Here's What's Happening in the Deerfield Valley

We put in below the Ball Mountain Dam and finish the trip at Townsend Reservoir. The trip usually takes about 2-3 hours on the river and about 4-5 hours overall, including registration, transportation to the river, and a riverside snack spot. At Stratton Mountain a hearty lunch will be served while viewing a slide show of your run through the river's largest rapids. Spring Trips: Saturday, May 4 & Sunday, May 5, 10:30 am - 4pm Fall Trips: Saturday, Sept 21 & Sunday, September 22, 10:30 am - 4 pm. Cost including gear and food $79 - $103/person. Must call to reserve ahead - 800-532-7483

Paint and Sip

at 802 Fitness and Therapy

Invite your friends, sip your favorite beverage and enjoy step-by-step instruction with our experienced and enthusiastic local artist Angelique Colford. You'll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation and be ready to come back again. Price is $30, which includes your paint, brushes and canvas. Feel free to bring your own beverages. Please click the link to register. Thanks and we look forward to a fun night out.

1 School Street, Wilmington
Saturday May 11th

The Loons of Lake Raponda

Local photographer Nicki Steel will be talking about and showing lots of photos of the loon family on Lake Raponda on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 pm at the Historical Society of Wilmington. In the summer of 2017 they successfully raised one chick. In 2018 things did not go so well. This year - who knows but they should be arriving by May 1st and she is hoping to share new photos. Come learn about these intriguing birds! Photo notecards and enlargements will be available for purchase. Admission is free although donations are accepted.

The Historical Society is located on Lisle Hill.

Did You Know?

As much as we are ready to get out in some of this warmer spring weather, we have other animal friends that are ready as well. Our bear friends are coming out of hibernation and it is important to be aware for their safety and ours.

The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging people to take down their bird feeders by April 1.

The warmer days and melting snows will cause bears to come out of their dens looking for food.

Vermont bear biologist Forrest Hammond says many bears went into their winter dens last fall in poorer than normal condition due to a shortage of acorns, beechnuts and apples.

So some of the bears will be hungrier than normal.