Super Seniors

In the early ‘80s, Super Senior Ray Colton is credited with helping to change the firewood industry.

Doug Martin is all about precision. He’s been a machinist for 52 years at GW Plastics in Bethel. And at 80, he's still going strong.

A superhero comes in many forms. For staff and students at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury, it’s Super Senior Ellen Bruneau.

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.

Just up the stairs at her home beauty salon in Orwell, everyone is a friend for Super Senior Simone Kent.

Super Senior Toni Prince trains kids not just how to ride a horse but to try to understand them.

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.

It’s a tradition at the Champlain Valley Fair. Precisely at 5 p.m., a parade with bands, horses... and Mary Fay.

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.

A love of old cars led to a new friendship for a pair of Rutland men. Our Joe Carroll introduces you to Bill McColgan and Bob Nickerson.

Super Senior Trueman Bryer lives on the lake but the 93-year-old made a living working the rails, and his story is now in print.

Baseball season is in full swing in Montpelier, and long-time volunteers Alice and Richard Angney are at the heart of the Mountaineers lineup.

Eighty-year-old Peter Lakatos truly is the king of the hill when it comes to biking with his buddies around the Rutland area.

Rosalind Fritz back in the '60s was a singer that topped the charts in England. Now, she's making headlines in Vermont for a different reason.

Super Seniors Frankie Woodward & John Keefer back in the mid-'60s were fixtures on the East Coast drag racing circuit in the U.S. and Canada.

At her summer home in West Glover, Ellen Braithwaite has discovered a treasure trove of memories -- a half-century of living in the Northeast Kingdom.

On Lake Dunmore, there’s a pontoon boat like no other. At the wheel is Mike Korkuc. The boat is aptly named “The Loonatic.”

Super Senior Joe Moore lately has been feeling the blues. The 73-year-old saxophonist has an assortment of ailments that impact his ability to play.

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.

In the center of Brattleboro, Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters and its owner, 88-year-old Stanley “Pal” Borofsky, are one of a kind.

In the back of the Town Cobbler in Williston, John Welsh dons his leather apron for a little show and tell.

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.