Vermont State Parks

Sound artist Craig Calorusso is bringing his latest musical performance project, Sun Boxes, into five state parks for five weekends this summer. It's comprised of twenty speakers spread over a large, open lawn operating independently, each powered by the sun via solar panels. Inside each Sun Box is a PC board that has a recorded musical programmed to play continuously in a loop. Because the loops are different in length, once the piece begins they continually overlap and the piece slowly evolves over time. Participants are encouraged to walk amongst the speakers, and surround themselves with the piece. Certain speakers will be closer and, therefore, louder, so the piece will sound different to different people in different positions throughout the array. Allowing the audience to move around will create a unique experience for everyone. In addition, as people wander through the speakers, they alter the composition. Given the option, two people will take different paths through the...

A northern pike Concessions Manager, DJ Collise, couldn't think of many things he'd rather be doing than fishing on Silver Lake . He took some time to give us the inside scoop on this sport and a little more about the man behind the fish. First, where are you from and when did you first pick up a rod? I was actually born in Cuba. Both my parents were in the navy, but I was raised in Claremont, New Hampshire. My Dad taught me to fish when I was about eight years old and I've been fishing ever since. I used to do fly fishing, but I really like catching bigger fish, so now I do spinner fishing. How long have you been fishing on Silver Lake? Hmmmm, about 5 years. What types of fish are in these photos? The long ones are northern pike the shorter ones are large-mouth bass. Silver Lake also has many catfish and perch.  They are huge! Is this a fluke or do you normally see these large fish in Silver Lake? Well, I do lots of tournaments, all over the state, so I ...

There are some new, healthy menu items at the concession stands at Silver Lake and Camp Plymouth State Parks in addition to the old standbys like ice cream and candy. Silver Lake State Park now offers fresh tossed and chef salads, summer pasta, potato and tortellini salads and a variety of sandwiches and wraps all made next door at the Barnard General Store. You can also pick up a S'mores kit - complete with marshmallows, Hershey bars and graham crackers, so you can fix up some s'mores right on the spot. Camp Plymouth State Park has also added tossed salads, with or without grilled chicken, fresh watermelon cups and and healthy sandwiches. Both parks, still offer summer classics like ice cream sandwiches, fudge bars and choco-tacos. So, what would you choose?