You may drive past, bike past or walk along the river every day, but what was it like to live along the river 100 years ago? Several speakers will be relating their experience as well as their family's experience this week at various public programs along the voyage.
Noon Today - Plainfield: A River Town will explore the history of this bustling little town on the banks of the Winooski. Talk begins noonish at River Run Restaurant.
6:30pm Wednesday - Settling the Winooski Valley: Skip Flanders whose family has lived on the Winooski River for generations will give a PowerPoint presentation on human settlement along the Winooski River. Location: Wesley Waterbury Methodist Church on Main St. across from the State Office complex.
6:30pm Saturday - Talk by Charles Fish, author of In the Land of the Wild Onion is speaking at the O Brien Community Center in Winooski on Saturday June 27th at 6:30 pm. His book chronicles his canoe and hiking trip on the Winooski River as well as explores the natural history of the watershed.
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