Vermont Fishing Village

Posted by EW

Milder weather the past few days, the ice still thick on flooded meadows and ponds, rivers edged with ice, deeper waters flowing. On the estuary where the West River meets the Connecticut, on the northern outskirts of Brattleboro, a winter village of small, colorful huts give shelter from the wind and cold when fishing. A few days ago, a delight to glide on the ice, sun overhead, no wind, ice skates strapped on. A magical blue frozen landscape, icy waters underfoot.

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richholschuh says:

January 25, 2015 at 10:56 AM

Elin – I revisited this post today. I love seeing your eyes on our local landscape; I was out on the frozen Meadows last weekend at twilight. A magical place and time.

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1. EW says:
  
  January 26, 2015 at 9:02 AM
  
  Thanks so much. Twilight is a great time of day to be out, especially on water, frozen or not! I look forward to seeing a photo. Great shot on your blog of the misty Connecticut River along the rail tracks.
  
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La valise de louise says:

February 2, 2014 at 10:37 AM

Fascinating post – love the photos!

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1. Elin says:
  
  February 2, 2014 at 11:36 AM
  
  Thanks for stopping by my blog Lousie! 🙂 The local ice-fishing hut villages that crop up this time of year never cease to fascinate me – so creative and colorful. Enjoy your Paris travels – wonderful photos and glimpses of another world.
  
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  1. La valise de louise says:
    
    February 2, 2014 at 12:41 PM
    
    Thanks, that’s very kind – will be continuing to read your posts with interest! 🙂
    
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denisebushphoto says:

January 13, 2014 at 8:38 AM

I like seeing all the different styles of huts. Great post!

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1. Elin says:
  
  January 13, 2014 at 10:41 AM
  
  Thanks! 🙂 It is amazing to see villages of huts appear suddenly on local lakes and rivers. Only to be gone again when the ice melts.
  
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composerinthegarden says:

February 5, 2012 at 8:15 AM

Elin, I knew about the ice fishing houses in Minnesota, didn’t realize that they did the same in Vermont. Charming photos – I loved seeing this!

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1. Elin says:
  
  February 8, 2012 at 3:57 PM
  
  I especially love the colorful handcrafted huts cleverly constructed of reuse materials. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
  
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AK says:

February 2, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Cool – in the double sense of the word! And colorful, too!

In southern France the thermometer has been showing just below freezing point this week; a few snowflakes were whirling around in the air to-day, and on the news they keep talking about “le grand froid”. A doctor was interviewed in the studio of one of the major channels this morning to tell people what precautions to take when going outside…

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1. Elin says:
  
  February 2, 2012 at 6:09 PM
  
  Hi AK! 🙂 Maybe the ice fishing village will still be there on your next visit to VT.
  
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  1. AK says:
    
    February 3, 2012 at 2:34 AM
    
    Hope so!
    
    Actually, all of France was below freezing point last night, way below in certain areas, but I still wouldn’t start talking about “le grand froid”. If it gets really cold, then what words would the French use?
    
    By watching your winter pictures it looks more like really cold in Vermont! And so beautiful…..
    
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Jack Elliott says:

February 2, 2012 at 12:27 PM

I so want to go ice fishing. Cool post giving us a glimpse into the ‘sport.’

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1. Elin says:
  
  February 2, 2012 at 2:14 PM
  
  Thanks for stopping by – hope you get to ice fish some day. 🙂
  
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