Vermont offers
a plethora of outdoor recreation opportunities and not all of those are on
public land. A good deal of the hiking, fishing, snow shoeing and cross country
skiing we do takes place on private property.
But how legal is that
and what happens when you’re injured while sledding on someone’s land? Who’s
liable? Former State Representative Tom Little and Vermont Trails &
Greenways Council Chairman Walter Opuszynski
look at the rights of the public to recreate of private land and why property owners are willing to allow it.
Also on the program, back in 1885, a Jericho
farmer by the name of Wilson Bentley became the first person in the world to
photograph a single snow crystal. He would take pictures of over 5,000
snowflakes in his lifetime, a feat that would earn him the name of "Snowflake"
Bentley. We learn about this Vermonter’s imprint on history.
Plus, we reach into our mailbag for comments from our
listeners.