Northeast Kingdom
Encyclopedia
The Northeast Kingdom is a term used to describe the northeast corner of the U.S. state
of Vermont
, comprising Essex
, Orleans
and Caledonia
Counties and having a population of 62,438. In Vermont, the written term "NEK" is often used. The term is attributed to the late George D. Aiken
, former Governor of Vermont
and a U.S. Senator
at the time of a 1949 speech, the first recorded use of the term. The area is often referred to by Vermonters simply as "The Kingdom."
/U.S. 5
. On the east it is bordered by the Connecticut River
. The highest point is Jay Peak
at 3858 feet (1,175.9 m).
The Kingdom encompasses 55 towns and gore
s, with a land area of 2027 mi2, about 21% of the state of Vermont. The city of Newport
is the single incorporated city in the tri-county area.
The area is a year-round recreation destination known for skiing
, fall
foliage viewing, and production of maple syrup
.
As of 1997, 80% of the Northeast Kingdom was covered by forest. 59% was northern hardwood, 29% spruce
or fir
.
The Northeast Kingdom has been listed in the North American and international editions of "1,000 Places to See Before You Die", the New York Times best-selling book by Patricia Schultz. In 2006, the National Geographic Society
named the Northeast Kingdom as the most desirable place to visit in the country and the ninth most desirable place to visit in the world.
in the counties are of interest in connection with the drift
that gave the Northeast Kingdom its soil, and its surface stones and boulders. These terraces have beds of sand and clay from which bricks were once manufactured.
There are also black bear, deer, bobcat, coyote
, fox, fisher cat
, loon
, wild turkey
, and ruffed grouse
.
On December 30, 1933 the lowest recorded temperature in the New England
states was registered as -50.8 °F (-46 °C), at Bloomfield
in Essex County
.
The 2007 Valentine's Day Blizzard
brought 21.1 inch to the area over a two day period. This was nearly matched on March 6, 2011, when the area received 20.3 inch of snow.
Recognizing the need for services on an intermediate level, the legislation created the Regional Planning Commissions (RPC), to aid the towns in land use issues and Economic Development Commissions (EDC), tasked with fostering economic development in their jurisdictions. These RPCs and EDCs report to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development they must also report to their boards, which are made up of representatives of each town in the commission. As with some state agencies there is provision for these commissions to also organize as nonprofit groups, yet still maintain status as government agencies. This method of organization permits RPCs and EDCs to augment their state and federal funding with other sources of income. This arrangement also allows the EDCs to own properties such as Industrial Parks and Business Incubator Facilities.
RPCs and EDCs have no taxing or regulatory authority. However RPCs do write a regional plan (as towns can have town plans.) Town plans can not run contrary to the regional plans. RPCs also have automatic party status to any ACT 250 applications. ACT 250 permits are the State’s Land Use Permit issued by the Land Use Panel of the Vermont Natural Resources Board. ACT 250 applications must be in compliance with the RPC’s Regional Plan. A copy of all ACT 250 permit applications must be submitted (by the applicants) to the RPCs for review.
The Northeast Kingdom is unique, as they have the only agency that is both the Economic Development Commission as well as the Regional Planning Commission, known as the Northeastern Vermont Development Association and Regional Planning Commission (NVDA). Under the legislators’ study to lower State spending, they have been looking to the Northeast Kingdom’s RPC/EDC as a model for possible consolidation of agencies throughout the state.
Municipalities are governed by an elected Board of Selectmen
and managed by an elected town or city clerk.
.
, and the Gilman Housing Trust
.
Washington County Railroad (The Vermont Railway
System) - WACR has just recently been awarded a 30 year contract to operate the track running from White River Junction North through St. Johnsbury and Newport.
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
- Six trips a day between Island Pond and Maine. Four trips a day between Island Pond and Canada. Lumber is the principal freight.
runs out of Saint Johnsbury and services Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties.
in Newport/Coventry and John H. Boylan State Airport in Island Pond. Light private and business aircraft land there.
which extend into the westernmost part of the Northeast Kingdom. It also created great pressure within the earth resulting in active volcanoes. The resultant eruptions produced igneous rock which became the granite
often seen near the mountains and in the Connecticut River
Valley.
