Voice of the River

The Green Mountain State has always had a "culture of nature." The Connecticut River played a key role in shaping the state, and its watershed today holds special natural areas from the Northern Forest to the Silvio Conte Fish and Wildlife refuge. Explore the Connecticut Valley's sense of place through writings, songs, and poems from river travellers, valley settlers, and river lovers. Discover your own relationship with Vermont in the voice of the river.

Voice of the River (song)

(Lynn Noel for Connecticut RiverFest 1996, read by Gordon Bok)

We are the forces of earth and of…

Foghorns on the River

a Connecticut River story retold by Lynn Noel ©1995

On foggy days, you can hear the ship's horn…

Music, Sense of Place and River Conservation

The basic equation of conservation is that RESOURCE MANAGEMENT=REGULATION + EDUCATION. In today's…

Voice of the River Songbook