Balsam Acres Christmas Trees  This week I visited my favorite Christmas Tree Farm, Balsam Acres in Worcester.  My family gets its Christmas tree from Tom Lang’s farm each year.  In fact, this year we tagged our tree in October to make sure it would be ready for us this weekend.  Listen to my podcast and hear how Tom started his farm and takes care of his trees.  You will also learn how to take care of your own real Vermont Christmas tree.

Lake Champlain Chocolate  Whether it’s Christmas, Valentines Day, or any day you would like a treat, Lake Champlain Chocolates will do the trick.  Jim Lampman started Lake Champlain Chocolates on a dare in 1983.  At that time, Jim was the chef and owner of Burlington’s Ice House restaurant.  When Jim’s pastry chef suggested that he could make better chocolates than the ones Jim had been buying for gifts, Lake Champlain Chocolates was born.  Lake Champlain Chocolates has grown into three locations, two in Burlington and one in Waterbury, and a booming website where you can order their fine chocolates.  I had a chance to interview Jim a little while back.  Listen to hear Jim describe Lake Champlain Chocolates and the quality that goes into everything they do.

This week’s podcast features an interview with Whitney Phillips, the president of Mad River Rockets.  If you can imagine taking a white water kayak down a snowy mountain side, you can imagine hitting the mountain in one of these high performance sleds.  Check out this video and listen to my latest podcast to hear Whitney tell the Mad River story.

After a little delay, my day job as a school principal is getting busy! I recorded the Secret Scenic Drive from Bennington to Manchester as a podcast today.