Fall Foliage and Vermont Life Magazine
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:01 pm
Hi.
At the start of September, I have a personal tradition of looking at past Autumn issues of the former magazine "Vermont Life".
Background:
I first came to Vermont while stationed in Groton, CT on a nuclear submarine (1971-1974).
A family I knew had a cabin near Putney, VT and they invited me to come up one weekend in October, 1974.
I went out on my own one day to see that part of Vermont, and made it to White Rocks area just south of Rutland.
When I returned from the trip, I became a subscriber to this magazine and was so for many years (my last issue is Autumn, 2001).
I ended up keeping most all of the Autumn issues.
Each Labor Day (or close thereafter), I start looking at my collection of these issues as a way of thinking about the coming season.
I looked on the Forum and did not see any topics like this, so I thought I'd see if this would be of interest to anyone.
My earliest issue is Autumn, 1974, and that's where I will start my comments.
Highlights from this issue include:
- One Room Schoolhouse
A beautiful picture on the front of the magazine shows the town of Newark, VT. One can see a church steeple a one-room school building, and beautiful mountains beyond.
There is an article inside that discusses the remaining VT one-room schools. It was very interesting and reminded me of a small school house in my home town of Corning, Kansas.
The picture (and those for the article) was taken by Clyde Smith, who made some wonderful photos for this magazine in previous and future years.
- Days of Grace
I have always loved this article for it's "peaceful" narrative and associated pictures.
It discusses the time between the last Fall colors and the first snow.
The article was written and photographed by John Vachon, who is the Dad of the Vermont Life editor (at the time), Brian Vachon.
From the article: "The afternoons begin to shrink, these days, and there seems less time for important things."
If you'd like to see and download a .pdf version of this edition of the magazine, go to this archive location:
https://archive.org/details/rbmsbk_ap2-v4_1974_V29N1
God Bless...
At the start of September, I have a personal tradition of looking at past Autumn issues of the former magazine "Vermont Life".
Background:
I first came to Vermont while stationed in Groton, CT on a nuclear submarine (1971-1974).
A family I knew had a cabin near Putney, VT and they invited me to come up one weekend in October, 1974.
I went out on my own one day to see that part of Vermont, and made it to White Rocks area just south of Rutland.
When I returned from the trip, I became a subscriber to this magazine and was so for many years (my last issue is Autumn, 2001).
I ended up keeping most all of the Autumn issues.
Each Labor Day (or close thereafter), I start looking at my collection of these issues as a way of thinking about the coming season.
I looked on the Forum and did not see any topics like this, so I thought I'd see if this would be of interest to anyone.
My earliest issue is Autumn, 1974, and that's where I will start my comments.
Highlights from this issue include:
- One Room Schoolhouse
A beautiful picture on the front of the magazine shows the town of Newark, VT. One can see a church steeple a one-room school building, and beautiful mountains beyond.
There is an article inside that discusses the remaining VT one-room schools. It was very interesting and reminded me of a small school house in my home town of Corning, Kansas.
The picture (and those for the article) was taken by Clyde Smith, who made some wonderful photos for this magazine in previous and future years.
- Days of Grace
I have always loved this article for it's "peaceful" narrative and associated pictures.
It discusses the time between the last Fall colors and the first snow.
The article was written and photographed by John Vachon, who is the Dad of the Vermont Life editor (at the time), Brian Vachon.
From the article: "The afternoons begin to shrink, these days, and there seems less time for important things."
If you'd like to see and download a .pdf version of this edition of the magazine, go to this archive location:
https://archive.org/details/rbmsbk_ap2-v4_1974_V29N1
God Bless...
), John Knox, was a frequent contributor. Getting published in Vermont Life was a huge accolade and difficult to do. Alas, it is not what it once was. I suppose a lot had to do with the digital age, but a few years back, I subsribed and was very disappointed. I guess you go where your readership takes you, but the emphasis on great photography and iconic "Vermont" scenes seemed to have been put aside for other things. I dropped the subscription. It was one of THE magazines for great photography and for great old school "Vermont."