One town over from the state capital of Montpelier, the city of Barre celebrates its unique history as the onetime “Granite Capital of the World.” In the early 20th century, the central Vermont city ...

If you’ve been through downtown Barre and wondered what’s under that tarp outside the brand-new Barre City Place building, here’s a hint: coffee. That is, “Coffee Break,” Heather Ritchie’s sculpture ...

Barre granite became well-known for its exceptional strength, hardness, imperviousness, and resistance to weathering, and the sculptures became known for their ability to turn slabs of rock into ...

Brigitte Offord is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program, on assignment for the Hardwick Gazette Growing up in ...

Vermont's Northeast Kingdom ranks high on the most picturesque areas of Vermont from the beauty of Lake Willoughby in Westmore to the historic town of Peacham and the depth of the granite quarries in ...

Heather Milne Ritchie has guaranteed her legacy. As one of two sculptors to do commissioned works for the Stone Sculpture Legacy Program in Barre, Ritchie, 37, of Plainfield, hopes to celebrate the ...