The Stellafane Convention Returns to Springfield, Vermont Every August, something remarkable happens on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. Hundreds of amateur astronomers, telescope makers, photographers, scientists, and night sky enthusiasts gather for the Stellafane Convention, the oldest annual amateur telescope-making convention in the United States. Since 1926, Stellafane has welcomed visitors from across North America and around the world to celebrate astronomy, innovation, craftsmanship, and some of the darkest skies in the Northeast. Whether you’re attending

VRmont Studios: Virtual Reality & Family Fun in Springfield VT When most people think of Springfield, Vermont, they picture a community built on innovation and craftsmanship. Today, that legacy continues in a completely new way at VRmont Studios, an immersive technology center that combines virtual reality entertainment, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education, workforce development, and community events under one roof. Located in the heart of downtown Springfield, VRmont Studios isn’t just another entertainment venue.

Celebrate Russell Porter: Springfield’s Artist, Explorer, and Stargazer Springfield, Vermont has always been a place where creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation meet. Few people embody that spirit more fully than Russell Porter, a Springfield native whose remarkable life connected art, engineering, exploration, astronomy, and community in a way that still inspires people today. Born in 1871, Porter was an artist, engineer, cartographer, amateur astronomer, and Arctic explorer. His curiosity took him far beyond Vermont, but his legacy

Discover the Stars at Stellafane in Springfield, Vermont Springfield has many places that tell the story of innovation, craftsmanship, and community. One of the most unique is Stellafane, the historic home of the Springfield Telescope Makers.Located on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Stellafane is more than a local landmark. It is the home of The Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc., an active amateur astronomy and telescope-making club based in Springfield, Vermont. The name “Stellafane” comes from Latin words

The Vermont Weekend Getaway You Keep Putting Off You have been saying “let’s go somewhere” for months. The calendar keeps filling up. The trip keeps not happening. Here is the case for finally booking it, and for booking it in Springfield, Vermont. Two Hours from Boston. Three from New York. A World Away from Both. Springfield, Vermont sits in the Black River Valley in southern Vermont, off Interstate 91. From downtown Boston, you can be parked

Vermont Commercial Real Estate: Why Springfield Beats the Suburbs Your competition is paying Springfield rents. Or Boston suburb rents. Or Hartford rents. They are doing it because that is where they have always paid them, and because moving feels harder than staying. Springfield, Vermont is the case for moving. Here are the numbers, the infrastructure, and the reason the businesses that look first tend to move first. The Cost Gap Is Real Class B commercial space