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Celebrate Maple Open House Weekend

Vermont leads the nation in maple syrup production, reporting a record-high 2.55 million gallons of pure VT maple syrup produced in 2022. Cold nights and warm days are the ideal weather conditions to get sap...

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Northeast Kingdom Winter Events

Embrace winter in Vermont! Whether you’re looking for timeless winter traditions or something a little out of the box, join us in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom this winter. Photo Courtesy Kingdom Trails, Winterbike Torchlit Trail Experience...

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CowMoo’s Vermont Winter Bucket List

Congrats! You’ve found CowMoo’s Northeast Kingdom Winter Bucket List – perfect for families, couples & solo travelers of all ages. Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is truly a winter playground. From snowy hillsides to smooth skating rinks,...

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NEKed Light

Been getting sleepy earlier than usual? It might have something to do with the sun hitting its lowest points of the year right now. If you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to miss seeing it...

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Live NEKed

What is NEKed living? Well…for a few hundred years it was all about living off the land. Forestry. Agriculture. Hunting and fishing. Those were the cornerstones of life in what some would call the most...

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A Recipe For Perfection

A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE. A DASH OF PLACE. MIX. It’s a simple recipe: Mix People with Place. Bake as desired. Get Experience. But as simple as it seems, varying the concentrations of those three elements...

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Active Adventures Await

ARE YOU READY? It’s fair (if not an understatement) to say that Vermont’s an active state. Yes, it is true that there are those who prefer to paint the mountains and stroll along the streams;...

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Wander

Wandering is in our DNA. Wandering is in our DNA. “Back in the day,” a few thousand years ago or so, it’s how we found things. Food. Friendship. Love. Today? Well, today you can find...

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Get Close. Get NEKed.

We’ve been living with an odd sense of space the last 400+ days. Six feet of it became the minimum to see friends and loved ones.  And then it had to be outside.  And then...

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NEKed Bridges

UNCOVER THE COVERED TREASURES OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM It’s fun to travel back in time. Movies are the easiest way. With the push of a button, you can fly back as far as any Discovery...

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Love is in the NEKed air

Your Guide to Experiences and Gifts in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom this Valentine’s Day. Where to Walk Highland Center for the Arts’ Open Air Art ExhibitThis 1.8 mile snowshoe and XC ski trail is showcasing pieces...

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Professionally NEKed

Checking in with the Northeast Kingdom’s Young Professionals Network A riddle: How do you make one of Vermont’s largest and most “remote” areas appealing to a young professional? Throw in the fact that Vermont, like...

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Arts Without Walls

Getting creative while staying distant Art builds community. Especially in the Northeast Kingdom, where creativity is central to so much of what happens. Our shared experience, expressed in music, poetry, dance, paint, or other forms...

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NEKed Cocktails

A series of local elixirs from our master mixologists

Episode 1 | St. Johnsbury Distillery

Saint Johnsbury, VT

Episode 2 | Essex House & Tavern

Island Pond, VT

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Being NEKed

What it means to be NEKed now It’s fair to say that we know storms. We live and play in the mountains. They’re a staple dish up here that we actually crave, depending on the...

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Meet John Predom

Meet the NEK’s Super Snow Spirograph: the Story of John Predom’s Snowshoe Art How do you turn a frosty day into a glorious creation? In Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, snow is part of the winter air...

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