Earlier this year, Middlebury College students Paul Rosenfeld and Tik Root decided to explore Vermont’s Route 100 in search of the pulse of life in contemporary Vermont. One of their last conversations was at a glass-blowing workshop in Jamaica, owned by an independent-minded member of the state’s diverse craft community.

Earlier this year, Middlebury College students Tik Root and Paul Rosenfeld decided to explore Vermont's Route 100. In Hyde Park, they had a chance to observe life on a dairy farm, and to consider some of the ways it's changing.

As part of a digital storytelling class, Middlebury College students Paul Rosenfeld and Tik Root decided to explore Vermont's Route 100 and learn about life in contemporary Vermont. Close to the Canadian border in Newport, they met Jen Degre, who runs an auction house with her husband.     

As part of a digital storytelling class, Middlebury College students Tik Root and Paul Rosenfeld explored Vermont's Route 100 to learn about life in contemporary Vermont. In Rochester, they stopped at a local Junior Varsity basketball game where they met the school principal.

As part of a digital storytelling class, Middlebury College students Tik Root and Paul Rosenfeld traveled the length of Vermont's Route 100 to learn about life in contemporary Vermont. Their first stop was Hancock, where they met co-owner Christine Farr, and her daughter, Marissa.