Ninety-one-year-old Janet Schurink has spent most of her life on a Shaftsbury hillside after emigrating to the U.S. from Holland after the war. And even after two broken hips, the riding instructor and horse expert rarely slows down.
Seventy-six-year-old Israel Mac is the second generation to run Mac Equipment and Steel Company in Rutland. His family came to Vermont after leaving Austria following the Holocaust.
Ed Blechner's days of dog mushing are over. Now, the 75-year-old and his wife have time to take care of their aging team and reflect on a nearly 50-year sled dog career.
Debbie Boyce, a long-time EMT and foster care advocate, is a regular on Rutland community access station PEG-TV, dispensing public safety tips and other life-affirming messages.
The Seven Super Seniors at the Double E Performance Center are in their 70s and have been playing together for years, but this is the first time they're recording an album together.
2022 Super Seniors Holiday Special: Joe Carroll shares stories of people from all over Vermont and the North Country whose lives and experiences have lessons for us all.
In the village of Jacksonville, Vermont, there are sounds of the South. It's where 81-year-old George Haggerty makes his Appalachian dulcimers and organizes an annual music festival.
At 95, John Dooley isn’t “plugged in” to the latest technology. But the World War II veteran is a prolific author that continues to make his voice heard.
This Vermont Super Senior has danced her way through life, inspiring the next generation of ballerinas. And as our Joe Carroll reports, she's done it all with uncommon grace.
Charlie Book, 79, and his younger brother, Harold, 74, are part of a family that has been farming in the small Rutland County town of West Haven for generations.
In the village of Craftsbury, Bernie Lussier has experienced some good times. His band -- aptly named Craftsbury Vibrations -- had been part of the music scene here for decades.
Saint Mary’s Cemetery is the final resting place for many souls in Swanton. It’s also where Bruce Spaulding spends much of his time cleaning the gravesites of veterans.
It's only a game, but for Paul Trono, football has been part of who he is for more than half a century. Our Joe Carroll takes you out on the field to meet this Vermont Super Senior.
Eighty-four-year-old Super Senior Peter Hawks is serious about having fun. Since the death of his son in 2011, he has channeled his grief into a life-affirming foundation that accentuates the positive.
School is back in full swing in Barre Town after two years of COVID concerns. Our Joe Carroll introduces you to the Vermont Super Senior who kept the school spotless during those trying times.
Just up the hill on Blachly Road in East Calais, 98-year-old Bill Blachly has been working the land and tending to the animals for over a half-century. That's in addition to the theater production company he founded and continues to operate.
Blueberries are bursting from the bushes at Silver Fox Farm. Husband and wife team Richard and Jennie Gilbert have been running the West Danville u-pick operation for the last 30 years.
Alison Anand has a lot of history with her prized 300-year-old violin. But lately, the 79-year-old Super Senior is making a splash with her other passion.
Williston is a town in transition. From its commercial core at Taft Corners, to the new neighborhoods that were once farmland, 80-year-old Super Senior Mike Mauss has seen it all at Windswept Farm.
Vermont musician Jon Gailmor has been composing songs with school kids for decades. The 73-year-old Super Senior is on a life-long mission to entertain others, proving that music does soothe the soul.
Irene Schaefer traveled to Randolph's sister city in Ukraine nearly 20 years ago. Now, the 93-old Super Senior is spearheading “Project Dove,” an effort to provide aid to the war-torn community.
Dan Higgins knows Winooski perhaps like no other. The 80-year-old artist and anthropologist has documented the people of his community since his arrival in 1969.