Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Haunted Vermont Covered Bridge -Video Project 2 Story
Stowe, Vermont is home to one of the most famous covered bridges in New England.
Emily's bridge is famous because it is believed to be a haunted covered bridge. There isn't just one story as to why or how it became haunted, there are three famous wise tales about the bridge.
The three stories are all different, but they all have the same main character, Emily.
The first story claims that Emily was thrown from her horse while going through the bridge on the way to her wedding. Supposedly Emily died at the bridge because of being thrown off so hard.
The second story took place in the 1800's when Emily hung herself from the rafters after being rejected by her fiance.
The last story took place in 1925 and involved a new person, Donald. Emily fell in love with him and got pregnant, and Donald didn't want to marry her. Donald then killed himself by jumping off the bridge, and after Emily gave birth, she jumped off too.
All three stories are considered myths, but the legend of "Emily" still lives on in the bridge. People claim to see and hear things they believe are her ghost hanging around.
Visitors of the bridge say they hear unusual noises like footsteps, a girl screaming, and tightening of ropes. Some people think they have seen a white figure and have left with scratches on their cars too.
The real story though that locals of the area like to tell, is that the bridge everyone calls, "Emily's," really isn't the place that she died.
Barbara Baraw, a woman from the Stowe Historical Society, claims that people should be looking at the bridge at the Gold Brook Road and Circle intersection. Baraw says that that bridge is higher and if Emily jumped, she probably did it from there.
The historical records of Stowe show no information stating an Emily died from jumping off a bridge ever. Baraw says, "It's probably just one of those wonderful stories we have in Stowe...it's a great story, but it probably didn't happen."
Not everyone believes this is fake though, the bridge attracts people every year from all over. The problem with this is that tourists do not realize that the bridge is located in a residential neighborhood, therefor visitors can be loud and out of control at inappropriate hours.
Local residents in the neighborhood are trying to come up with ways to let outsiders know that this is still a residential area. They want people to visit the bridge, but visit it in a respectful manner.
They want to bring in people that really do want to see the bridge, and drive out people that are only there to cause trouble. Julia Rodgers, a resident of the area, said "We basically want to make it very hard for the people that are causing the disturbances to come to the site, but make it easy for the people who just want to visit and enjoy the bridge."
The community has tried to push this effort by putting up historical signs, and signs warning of bad behavior.
Emily's bridge will still attract all types of people every year, like ghost hunters and curious teens to come find the ghost of Emily.
The best time to get a paranormal experience at Emily's bridge is between the hours of 12:00am and 3:30am.
Emily's bridge is famous because it is believed to be a haunted covered bridge. There isn't just one story as to why or how it became haunted, there are three famous wise tales about the bridge.
The three stories are all different, but they all have the same main character, Emily.
The first story claims that Emily was thrown from her horse while going through the bridge on the way to her wedding. Supposedly Emily died at the bridge because of being thrown off so hard.
The second story took place in the 1800's when Emily hung herself from the rafters after being rejected by her fiance.
The last story took place in 1925 and involved a new person, Donald. Emily fell in love with him and got pregnant, and Donald didn't want to marry her. Donald then killed himself by jumping off the bridge, and after Emily gave birth, she jumped off too.
All three stories are considered myths, but the legend of "Emily" still lives on in the bridge. People claim to see and hear things they believe are her ghost hanging around.
Visitors of the bridge say they hear unusual noises like footsteps, a girl screaming, and tightening of ropes. Some people think they have seen a white figure and have left with scratches on their cars too.
The real story though that locals of the area like to tell, is that the bridge everyone calls, "Emily's," really isn't the place that she died.
Barbara Baraw, a woman from the Stowe Historical Society, claims that people should be looking at the bridge at the Gold Brook Road and Circle intersection. Baraw says that that bridge is higher and if Emily jumped, she probably did it from there.
The historical records of Stowe show no information stating an Emily died from jumping off a bridge ever. Baraw says, "It's probably just one of those wonderful stories we have in Stowe...it's a great story, but it probably didn't happen."
Not everyone believes this is fake though, the bridge attracts people every year from all over. The problem with this is that tourists do not realize that the bridge is located in a residential neighborhood, therefor visitors can be loud and out of control at inappropriate hours.