The remaining geology was created during the Silurian
-Devonian Period, about 400 million years ago, and left behind slate, with some granite, schist, and limestone.
An expansion of the polar glaciers resulted in an ice age which greatly affected the geology. A 1 miles (1.6 km) thick sheet of ice covered the Kingdom several times, over one million years, until 13,500 years ago. It brought the many boulders seen in the area and created many prominent features, including Lakes Memphremagog
, Willoughby
, and Crystal Lake
.
The retreat of the Laurentide glacier allowed the Green Mountains again to arise, but much eroded. A saltwater incursion resulting in the Champlain Sea
from the Atlantic Ocean
covered much of Vermont including what is now Lake Memphremagog
. This incursion stopped 11,000 years ago and became fresh water. Forests later appeared
after the water receded.
s.
From 1000 BCE to 1600 CE, Abenakis inhabited the Kingdom.
Perhaps as many as a thousand Cowasuck Indians lived in Essex County
near the Connecticut River in 1500. This tribe included all people from the Cahass, Cohassiac, Coos, Coosuc, and Koes tribes. The Cowasucks were Abenakis, themselves members of the Wabanaki
s, the Algonquian
pact of five tribes which banded together to combat Iroquois
aggression perhaps about 1500, though the exact date of the Iroquois pact is unknown.
European diseases, such as typhus, contracted from exposure to traders, killed many of the Cowasucks until only a few hundred were left in the Northeast Kingdom by 1600.
named the NEK as the second favorite romantic getaway and the third favorite family getaway in New England.
has written works of fiction set in the Northeast Kingdom, typically in the fictitious Kingdom County.
Archer Mayor
's second "Joe Gunther
" novel, Borderlines, was set in the fictitious village of Gannet, in Essex County.
Peacham, Vermont
was used as the filming location for the 1993 movie Ethan Frome
based on Edith Wharton
's novel of the same name.
Robert Frost
wrote a poem with the Kingdom as its topic entitled A Servant to Servants.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, comprising Essex
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...
, Orleans
Orleans County, Vermont
Orleans County is one of the four northernmost counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. It borders Canada. In 2010, the population was 27,231. Its county seat is Newport. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county...
and Caledonia
Caledonia County, Vermont
Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there....
Counties and having a population of 62,438. In Vermont, the written term "NEK" is often used. The term is attributed to the late George D. Aiken
George Aiken
George David Aiken was an American politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as the 64th Governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975...
, former Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
and a U.S. Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
at the time of a 1949 speech, the first recorded use of the term. The area is often referred to by Vermonters simply as "The Kingdom."
Geography
The Northeast Kingdom is bisected by Interstate 91Interstate 91
Interstate 91 is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It provides the primary north–south thoroughfare in the western part of New England...
/U.S. 5
U.S. Route 5
U.S. Route 5 is a north–south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Connecticut; and Springfield, Massachusetts. From Hartford northward to St...
. On the east it is bordered by the Connecticut River
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...
. The highest point is Jay Peak
Jay Peak (Vermont)
Jay Peak is a mountain located about 5 mi. south of the United States-Canada border, in Jay and Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont, of which it is the highest point.Most of the mountain is in Jay Peak State Forest....
at 3858 feet (1,175.9 m).
The Kingdom encompasses 55 towns and gore
Gore (surveying)
A gore , in parts of the northeastern United States , is an unincorporated area of a county that is not part of any town and has limited self-government ....
s, with a land area of 2027 mi2, about 21% of the state of Vermont. The city of Newport
Newport (city), Vermont
Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area....
is the single incorporated city in the tri-county area.
The area is a year-round recreation destination known for skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, fall
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
foliage viewing, and production of maple syrup
Maple syrup
Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then...
.
As of 1997, 80% of the Northeast Kingdom was covered by forest. 59% was northern hardwood, 29% spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
or fir
Fir
Firs are a genus of 48–55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range...
