Now and Then: Bennington's Seth Warner Statue

Now and Then: Bennington's Seth Warner statue

This July, Seth Warner got a glow-up; art conservator Bob Hannum, who restores public artworks all across the region for the state of Vermont, got up on a cherry-picker crane to clean and seal the granite edifice. At the urging…

Why Bennington Battle Day matters

Statue of Gen. John Stark at the Battle of Bennington monument in Bennington. By John Page August 16th is a state holiday that few Vermonters understand or celebrate.  It used to be a common Vermont joke that you knew it was Bennington Battle Day when you went to the bank or DMV and couldn’t figure out why the door was locked.  Today most banks and state offices remain open on Bennington Battle Day, and the most frequent remark one hears about t…