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- On March 19, 2024, the New London Day posted this video on YouTube from
that morning's Vernal Equinox festivities on Lantern Hill.
Hit the replay button if it gets stuck. - On March 20, 2023, the New London Day posted a video snippet on Twitter of a beloved Morris dance named "Maid of the Mill", called by the Webmaster, with the backdrop of the first sunrise of spring on Lantern Hill.
- On March 3, 2022, videographer and long-retired Squire Terry Crandall released his feature-length (well, 30-minute) video of the cliff-top Vernal Equinox festivities on Lantern Hill in North Stonington, CT, on March 20, 1995. Among the 90 people in attendance were late dancers Wally Fenn and George Utter, both dancing very well. Plenty of young people and dark beards. Also, uberfan Anne Nalwalk, who has attended this event since the very beginning and has probably been to more of them (including the more recent "road shows") than anyone else. This video is available exclusively from this web site. Thanks, Terry!
- On March 20, 2021, the New London Day produced and posted a video of Morris dancing for the first sunrise of spring on Lantern Hill in North Stonington, CT. Mayada Wadsworth, Becky Noreen, and A.J. Wright comprised our band on the clifftop and Peter Leibert played for us in the roadway later. The Westerly Sun reported about 60 spectators, the most in many years. Masks and social distancing were in fashion at this well-ventilated outdoor event.
- On March 20, 2017, the New London Day produced and posted a video of Morris dancing for the first sunrise of spring on Lantern Hill. Mayada Wadsworth was our solo musician on the clifftop for the first time and Peter Leibert played for us in the roadway later. The trail was icy and quite difficult that day. More nice work by Peter Huoppi.
- On March 20, 2017, Harold Hanka produced and posted for the Westerly Sun a video of the Vernal Equinox celebration on Lantern Hill that morning.
- On March 20, 2016, the New London Day produced and posted a video of a Morris dance in silhouette against the first sunrise of spring on Lantern Hill. Very nice work by Peter Huoppi.
- On March 20, 2012, the New London Day produced and posted a video of the Lantern Hill experience, with song, dance, and story.
- On March 20, 2012, the Westerly Sun also produced and posted a short video of dance snippets.
- Also on March 20, 2012, Steve Pasetti produced and posted this video of the Lantern Hill dance "William and Nancy" on YouTube.
- Also on March 20, 2012, Rebecca Noreen produced and posted 2 videos on "The Westerly Morris Men" Facebook page: The Maid of the Mill and Bonnie Green Garters. She is the musician playing the pipe in the videos. This is somewhat different from her career in The United States Coast Guard Band. [You probably need to be logged into Facebook to see these 2 videos.]
- Here's a different view of Bonnie Green Garters on YouTube.
- Since 1986, every Vernal Equinox morning has seen at least one current or then future member of the Westerly Morris Men at the top of Lantern Hill. In 2007, all of the dancing was done in the road at the trailhead at the base of the hill by then Squire Terry Crandall and Norm Dudziak, as documented on You Tube by Steve Pasetti, then of Westerly, RI. The reason we danced there was that it had snowed heavily and the trail was incredibly slippery. Musician Peter Leibert decided that he did not want to risk falling and damaging his concertina, or any body parts. A wise decision by a wise man. Up top, the WMM were represented by then future Morris man Lou Terranova. Lou also represented us up top in 2008, when the flu wiped out the entire then-existing team for the event, the only time that has happened.
- In March 2011, the Norwich Bulletin created and posted a video of a Vernal Equinox dance on Lantern Hill on You Tube.
- In March 2011, the Norwich Bulletin also created and posted a video of Peter Leibert explaining Morris dancing.
Vernal Equinox on Lantern Hill, North Stonington, Connecticut
Left to right: Ian Patton, Everett Munro, Lou Terranova, Tim Groome, Norm Dudziak
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