We’re partnering with our friends at Sea Bags to help you freshen up your look with our Spring Refresh Giveaway. . .
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Lifestyle
The Orvis Lifestyle Blog takes you around the world with informative and colorful posts that celebrate the lifestyle we love. We hope to inspire you with narratives on wide-ranging topics about beautiful living at home and adventures in the great outdoors.
Casting for Recovery: Life-Changing Moments
Connie Burke and friend grab a little gusto!
Photo by Casting for Recovery
The mission of Casting for Recovery is to enhance the quality of life for women with breast cancer through a unique program that combines breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing. Orvis is proud to be a founding sponsor.
No one can explain the therapeutic value of a Casting for Recovery retreat better than the women who have participated. Last summer Connie Burke was one of those participants….
Read MoreVideo: ‘Tis the Season for Making Vermont Maple Syrup
Erin McEnaney, who works in Human Resources at Orvis, makes maple syrup at her farm in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
Photo by Scott McEnaney
Located in Pawlet, Vermont—in the picturesque Mettawee River valley, not far from Orvis headquarters—Woodlawn Farm is a dairy operation run by the Leach family for eight. . .
Read MoreFootwear History: The Boat Shoe That Started It All
Written by: Kimberly Bellamy
A piece of footwear history that has saved many sailors and boaters.
In 1935, avid sailor and inventor Paul Sperry—a former Dartmouth student and U.S. Navy seaman—made an astounding discovery. One day, after watching his dog run effortlessly across the. . .
Read MoreChef Dan Barber – How I Fell in Love With a Fish
Click here for more information on this TED talk.
There are two reasons many of us love fish. The first is the enjoyment we receive from pursuing and catching them. That is, in fact, the defining reason the Orvis Company has existed for. . .
Video: Four Fish We’re Overeating
If you’ve ever stood at the fish counter in the grocery store or the seafood market wondering what to take home dinner, has it ever occurred to you where these fish come from and how they keep. . .
Read MoreRandolph Engineering: Military Spec for the Masses
“Military spec.” It’s a term we often come across in descriptions of items that are in some way affiliated with the armed forces, but in the case of Randolph Engineering, military spec means. . .
Read MoreMy Southern Godmother’s Old Fashioned Recipe
Even if you’re not a regular bourbon drinker, Betty’s recipe is mighty tasty.
Photo via bulleit.com
It’s not a raspberry martini or a red-current champagne spritzer—and it certainly isn’t pink wine—but it’s red in color and, as far as we’re concerned, that makes an Old Fashioned the perfect. . .
Read MoreOpen Water: 5 Tips for Maintaining a Winter Bird Bath
Written by: Debra Carr Brox
A winter birdbath adds color to a sometimes drab landscape in your yard.
Photos by Debra Carr Brox
Ralph Waldo Emerson described the winter song of the chickadee as “a silver tinkling on a frosty morning.” Though many of us think of the warmer months as the time when we can observe. . .
Read MoreHistory on Ice: Discover the 13th Annual Ice Harvest & Winter Carnival at Remick Farm
Written by: Debra Carr Brox
One of the ice-hauling teams of young oxen brought in by a local 4-H Group.
Photos by Debra Carr Brox
Men in overalls and plaid wool coats and kids with only their eyes exposed lined up along the edge of the small, frozen pond, each with a four-foot saw in their hands. As they pushed and pulled. . .
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