Dog Mountain Draws Hundreds For Fall Celebration

ST. JOHNSBURY — The dream of a mountainside sanctuary filled with trails and wildflowers, surrounded by peak Northeast Kingdom foliage and dogs of all breeds romping with their owners — many off leash — is alive and well at Dog Mountain.

The vision of the late Stephen and Gwen Huneck continues today through Friends of Dog Mountain and the supporters and volunteers who help sustain its mission.

On Saturday, hundreds of visitors and their four-legged companions descended on Dog Mountain for one of the nonprofit organization’s popular Dog Party days. People came from numerous states, some arriving in RVs, and parking became tight at times as a steady stream of vehicles arrived for the event, which ran from noon to 5 p.m.

There were contests, including a ball toss and pie-eating event, as well as photo opportunities featuring everything from fancy glasses and feather boas to Halloween costumes. Vendors offered an assortment of pet-themed goods, while food booths and live music added to the festivities.

The Dog Mountain gallery was also doing brisk business as visitors picked out T-shirts, hoodies, artwork and other merchandise while supporting the organization through purchases, donations and event raffles

If you would like to support Dog Mountain or learn more, visit dogmt.com/support/.

And now it’s time for your Moo92 sports…

269 yards passing and 3 touchdowns from Drake Maye catapulted the New England Patriots over the previously undefeated Buffalo Bills in Buffalo on Sunday. Romeo Doubs with 2 touchdowns and the Patriots offence with over 400 total yards of offence in the victory. Next up New England will host the Los Vegas Raiders this Sunday. Kickoff at 1pm.

And in local sports…

The North Country Falcons football team dropped its matchup with Lyndon on Saturday by a score of 42-20. The Falcons will travel to Milton this Friday night to take on the the Yellowjackets. Kickoff at 6:30pm.

The North Country girls soccer team beat Lyndon Institute on Saturday by a score of 4-1 to improve to 8 and 2 on the season. The Lady Falcons will host Lamoille on Tuesday.

The Lake Region Lady Rangers lost a close matchup to U-32 on Saturday and will Travel to Harwood on Tuesday to take on the undefeated Highlanders.