German visitor gets a guided tour of Greenwood ice caves
2012-05-17 00:00:00
Kinka Tadsen (right), from the small North Sea island of Amrum, joined a party of two other ice-cave neophytes Thursday, for a trip to the Greenwood ice caves. Betsey Foster (left, with Lark) of Locke Mills served as guide (the caves can be hard to find if you don't know the way) and naturalist. ...
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Fate of Bethel's Sign Ordinance now in the hands of town voters
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Rick Savage arrested for terrorizing
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Woodstock property assessment information to go online
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SAD 44 school budget votes: May 29, June 12
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Greenwood Fire Department gets a boost from moose
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Newry takes a harder look at junkyard statute violations
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40 years of catching North Pond's winds
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Woodstock Conservation Commission presents Open Space Plan
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Multiple properties in violation of Woodstock ordinance
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$10,000 grant will help renovate old train depot
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Police: Ring finger found in detention pond was once Harry Quince
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