.
The Northeast Kingdom has been listed in the North American and international editions of "1,000 Places to See Before You Die", the New York Times best-selling book by Patricia Schultz. In 2006, the National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
named the Northeast Kingdom as the most desirable place to visit in the country and the ninth most desirable place to visit in the world.
Geology
The presence of Kame terracesKame
A kame is a geological feature, an irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel and till that accumulates in a depression on a retreating glacier, and is then deposited on the land surface with further melting of the glacier...
in the counties are of interest in connection with the drift
Drift (geology)
In geology, drift is the name for all material of glacial origin found anywhere on land or at sea , including sediment and large rocks...
that gave the Northeast Kingdom its soil, and its surface stones and boulders. These terraces have beds of sand and clay from which bricks were once manufactured.
Fauna
In 1996, the moose population totalled 2,000, about 1.75/mi² (0.676/km²). In 2005, the population was 5,000; 3.4/mi² (1.313/km²). State officials determined that the herd had become stressed due to overpopulation, and that the 1996 figure was more desirable. As a result, 1,260 hunting permits were issued in 2008 to cull the herd. In 2009, state officials aimed for 1 moose per 1 mi2.There are also black bear, deer, bobcat, coyote
Coyote
The coyote , also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
, fox, fisher cat
Fisher (animal)
The fisher is a medium-size mammal native to North America. It is a member of the mustelid family, commonly referred to as the weasel family. The fisher is closely related to but larger than the American Marten...
, loon
Loon
The loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia...
, wild turkey
Wild Turkey
The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which derives from the South Mexican subspecies of wild turkey .Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green...
, and ruffed grouse
Ruffed Grouse
The Ruffed Grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is non-migratory.The Ruffed Grouse is frequently referred to as a "partridge"...
.
Climate
The average growing season is about 123-130 frost-free days.On December 30, 1933 the lowest recorded temperature in the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
states was registered as -50.8 °F (-46 °C), at Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Vermont
Bloomfield is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 261 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area...
in Essex County
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...
.
The 2007 Valentine's Day Blizzard
February 2007 North America Winter Storm
The February 2007 North America Winter Storm was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14...
brought 21.1 inch to the area over a two day period. This was nearly matched on March 6, 2011, when the area received 20.3 inch of snow.
Government
As in the rest of New England, there is a strong state government. Town government often uses unpaid volunteers for its services. There is a superficial county government, all funded by the state. The three-county area each have sheriffs, judges, prosecutors, and other officers, all, except for judges, elected by the county, but funded by the state.Recognizing the need for services on an intermediate level, the legislation created the Regional Planning Commissions (RPC), to aid the towns in land use issues and Economic Development Commissions (EDC), tasked with fostering economic development in their jurisdictions. These RPCs and EDCs report to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development they must also report to their boards, which are made up of representatives of each town in the commission. As with some state agencies there is provision for these commissions to also organize as nonprofit groups, yet still maintain status as government agencies. This method of organization permits RPCs and EDCs to augment their state and federal funding with other sources of income. This arrangement also allows the EDCs to own properties such as Industrial Parks and Business Incubator Facilities.
RPCs and EDCs have no taxing or regulatory authority. However RPCs do write a regional plan (as towns can have town plans.) Town plans can not run contrary to the regional plans. RPCs also have automatic party status to any ACT 250 applications. ACT 250 permits are the State’s Land Use Permit issued by the Land Use Panel of the Vermont Natural Resources Board. ACT 250 applications must be in compliance with the RPC’s Regional Plan. A copy of all ACT 250 permit applications must be submitted (by the applicants) to the RPCs for review.
The Northeast Kingdom is unique, as they have the only agency that is both the Economic Development Commission as well as the Regional Planning Commission, known as the Northeastern Vermont Development Association and Regional Planning Commission (NVDA). Under the legislators’ study to lower State spending, they have been looking to the Northeast Kingdom’s RPC/EDC as a model for possible consolidation of agencies throughout the state.
Municipalities are governed by an elected Board of Selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...
and managed by an elected town or city clerk.
Public health
Various organizations are tasked with aiding public health including the Northeast Kingdom Human ServicesNortheast Kingdom Human Services
The Northeast Kingdom Human Services is tasked with providing services to people in the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont. These services include help with: chronic mental illness, developmental disabilities. substance abuse problems and other mental health and medical psychiatric needs.It employed 480...
.
Farming
In 2010 the largest dairy farmer in the state was in Orleans County with 5,000 head and 2,500 milkers, spread over 5 farms.NGOs
There are a number of non-profit, non-governmental agencies, that either offer services or promote business or housing. These include The Northern Community Investment Corporation, based in St. JohnsburySt. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately northwest of the Connecticut River and south of the Canadian border.St...
, and the Gilman Housing Trust
Gilman Housing Trust
The Gilman Housing Trust is a Vermont government-owned, community based, rural, nonprofit community development corporation. It is part of the NeighborWorks America network. It owns over 500 multi-family rental units in the 3 county service area The Gilman Housing Trust (GHT) is a Vermont...
.
Transportation
In 2008, 74% of the roads were rated in poor or very poor condition. There were 480 bridges with spans of 20 feet or more. There were a number of bridges deemed structurally deficient. Sixty-three percent of those were municipally owned.Railroads
Two railroads traverse the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont:Washington County Railroad (The Vermont Railway
Vermont Railway
The Vermont Railway is a shortline railroad in Vermont and eastern New York, operating much of the former Rutland Railway. It is the main part of the Vermont Rail System, which also owns the Green Mountain Railroad, the Rutland's branch to Bellows Falls...
System) - WACR has just recently been awarded a 30 year contract to operate the track running from White River Junction North through St. Johnsbury and Newport.
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S...
- Six trips a day between Island Pond and Maine. Four trips a day between Island Pond and Canada. Lumber is the principal freight.
Bus
Rural Community TransportationRural Community Transportation
Rural Community Transportation is a nonprofit, public bus system headquartered in St. Johnsbury in Caledonia County, Vermont. RCT serves the counties of Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, and Orleans Counties. It provides regular bus routes to member municipalities.It consists of mainly volunteer drivers...
runs out of Saint Johnsbury and services Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties.
Airports
There are three state airports: Caledonia County State Airport in Lyndonville; Newport State AirportNewport State Airport (Vermont)
Newport State Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Newport, a city in Orleans County, Vermont, United States...
in Newport/Coventry and John H. Boylan State Airport in Island Pond. Light private and business aircraft land there.
Geologic
Two land masses collided at the end of the Ordovician Period about 466 million years ago. This collision first formed what are now the Green MountainsGreen Mountains
The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately .-Peaks:The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, , the highest point in Vermont*Killington Peak, *Mount Ellen,...
which extend into the westernmost part of the Northeast Kingdom. It also created great pressure within the earth resulting in active volcanoes. The resultant eruptions produced igneous rock which became the granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
often seen near the mountains and in the Connecticut River
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...
Valley.
The remaining geology was created during the Silurian
Silurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
-Devonian Period, about 400 million years ago, and left behind slate, with some granite, schist, and limestone.
An expansion of the polar glaciers resulted in an ice age which greatly affected the geology. A 1 miles (1.6 km) thick sheet of ice covered the Kingdom several times, over one million years, until 13,500 years ago. It brought the many boulders seen in the area and created many prominent features, including Lakes Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
, Willoughby
Lake Willoughby
Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over deep in places, the deepest lake entirely contained in the state....
, and Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake (Vermont)
Crystal Lake is near the village of Barton in Orleans County, Vermont. It is a glacial lake and deep in places. Route 5 runs along the lake's western shore. Crystal Lake is in the northeast section of the state of Vermont...
.
The retreat of the Laurentide glacier allowed the Green Mountains again to arise, but much eroded. A saltwater incursion resulting in the Champlain Sea
Champlain Sea
The Champlain Sea was a temporary inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, a paratropical subsea or epeiric sea created by the retreating glaciers during the close of the last ice age...
from the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
covered much of Vermont including what is now Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
. This incursion stopped 11,000 years ago and became fresh water. Forests later appeared
Primary succession
Primary succession is one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in an environment in which new substrate devoid of vegetation and usually lacking soil, such as a lava flow or area left from retreated glacier, is deposited...
after the water receded.
Early human history
The retreating glacier allowed the northern migration of early humans in 9300 BCE, descendants of Asian immigrants during the Ice Age. By 7300 BCE, people and a changing environment had eliminated large game from the area such as caribou and mastodonMastodon
Mastodons were large tusked mammal species of the extinct genus Mammut which inhabited Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Central America from the Oligocene through Pleistocene, 33.9 mya to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodon is the most recent and best known species of the group...
s.
From 1000 BCE to 1600 CE, Abenakis inhabited the Kingdom.
Perhaps as many as a thousand Cowasuck Indians lived in Essex County
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...
near the Connecticut River in 1500. This tribe included all people from the Cahass, Cohassiac, Coos, Coosuc, and Koes tribes. The Cowasucks were Abenakis, themselves members of the Wabanaki
Wabanaki Confederacy
The Wabanaki Confederacy, as it is known in English, is a historical confederation of five North American Algonquian language speaking Indian tribes....
s, the Algonquian
Algonquian peoples
The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds. Today hundreds of thousands of individuals identify with various Algonquian peoples...
pact of five tribes which banded together to combat Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
aggression perhaps about 1500, though the exact date of the Iroquois pact is unknown.
European diseases, such as typhus, contracted from exposure to traders, killed many of the Cowasucks until only a few hundred were left in the Northeast Kingdom by 1600.
Modern history
In 2010, Yankee magazineYankee (magazine)
Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features...
named the NEK as the second favorite romantic getaway and the third favorite family getaway in New England.
Media
Author Howard Frank MosherHoward Frank Mosher
Howard Frank Mosher is a contemporary author of eleven books: ten fiction and one non-fiction. Much of his fiction takes place in the mid-20th century and all of it is set in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, a region loosely defined by the three counties in the northeastern corner of the state...
has written works of fiction set in the Northeast Kingdom, typically in the fictitious Kingdom County.
Archer Mayor
Archer Mayor
Archer Mayor is the author of the Joe Gunther detective series. Archer is a Yale graduate and lives in Newfane, Vermont, USA.Before turning to popular fiction, Mayor held several jobs, both in the US and in France, working as an editor, researcher for Time–Life books, photography and journalist...
's second "Joe Gunther
Joe Gunther
Joe Gunther is the hero of Archer Mayor's longrunning mystery novel series set largely in Brattleboro, Vermont. When the series begins, Gunther has already worked as a police officer for thirty years and is an experienced police lieutenant...
" novel, Borderlines, was set in the fictitious village of Gannet, in Essex County.
Peacham, Vermont
Peacham, Vermont
Peacham is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 665 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.7 square miles , of which 46.7 square miles is land and 0.9 square mile is...
was used as the filming location for the 1993 movie Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, New England, United States...
based on Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.- Early life and marriage:...
's novel of the same name.
Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...
wrote a poem with the Kingdom as its topic entitled A Servant to Servants.
Newspapers
- The Caledonian-RecordCaledonian-RecordThe Caledonian-Record is a daily newspaper published in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was established in 1837. It employs a staff of 36.-Circulation:...
, the area's largest newspaper, is published daily in St. Johnsbury - The ChronicleThe Chronicle (Barton, Vermont)The Chronicle is a weekly newspaper published in Barton, Vermont. Circulation was 8,500 in 1998....
- published weekly in Barton - The Newport Daily ExpressNewport Daily ExpressThe Newport Daily Express is a newspaper published weekdays in Newport , Vermont.-History:There were a number of predecessor papers that merged to form the Express....
