Peter F Young

Tales from the Dog (And More) Peter F Young

The Green Mountain State's Dog River is small, even by Vermont standards, yet its watershed queen town of Northfield and its college on the hill, Norwich University, have had a significant impact upon Vermont and its people. Tales from the Dog (And More) contains several short stories about these institutions and the many colorful characters who have called it home or professed at the school or both, as well as other musings, reveries, and ponders. Some are lighthearted; others are not. For example, "The Cabal that Saved Norwich University (And Why It Needed Saving) Or Perley's Curse" describes how a gaggle of good ol' Dog River boys who just happened to be Norwich University trustees saved Norwich's bacon by executing an intricate sub-rosa plan to perfection. And, do you like secrets? Well, you can learn the unvarnished and scandalous truth about the town's oldest civic organization by eyeballing "Northfield Conversational Club (An Expose)." Northfield, the Queen of the Dog River Valley, is no piker when it comes to splendors. You can see for yourself when you peruse "The Six Wonders of Northfield." And did you know that in the mid-1930s, Franklin Roosevelt and his U. S. Park Service wanted to build a national preserve running from Massachusetts to the Quebec border near the ridgeline of the Green Mountains? The park would consist of a one-thousand-foot strip of land containing a paved road and adjoining bridle path similar to the Skyline Drive Parkway in Virginia. "Green Mountain Parkway, Road to Nowhere" tells that story in words as well as photos. All of the above plus additional stuff is sandwiched between the covers of the book you are currently holding in your hands. (Unless you are using an e-reader. In that case, there is no sandwich, just a cluster of digital impulses.) Relax and enjoy these tales from the Dog and more.