Vermont's Northland Journal is a monthly magazine that tells the story of Vermont's Northeast Kingdo
30/11/2024
VT's Northland Journal Makes For a Great Christmas Gift
The Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. It is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 23-plus year mission alive.
Attached are a few of the recent covers.
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Scott Wheeler/Publisher Vermont’s Northland Journal
15/11/2024
In the coming days, we'll have preparing the December issue of Vermont's Northland Journal for shipment to our subscribers. If you aren't yet a subscriber, and you want to become one, this is a good time to subscribe.
The Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. It is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 23-plus year mission alive.
Learn how to subscribe at our store site at https: northlandjournal.com/store/ . If you have questions, please email me at [email protected]
Scott Wheeler/Publisher Vermont’s Northland Journal
11/11/2024
This is the evolving cover of the January issue of Vermont's Northland Journal courtesy of Thomas Lichtenberger. The toboggan shoot was located in St. Johnsbury in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. It is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 23-plus year mission alive.
Scott Wheeler/Publisher Vermont’s Northland Journal
04/11/2024
The January issue of Vermont’s Northland Journal will include a wonderful article about the North Country Quilters Guild and some of the people, who for decades, have been making quilts. The article is written by one very talented writer and book author, Tanya Sousa.
The Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. It is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 23-plus year mission alive.
Check out our store site at https: northlandjournal.com/store/ . If you have questions, please email me at [email protected]
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02/08/2024
The “Inland Sea Serpent” of Sheffield, Vermont”
While going through old newspapers, I came across an interesting article in an 1883 newspaper about a snake-like serpent said to be about 15 to 20 feet long, with a head the size of that of a calf’s head. It was said to have been seen multiple times, by multiple people, swimming in Bruce Pond in Sheffield. The following is an excerpt of the article:
“The first week of July, Mr. Snelling, having procured an opera glass, saw the object again on the pond and brought the glass to bear on it. He describes it as a serpent, 20 feet long, with head as large as the head of a calf, body 15 inches through, or as large as a small log, with black back, and a dirty white throat. Mr. Snelling saw him then and has seen him two or three times since. Once he swam across the pond against the waves with head the length of a man’s arm above the water. Mr. Snelling is so impressed with his belief that he says no money can induce him to go upon the pond. He has a boat there which he says anyone is welcome to.”
Has anybody heard of this story before?
A future issue of Vermont’s Northland Journal will include an article on what was called an “Inland Sea Serpent”.
Vermont’s Northland Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. It is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 23-plus year mission alive.
Click here to learn how to subscribe: northlandjournal.com/store/
Scott Wheeler/Publisher Vermont’s Northland Journal
10/07/2024
The first batch of Northeast Kingdom caps have arrived. At some point we'd like to add to the colors we offer, but for now they come in navy blue. This is my grandson, Henry, modeling one of the hats along with his pup, Finnegan.
For generations, Sacred Heart High School in Newport provided a Catholic-based education to hundreds of young people, that is until it closed in 1988. At that time, the elementary school was moved from the big old green schoolhouse into the former high school building which was completed in 1953. The elementary school closed in 2007, and the building has been left vacant and decaying ever since. However, plans are in the works to transform the building, and the adjacent building, which once served as a convent for the nuns, into living units.
Included in this issue, a handful of Sacred Heart graduates submitted their own memories of the school which helped shape them into who they are today. Among the writers are: 1966 graduate Betsy (Morris) Bavis,1978 graduate Linda (Dagesse) Brasseur, 1979 graduate Lynn Rose, and 1984 graduate Edward Fournier.
The Northland Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, often through the words of people who lived it. The Journal is delivered to subscribers in almost all 50 states. If you are not yet a subscriber, please consider becoming one today. Also, we are always looking for new advertisers to help us keep our 22-plus year mission alive.
Took a hike up Wheeler Mountain bright and early on Father's Day morning. Seen in the background in a couple of the photos is Lake Willoughby. Absolutely beautiful morning to hike.
Scott Wheeler/Publisher
02/06/2024
Here are some random photos I took yesterday while passing through Coventry, Irasburg, and Albany.
Scott Wheeler/Publisher
01/06/2024
Embrace life! Took a hike up the Herbert Hawkes Trail on Lake Willoughby this morning. What a beautiful morning!
Scott Wheeler/Publisher
01/06/2024
Took my first of the year walk last night on the trails at the Bluffside Farm in Newport. It always amazes me how beautiful it is, but how few people I see walking the trails.
Scott Wheeler/Publisher
28/05/2024
Plans were to include an article about the former Sacred Heart High School in Newport into the July issue of Vermont's Northland Journal, but space constraints has forced the article, which was written by 1984 graduate, Edward Fournier, into the August issue. Plans are in the works to transform the building into housing units.
With this said, if you have memories of your own, please feel free to send short articles to [email protected]
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The Story of the Northland Journal
Born and raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom—Vermont’s last frontier—Scott Wheeler of Derby is on an unstoppable mission to preserve the history and culture of the land of his birth. Proud of the Kingdom, he writes about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful, all which make the Kingdom the amazing place it is today. He sees no reason to whitewash its history to portray the Northeast Kingdom as something it isn’t, or to bend reality a bit to entice visitors. Instead, he insists the beauty of the working landscape, its history and culture, and the people speak loud enough to attract visitors from every corner of the world.
For the last 17 years, Vermont’s Northland Journal has been the only magazine dedicated to sharing and preserving the history and heritage of the Northeast Kingdom. The monthly magazine, which comes in both print and electronic versions, also honors the sacrifices of our veterans, and it gives people, particularly our seniors, a forum to share their memories. A growing number of outstanding regional writers also use the Journal to share their work with the world. The magazine, which has subscribers in all 50 states, is sold in stores throughout the Kingdom. Copies are also distributed in lodging establishments throughout the region, as well as in interstate visitor centers throughout the state. The Journal is also an educational tool to not only educate our young people about the region, but to also instill pride within them for the region they call home. In addition, it tells the story of the Kingdom to people fortunate to visit the region.
This is what the now late renowned Northeast Kingdom author, Howard Frank Mosher, said about Scott and his work in a newspaper article: “Scott has kind of an inside track to some of the most interesting people in the Northeast Kingdom”.
Besides being publisher of the Journal, Scott, a Johnson State College graduate, and a former Vermont legislator, hosts a weekly television show on NEK-TV called The Northeast Kingdom Voice and a weekly radio show on WJJZ Country called The Vermont Voice. Each program is designed to serve as a forum for people to tell their stories and/or to promote community events. Scott is also the author of six regional history books: “Rumrunners and Revenuers: Prohibition in Vermont”, “When Salmon was King: Voices from the Clyde River”; “Don ‘Sleepy’ McNally: From Vaudeville to Drive-In Pioneer”; “Newport’s Centennial: Voices from a Lakeside Community”, “Jay Peak: Voices from the Mountain”, and Booze in the Kingdom: Voices from Prohibition.
Scott is a popular public speaker, and he is a resource for local, state, national, and international media outlets for his knowledge of the history and culture of the Northeast Kingdom.
These are changing times in the Kingdom. Scott’s mission of preserving and sharing the history of the region is more important than ever. Thank you for supporting the Northland Journal. We couldn’t continue our mission without our supporters. The more support, the more history we can preserve. If you would like to become an advertiser or sponsor, please call (802) 487-0254, or email [email protected].
