help the Milfoil Foundation, which then uses the money to pay for the milfoil's extraction. The park had its beginning in 1936 when the town of Elmore and local citizens made a gift of 30 acres on Lake Elmore to the state of Vermont. With modest means, a picnic and beach area were created. Today, with more than 700 acres, Elmore State Park has become a popular, developed recreation facility. According to the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, the town calls itself "The Beauty Spot of Vermont." References
Lago di Elmore

Il lago di Elmore (Lake Elmore in inglese) è un lago situato nei pressi della cittadina di Elmore nel Vermont negli Stati Uniti. Le acque del lago fluiscono poi nel fiume Lamoille tramite il ruscello Elmore, emissario settentrionale del lago. Note Collegamenti esterni (EN) Lago di Elmore, su Geographic Names Information System, USGS.
Lake Parker (Vermont)

Lake Parker is located in the northwest corner of West Glover, Orleans County, Vermont in an area known as the Northeast Kingdom. This freshwater lake covers 239 acres (0.97 km2) and is just over one mile (1.6 km) long and one-half mile wide; its maximum depth is 48 feet (15 m). The lake is fed by two primary streams and outlets into Roaring Brook, which empties into the Barton River, Lake Memphremagog and, eventually, Canada's St. Lawrence River. It is bordered on three sides by seasonal homes; the southern end is a natural estuary sheltering waterfowl. The surrounding land is farmed for raising dairy cattle. References External links Lake Parker Association
Lake St. Catherine State Park

First opened as a picnic and swimming area in 1953, Lake St. Catherine State Park is a 117-acre (0.5 km2) state park located in Poultney, Vermont on the northern end of Lake Saint Catherine. Activities include camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching and winter sports. Facilities include 50 tent/RV sites and 11 lean-to sites, a snack bar and boat rentals. Park rangers offers interpretive programs including night hikes, nature crafts, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature games. The park is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of the Vermont state park system. References External links Official website
Leicester Meeting House

The Leicester Meeting House is a historic church building at the junction of United States Route 7 and the Leicester-Whiting Road in the center of Leicester, Vermont. Built in 1829, it is a well-preserved example of vernacular Federal period church architecture executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The Leicester Meeting House is the most prominent structure in the rural community of Leicester's town center, located in what is known locally at Four Corners, the junction of US 7 with the Leicester-Whiting Road and Fern Lake Road. It is a single-story brick building, covered by a gabled roof and resting on a rustically cut stone foundation. It is three bays wide and three deep, with tall round-top sash windows set in round-arch recesses. The main entrance is in the center bay of the south-facing front facade, which projects about 4 feet (1.2 m) forward and has a gabled roof. The double-leaf doorway is topped by a shallow arched transom window, and there is a Palladian window above; both the doorway and window are set in a shallow arched recess. The church was built in 1829 by the Leicester Meeting House Society, formed in 1825 to provide a church meeting space for multiple Christian congregations. The brick was locally sourced, apparently made from clay sources about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away. The only major alteration to the building has been in its interior, which was originally built with the pulpit at the south end, in a semicircular niche below the gallery. In 1869, the society voted to move the pulpit to the north wall, where it stands on a raised platform. The church has served many different denominations over the years, including Methodists, Congregationalists, Pentecostals, and the Church of the Nazarene. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont References
Long Trail School

Long Trail School is an independent college-preparatory coeducational day school serving students in grades 6-12 located in Dorset, Vermont, United States. The school provides financial aid to qualified students. Many area students are eligible for some amount of tax-funded tuition assistance. History David Wilson, founded Long Trail School in 1975 with an original class of 14 students in the rented space of the Dorset Sportsman’s Club. The school, which serves grades 6-12, has consistently grown, with 200 students enrolled for the 2019-20 academic year. Notable changes over the years have included the acquisition and construction the 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) facility with winding hallways and small classrooms, two common rooms, offices, a library, a 220-seat theater, art studios, presentation spaces, and a gymnasium. In 2019 a new building was opened entitled "The Field House". It is an athletics center. About the school Long Trail School has drawn students from over 38 towns in Vermont and neighboring New York state, and from 20 foreign countries. As of May 14, 2010, Long Trail School is the first school in Vermont to be officially inducted as an International Baccalaureate school. Academics Class sizes currently average 8-12 students, though classes with only a single student are not unheard of at Long Trail. Academic standards are high by comparison to other local schools, with test scores consistently above state and local averages. Even after offering IB courses, Long Trail continues to offer some Advanced Placement classes, many independent study opportunities and student-demanded classes. The arts Long Trail offers musical, visual, and theatrical arts. Athletics Long Trail offers athletic teams for middle and upper school students in soccer, cross-country, golf, basketball, dance rock climbing, track and field and ultimate frisbee. In 2004, Long Trail made the transition to Division IV varsity athletics. LTSummer LTSummer is a day camp held by Long Trail School every summer. The camp is divided into several programs for different age groups. References External links Official website
Longley Covered Bridge

