Fred Cook, of West Fairlee, Vt., watches his son Chris Cook, of Lebanon, N.H., release a branch from a large White Ash in West Fairlee, on Aug 23, 2017. The tree had split about 20 years ago, a section had fallen and was hung up on other trees. The elder Cook said, "It was a dangerous project, we've been going slowly, trying to be safe.'' The family has owned the house and land since 1880, except for a brief time when it was sold in the 1960's because the school bus did not have a route to them. They bought the land back later. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Fred Cook, of West Fairlee, Vt., watches his son Chris Cook, of Lebanon, N.H., release a branch from a large White Ash in West Fairlee, on Aug 23, 2017. The tree had split about 20 years ago, a section had fallen and was hung up on other trees. The elder Cook said, "It was a dangerous project, we've been going slowly, trying to be safe.'' The family has owned the house and land since 1880, except for a brief time when it was sold in the 1960's because the school bus did not have a route to them. They bought the land back later. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.