East Corinth, Vermont — Last weekend, Beetlejuice fans returned to Winter River.

The release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice last week has renewed excitement about the Tim Burton franchise. According to Rotten Tomatoes, reviews for the film were mostly positive, with 77% of critics and 82% of audience members giving positive reviews. However, the town the movies are based in, Winter River, Connecticut, is not real. Beetlejuice 1 & 2 were filmed in a small Vermont town, and many of the props remain.

As they did in the 1980s, Tim Burton and his film crew travelled to East Corinth to film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. They recreated the sets in the town, which resulted in part of the set being stolen. According to NBC 5, the new owner of Miss Shannon’s School for Girls has started a GoFundMe to help make it a community space with a tavern downstairs and an auditorium upstairs. That’s not the only place in town that features Beetlejuice sets.

Northeast Slopes is chalked full of interesting tidbits. First opened in 1936, it’s home to the oldest continuously operating ski tow in the United States. In addition, the ski area is home to a few pieces of cinematic history. The covered bridge used in the movie Beetlejuice was separated and now covers the vehicles that power the big and small rope tows. For the Beetlejuice sequel, their covered bridge has also found a home at Northeast Slopes, as it will host events, like a music festival this past August.

The Bridge Weekly Sho-Case did a great article about the Beetlejuice connections at Northeast Slopes, which you can read by clicking on the photo below.

Recent years have been trickier for the Vermont ski hill, with a lack of snowfall leading to minimal operating days. Northeast Slopes doesn’t have snowmaking, so they rely on natural snowfall to open. Let’s hope Northeast Slopes see significant snowfall next ski season, as the locals deserve more operating days.

Plus, I want to go up there to shred at this historic ski hill and scream out Beetlejuice three times to see what happens.

Image/Video Credits: Northeast Slopes, NBC 5, Bridge Weekly Sho-Case (Shauna Kimball)

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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Air National Guard plans to conduct night training over the next two weeks.

The Guard says night flights of their F-35s will run Sept. 10-12 and Sept. 17-18, and will include one afternoon and one evening takeoff period per day.

Flights are scheduled to end by 9:30 p.m. each day.

The Guard says night flying is a required and important part of pilot training.

“Training in diverse conditions is vital for our pilots,” U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Lepine, the deputy commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, said in a statement. “Night flying enhances our readiness and adaptability, ensuring that our team remains capable and effective in all operational environments.”

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Officials are investigating a plane crash that killed four people on Sunday in Vermont, according to the Vermont State Police.

The plane departed from Windham Airport in Connecticut en route to Basin Harbor Airport in Vermont, but when aircraft did not return to Connecticut as planned, the passengers’ relatives reported the situation to the Connecticut State Police and the Middletown, Connecticut Police Department, according to a press release from Vermont State Police.

Police worked with the Federal Aviation Administration to track the plane’s whereabouts using cellphone location data to determine its last known location.

No reports of distress or a plane crash were received before the plane went down.

Authorities found that the plane was last located near the airstrip in Vermont.

Investigators used a drone to locate the wreckage in a wooded area at roughly 12:20 a.m. Monday morning.

All of the plane’s occupants dead

First responders confirmed all of the plane’s occupants were dead.

The victims were taken to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington, Vermont, to determine the cause and manner of death. Their identities have not been revealed.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation, which is still active and ongoing.

Passengers went to brunch before crash

The plane flew out of Windham Airport in Connecticut at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, and flew to the Basin Harbor Airport in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, according to a press release from police. It landed, and the four inside the plane went to brunch.

The plane’s occupants later left the restaurant after Noon.

A witness said they saw the aircraft on the runway at around 12:15 p.m.