- published daily except Saturdays and Sundays in Newport. Owned by Horizon Publications out of Marion, IL. Printed in Canada - The North Star Monthly - published monthly in Danville
- The Hardwick Gazette - published weekly in Hardwick
Radio
- WSTJWSTJWSTJ is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire area. The station is currently owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc. and features America's Best Music from Dial...
- 1340 AM; St. Johnsbury, VT - StandardsJazz standardJazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be... - WIKEWIKEWIKE is a radio station located in Newport, Vermont. It currently broadcasts a country music format at 1 kw 24 hours a day. It is owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners.-External links:...
- 1490 AM; Newport, VT - CountryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... - WVPA - 88.5 FM; St. Johnsbury, VT - Vermont Public RadioVprVpr is a HIV gene.It stands for "Viral Protein R". Vpr, a 96 amino acid 14-kDa protein, plays an important role in regulating nuclear import of the HIV-1 pre-integration complex, and is required for virus replication in non-dividing cells such as macrophages...
- WCKJ - 90.5 FM; St. Johnsbury, VT - Religious - "The Light"
- WWLRWWLRWWLR is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Lyndonville, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire area. The station is currently owned by the Board of Trustees, Vermont State Colleges....
- 91.5 FM; Lyndonville, VT - Lyndon State CollegeLyndon State CollegeLyndon State College is a public liberal arts college located at Lyndon Center in Lyndon, Caledonia County in the U.S. state of Vermont. In addition to a range of Bachelor's Degree programs, the college offers a Master's Degree program in Education...
- "Impulse 91.5" - WMOOWMOOWMOO is a hot adult contemporary formatted radio station broadcasting from Derby Center, Vermont, USA. It is owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners. It is rebroadcast on W257AU 99.3 in St. Johnsbury....
- 92.1 FM; Derby Center, VT - Hot Adult Contemporary - "Moo 92" - WJSY-LP - 96.1 FM; Newport, VT - Religious
- W243AE - 96.5 FM; Orleans, VT - Religious - "The Light"
- WGMTWGMTWGMT is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Lyndon, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire area. The station is currently owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc....
- 97.7 FM; Lyndon, VT - Hot Adult Contemporary - "Magic 97.7" - WDER-LP - 98.3 FM; Derby, VT - TIS
- W257AU - 99.3 FM; St. Johnsbury, VT - Rebroadcast of WMOO
- WKXHWKXHWKXH is a radio station broadcasting a New Country format. Licensed to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire area. The station is currently owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc. and features programing from Westwood One and AP...
- 105.5 FM; St. Johnsbury, VT - CountryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
- "Kix 105.5" - WDOT - 95.7 FM; Danville, VT - Adult Album AlternativeAdult album alternativeAdult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
- "The Point" (rebroadcasts WNCS/Montpelier) - WVTI 106.9 FMVermont Public Radio-WVPR:-WRVT:-VPR Classical:Since 2007, VPR has broadcast classical music on a separate network. The main station is WOXR , which is licensed to Schuyler Falls, New York and serves the Burlington/Plattsburgh area....
broadcasts classical music from Island Pond, VermontIsland Pond, VermontIsland Pond is a census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census...
. - Radio Free Vermont - Online Radio; East St. Johnsbury, VT - [Vermont Independent Music] - "Radio Free Vermont"
Television
- UHF Channel 20, WVTBVermont Public TelevisionVermont Public Television is a state network of Non-commercial educational Public television stations throughout the state of Vermont, affiliated with Public Broadcasting Services . It has been operational since October 16, 1967...
(PBS), St. Johnsbury, Vermont Public Television - Channel 14 W14CK Newport, ion, Rebroadcast of WWBI-LPWWBI-LPWWBI-LP was a low-power television station in Plattsburgh, New York. The station was owned and operated by SMC Communications.The station was licensed as Class A, even though the calls list it as an "-LP"; this was the case with many other stations licensed prior to 1999, when the FCC began to...
- Cable Channel 7, KATV, Kingdom Access Television, Lyndonville, Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
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