The Longley Covered Bridge, also known as the Harnois Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Longley Bridge Road. Built in 1863, this Town lattice truss bridge is the oldest of a group of area bridges built by brothers Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The bridge is closed to traffic, and has been bypassed by an adjacent temporary bridge. Description and history The Longley Covered Bridge is located in a rural area northwest of the village center of Montgomery, on Longley Bridge Road just west of its junction with Vermont Route 118. It crosses the Trout River in an east–west orientation, resting on abutments of stone and concrete. The bridge consists of flanking Town lattice trusses 84.5 feet (25.8 m) long. The bridge is 19.5 feet (5.9 m) wide, with a roadway width of 16 feet (4.9 m) (one lane). The exterior is finished in vertical board siding, which extends around to the interior of the portals. The siding does not extend the full height on the sides, leaving an open strip below the eaves. The bridge deck consists of wooden planking, and reinforcing stringers have been added to its underside. The bridge has a roof of standing seam metal. The bridge was built in 1863 by the Jewett brothers, who are credited with the construction of all of Montgomery's surviving covered bridges; it is the oldest of their surviving bridges. The brothers operated a sawmill in Montgomery's West Hill area. They prepared the wood for the bridges at their sawmill. The brothers are credited with building seven area surviving covered bridges, distinctive in Vermont as the highest concentration of bridges in the state with a single attributed builder. A complete restoration of the bridge was conducted in 1992 by Jan Lewandoski. The bridge is currently leaning to one side and the trusses are bowed in the middle. It has been closed and bypassed by a temporary bridge. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal List of covered bridges in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge

The Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Cox Brook in Northfield, Vermont on Cox Brook Road. Built in 1872, it is one of five surviving 19th-century covered bridges in the town, in the only place in Vermont where two historic bridges are visible from each other. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description and history The Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge is one of three 19th-century covered bridges that carry Cox Brook Road within a span of 0.25 miles (0.40 km) near the village of Northfield Falls. The three Northfield bridges stand within a quarter mile of one another. The Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, from which this bridge is visible, spans the Dog River near the mouth of Cox Brook, while this bridge and the Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge both span Cox Brook. the Slaughterhouse Bridge stand slightly below the three bridge. This bridge is a Queen post truss design, 56.5 feet (17.2 m) long and 18.5 feet (5.6 m) wide, with a roadway width of 15.5 feet (4.7 m) (one lane). It is covered by a metal roof, and its exterior is clad in vertical board and batten siding painted red. The siding extends a short way into each portal. The bridge rests on abutments that are either stone faced in concrete, or have been completely rebuilt in concrete. The wooden bridge deck is supported by four steel I-beams; the trusses now carry only the bridge's superstructure. This locality is the only place in Vermont where one can see a historic covered bridge over one stream from another one over a different stream. There are two covered bridges located in succession over channels of the Ottauquechee River in North Hartland, Vermont: one of those, the Willard Covered Bridge is a 19th-century bridge, while the other is a modern construction. This bridge was built about 1872; its builder is unknown. Its bridge deck supports were replaced by I-beams in the 1960s. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal List of covered bridges in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Maple Street Covered Bridge

The Maple Street Covered Bridge, also called the Lower Covered Bridge and the Fairfax Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge that carries Maple Street across Mill Brook off State Route 104 in Fairfax, Vermont. Built in 1865, it is the town's only historic covered bridge, and is a rare two-lane covered bridge in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description and history The Maple Street Covered Bridge is located on the south side of Fairfax village, carrying Maple Street across Mill Brook, a tributary of the nearby Lamoille River, between the village center and Bellows Free Academy. The bridge is a single-span structure of Town lattice design, set on abutments of stone and concrete. It is 56.5 feet (17.2 m) long and 20.5 feet (6.2 m) wide, with a roadway width of 17.5 feet (5.3 m). Iron tie rods join the tops of the flanking trusses to provide lateral stability, and the bridge deck is made of wooden planking. The exterior is clad in vertical board siding, which ends short of the eaves on the sides. The siding extends a short way on the interior of each portal. The bridge was built in 1865 by Kingsbury and Stone. It is the town's only surviving 19th-century covered bridge, and is rare in the state as an example of a two-lane bridge, built to accommodate significant village traffic. A major renovation was conducted in 1990-1991 by Jan Lewandoski. Debate is conducted to this day as to whether the bridge is now "backwards". When it was washed off its foundations by the Flood of 1927 it is unknown whether the bridge was put back on in the same direction as it was originally. Some say the eastern portal now faces west, and vice versa. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal List of covered bridges in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References External links Media related to Lower Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons