The sale of the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2021 would bring lots of changes. In some ways, it’s a story of renewal. But the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Reporter Liam Elder-Connors walks us through the changes since the sale, and the traditions that have remained.

Check out the web version of this story for photos from our reporting. And thanks to Emma Ramirez-Richer for the great question.

Liam Elder-Connors reported this episode. Mix and sound design by Angela Evancie. Engineering support from Peter Engisch; editing and additional production from the Brave Little State team: Angela Evancie, Josh Crane and Myra Flynn. Ty Gibbons composed our theme music; other music by Blue Dot Sessions. 

Special thanks to Kate Phillips and Kevin Trevellan.

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