The Iceman Cometh
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The weather conditions on top of Mount Mansfield are discussed. The news in Mansfield is mostly about commuting conditions, which are tricky, the temperatures are well below freezing, and there's an almost total white-out on top of the mountain but the town's only inhabitant, Mike Rainey, the transmitter engineer, is pretty used to these conditions.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 2003
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The call of the gun
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A man raised in Britain where guns are almost nonexistent describes his first hunting experience with a friend and longtime outdoorsman in Vermont. He tried to allow himself to get caught up in the mystique of firearms and the hunt, but the experience left him aghast.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1995
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The last game of summer
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A man who runs an apple farm in South Hero, VT, decided that a game of cricket would make the apple pickers who came up from Jamaica for the summer feel more at home. The resulting contest so delighted its participants they decided to make it an annual event.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1993
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