Local residents in the neighborhood are trying to come up with ways to let outsiders know that this is still a residential area. They want people to visit the bridge, but visit it in a respectful manner.
They want to bring in people that really do want to see the bridge, and drive out people that are only there to cause trouble. Julia Rodgers, a resident of the area, said "We basically want to make it very hard for the people that are causing the disturbances to come to the site, but make it easy for the people who just want to visit and enjoy the bridge."
The community has tried to push this effort by putting up historical signs, and signs warning of bad behavior.
Emily's bridge will still attract all types of people every year, like ghost hunters and curious teens to come find the ghost of Emily.
The best time to get a paranormal experience at Emily's bridge is between the hours of 12:00am and 3:30am.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Video Project 2 Proposal
Stephen and I are doing our second video project on the covered bridges in the Northeast Kingdom. We plan to mention some history behind the bridges, where they are located, and plan to get different video shots of each bridge we can find. We plan to have either Stephen or I be in the video speaking about each different bridge. We also might use the drone to fly over the bridges and get different shots that way. We do not plan to do an interview but we will use natural sound in our video.
We hope it comes out well!
Our roles for the project are:
Video edit: Stephen
Video edit: Stephen
Video taping: Stephen/Holly
Writing/Edit: Holly
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Video Project 1
This vast network of trails is maintained by the Kingdom Trails
Association, which was founded in 1994 by locals with the goal of promoting the
Northeast Kingdom’s natural beauty. The trails are unique because they are not
your typical rugged and rocky mountain bike trails, but instead are very
smooth. This is because the network was started by skiers in the 1980’s,
bringing a unique and truly one of a kind network of trails.
The trail system is even labeled similar to that of a ski resort with Green trails for the beginners, all the
way up to the Black Diamond trails
for those with experience. The network contains something for everyone, from
leisurely trails through open fields on Darling Hill, to steep and rugged
screamers down Burke Mountain.
This has allowed Kingdom Trails to be voted as the Best Mountain Bike Trail Network in North America by Bike Magazine in their annual Reader's
Poll. It has also
been voted Editors' Choice in the Yankee Magazine Travel Guide to
New England and has also been named Best
of New England by Boston Magazine Travel & Life.
The biking season runs from May through
October 31st. The exact opening date in May is dependent upon how
bad the mud season is and how quickly the trails are brought up to riding
level. This year they do not expect to have the trails open until mid-May.
For most Individual aged 16
years to 69 years old a Day Pass can be purchased for $15 and a Year-Round Pass
for $75 with lesser
rates for those on either side of the age range. You will also need
to sign a safety
wavier because of the dangers of the sport.
More information on Kingdom Trails can be found at the Welcome
Center, which is located behind the Northeast Kingdom Country Store in East
Burke. The Physical address is 478 Route 114, East Burke, Vermont 05832. You
can also sign up your Day or Year-Round pass here and pick up a Bike Trail Map.
Holly
Cannon & Steve Decatur
Monday, April 14, 2014
Video Project 1 Idea
For our first video project, Stephen and I, are interviewing a student at LSC about mountain bikes. We plan to have video of the student showing us quick fixes that people can do on their bikes and give tips on how to ride.
The text component that we plan to have will be about bike trails all over Vermont, while mainly focusing on Kingdom Trails. We want this to be related towards this area so students can learn more about the activities the NEK offers!
The video will include sound bites from the interview as well as natural sounds. The natural sounds will consist of outside noise and noises made by the bike. Music will probably be played at the intro and end of the video. We will use free online music for this component.
The video will act more as a tutorial and a video that gives tips on how to fix bikes and become a better rider!
We hope it comes out well!
-Holly & Stephen
Video: Holly
Editing: Holly & Stephen
Writing: Stephen
Interview: Holly & Stephen
The text component that we plan to have will be about bike trails all over Vermont, while mainly focusing on Kingdom Trails. We want this to be related towards this area so students can learn more about the activities the NEK offers!
The video will include sound bites from the interview as well as natural sounds. The natural sounds will consist of outside noise and noises made by the bike. Music will probably be played at the intro and end of the video. We will use free online music for this component.
The video will act more as a tutorial and a video that gives tips on how to fix bikes and become a better rider!
We hope it comes out well!
-Holly & Stephen
Video: Holly
Editing: Holly & Stephen
Writing: Stephen
Interview: Holly & Stephen
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