Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Grand Isle State Park Video

Check out this video of Grand Isle made by two local students! Then scroll down for more information about the creators.

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My name is Sam Ashton. My hobbies include making videos, playing video games, and drawing. I have come to realize that I desire a career in film making. My primary goal is to become a director, but if that doesn't go well, I want to be involved with film making in any way I can. I am a fun loving guy who enjoys a variety of movie genres, like action, sci-fi, horror and comedy. Together with a few friends of mine, we create videos for fun that are either special effects or comedy. When we were asked to think of a community service project, Marty proposed we do a video for the Dept. of Forests, Parks, and Recreation. I thought it was a great idea and that it would be fun. It was fun, and I enjoyed every bit of it. It was one of the first videos done for someone else that was more serious and it came out great.

I'm Marty Tobin. I enjoy playing video games, watching a variety of films, and making films, and I plan to attend college for film making in order to become a director one day. When told that we needed to come up with a community service project, I thought that calling the state parks could be a fun project. When I called and talked to the Sales & Service Manager, she offered the idea of making a movie, which sounded like a great idea to me since I love making videos so much. I found that it was a great project to work on, since most of the videos Sam and I had done had been more comedy oriented videos. It was nice to try working on a more serious video, and I was pleased with how it came out.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Vermont State Parks on Facebook


Vermont State Parks now has a Facebook page. Check it out, write on our wall and become a fan.

Interested in Performing in a Vermont State Park?


Whether you sing, tell stories, offer short lessons, or something we haven't thought of yet; we'd love to hear from you. We can't pay performers, but we can offer a barter for camping, parks passes, or merchandise. If you are interested in performing in a Vermont State Park this summer, contact Sarah Mitchell by e-mail at sarah.mitchell@state.vt.us

Sign up for Vermont State Parks' E-newsletter

Vermont State Parks now has an e-newsletter. We'd like to keep you up to date on park happenings and share some interesting stories with you. We promise not to share your email address, or overwhelm you with emails - we'll only be sending a few editions a year. So, to sign up, go to Vermont State Parks and enter your email address under "Sign up for our Email Newsletter".

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Off Season Park Use

Looking for a place to spend a winter day? Would you like to give winter camping a try?

Learn about opportunities for off-season use of the parks.