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[/ezcol_1third]How are Scandinavia and Iceland confronting the challenges of climate change? Is there something about the culture or political structure that has put them at the forefront of efforts to reduce human impact on the climate? These questions and more will be the subject of this presentation entitled “Climate Action and Social Democracy–Lessons Learned from the Nordic Countries.” Recorded 1/23/20.[ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]The Sheldon Museum presents: A Story of Weight – The Otter Creek Trestle Collapse of 1893, a talk by Danielle Rougeau, president of the Henry Sheldon board and Middlebury College Archivist. She uses the Sheldon’s photo of the Otter Creek train trestle collapse of 1893 to talk about the town, the train industry, and the forces that shape the story behind that photographic moment. The covered wooden railway trestle spanning Otter Creek collapsed under the weight of a coal train in the early morning hours of Friday May 5, 1893. The engine, boxcars and five fully loaded coal hoppers made it safely onto land on the Water Street side, but as the next five fully loaded coal hoppers rolled onto the 200-foot span, the trestle gave way, sending the five cars to the bottom of the creek and derailing the remainder on the southern side. Less than thirty minutes earlier, a passenger train had safely crossed the bridge.
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Producer: Henry Sheldon Museum
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Mary Hogan Winter Concert 1/15/20 [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third]Ivor Hughes of Green Mountain Club helps you plan your first or next backpacking adventure. Here’s your chance to get the primer you need to get out there and hit the trails. Advice and know how from an experienced backpacker to get you on your way. Topics covered in the presentation are equipment, food and cooking, fitness, planning, first aid, hike selection and navigating and kit list. Recorded 1/16/20.[ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library