🌱 How Basin Harbor is celebrating 140 years and Halloween in Vergennes

Good morning Vergennes! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Basin Harbor is celebrating 140 years and Halloween in Vergennes
• Which Vergennes neighbors just landed important statewide appointments?

Also on today's calendar: Philadelphia II Open Hours and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
• Monday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Basin Harbor Resort celebrates 140 years on Lake Champlain (wcax.com) — Basin Harbor Resort in Vergennes is marking 140 years on Lake Champlain and inviting locals to a community Halloween celebration at the resort on October 11. The fifth-generation family owners emphasize land stewardship, unplugged family time, and a close-knit community feel that many Vergennes residents have enjoyed for decades.
   

• Governor announces 58 appointments to state boards and commissions (vermontbiz.com) — Two Vergennes residents have been tapped for key statewide roles, including seats on the Board of Dental Examiners and the Lake Champlain advisory committee. The governor’s latest round of appointments highlights how local professionals are helping shape Vermont’s health, environmental, and workforce policies, and invites more Vermonters to apply for future board and commission openings.
   

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📸 Around Vergennes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vergennes

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7

• Tai Chi: Sun 73 – Vergennes →
  Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St, Vergennes
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Philadelphia II Open Hours →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  10:00 am
• Free Museum Tours →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  10:30 am
• Nature Sketching →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  1:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Spitfire Shipwreck Virtual Reality Experience →
  Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes
  10:00 am
• Protecting Our Watershed: Understanding Threats to Lake Champlain →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  1:00 pm
• Rowing for Fitness Club →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  5:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Philadelphia II Open Hours →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  10:00 am
• Free Museum Tours →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  10:30 am
• Whaleboat Wednesdays →
  North Harbor at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes
  2:30 pm
• Deep Dives: Valcour Bay Research Project →
  Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Spitfire Shipwreck Virtual Reality Experience →
  Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes
  10:00 am

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📣 Vergennes Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• University of Vermont Health Network posted a job opening for EVS Technician I (Housekeeping) - Porter Medical Center & Helen Porter in Middlebury. Apply here.
• Middlebury College posted a job opening for Team Liaison, Custodial and Support Services in Middlebury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vergennes here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Charlotte

• Historic Quinlan School 30 years old (charlottenewsvt.org)
• Celebrate Vermont Libraries Day, where else? Charlotte Library (charlottenewsvt.org)
• Selectboard renews contract with Chittenden County Sheriff (charlottenewsvt.org)

Hinesburg

• Dandelion Energy, Vermont Gas Launch First-of-Its-Kind Geothermal Partnership (contractingbusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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