Madden to lead mushroom walk

Join mushroom expert Meg Madden on Sunday, Aug. 18, for her mushroom exploration walk at the Mount Independence State Historic Site. The program runs from 1 to 3 p.m. She’ll provide an orientation first, and then lead you out to look for and learn about the mushrooms that grow at Mount Independence.

Beginning at noon on Saturday, July 27, the Mount Independence Coalition will host its third of four informal brown bag lunch discussions at the Mount Independence State Historic Site.

On Saturday, June 15, Friederike Baer, author of “Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War,” will give a talk about the subject of her book at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell.

ORWELL — Enjoy a spring guided history walk to learn about and see remains of the Revolutionary War defenses at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell on Saturday, May 4, from noon to 4 p.m. This is the perfect time of year to go off trail a … (read more)

Come to Mount Independence on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the “Muster at the Mount: Mount Independence from the Ground Up,” a day of revolutionary discovery.”

Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, will host its annual “Soldiers Atop the Mount” encampment on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell is hosting two special history programs this weekend, Aug. 5 and 6. On Saturday at 1 p.m. author and educator Jason Barney will talk about the activities of the American Revolution in northern Vermont a … (read more)

Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host an “Early Bird Nature Walk” on Saturday, May 20, from 8-11 a.m.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell is offering a special, pre-museum opening guided hike into history on Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 4 p.m.

A guided walk to look for spring wildflowers at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, is just the thing after the long winter.

Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host a Hike into History on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. Stephen Zeoli, president of the Mount Independence Coalition, will guide participants a tour around the site.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host a special program, “Conserving History, One Artifact at a Time,” on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m.

Mushroom expert Meg Madden is back at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell to lead another of her popular mushroom exploration walks.

Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host a “Hike into History” guide walk on Sunday, Aug. 7, from noon to 3 p.m.

On Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 2 p.m. two characters from the Revolutionary War in Vermont will come back to the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell for a time-traveling interview.