West County Notebook: Oct. 8, 2024

Field Maloney of West County Cider, pictured at his Peckville Road outlet in Shelburne. Join Maloney and the Colrain Historical Society on Thursday, Oct. 10, for “Colrain, Apple Capital! How the Apple Got to Colrain and What We Did With it,” a presentation of the town’s history with apples.

Field Maloney of West County Cider, pictured at his Peckville Road outlet in Shelburne. Join Maloney and the Colrain Historical Society on Thursday, Oct. 10, for “Colrain, Apple Capital! How the Apple Got to Colrain and What We Did With it,” a presentation of the town’s history with apples. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Published: 10-07-2024 3:56 PM
‘How to Love a Forest’ reading set for Friday

SHELBURNE FALLS — Vermont author and forester Ethan Tapper will read from his debut novel, “How to Love a Forest,” at Raven Used Books on Conway Street on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m.

The book follows Tapper’s own journey caring for Bear Island Tree Farm, which he purchased in Bolton, Vermont, in 2017. He said he was inspired to write about his experience in the forest after “realizing that there was no book that captured his understanding of what forests are, how they work and what it means to care for them.”

For more information, visit woodlandspartnership.org/event/book-reading-ethan-tapper-how-to-love-a-forest.

Historical Society talk to detail Colrain’s apple history

COLRAIN — Join West County Cider’s Field Maloney and the Colrain Historical Society for “Colrain, Apple Capital! How the Apple Got to Colrain and What We Did With it,” a presentation of the town’s history with apples from its 1735 settlement to present.

The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stacy Barn at 8 Main Road. The presentation will be held after the Historical Society’s regular business meeting and annual election of officers that begins at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit colrainhistoricalsociety.org.