Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

'Interpreting the Trail'

There’s no doubt about it: Vermonters love the Long Trail. The 272-mile trek, which runs up the spine of the Green Mountains from the Massachusetts to the Canadian border, is the oldest long-distance trail in the country. It’s such a fixture in the state’s culture, there’s even a brewing company named after it. Now, in a show called “Interpreting the Trail,” sponsored by Long Trail Brewing Co. and the Green Mountain Club, there are also backgammon boards, bottle-cap clocks, paintings, posters and photographs devoted to the meandering path. Artists such as Katharine Montstream, Barbara Ekedahl and Terry Zigmund offer their take through February 29 at Burlington’s Frog Hollow. Pictured: “Long Trail” by Kevin Ruelle.