
Haskell Library and Opera House

The Haskell Library and Opera House is located in
Orleans County in Derby Line, Vermont. It is remarkable beause the United States and
Canadian border slices right through the Kenneth Baldwin Reading room. You can check out
books in your choice of English or French. The librarian who assists you may be either a
citizen of the United States or Canada, or both and is probably bilingual. The Opera House
seats 400. The patrons of the performing arts sit in the United States and applaud
performances upon a Canadian stage.

Source: Bryan Reding of Reisterstown,
Maryland; response to Vermont Only Trivia Question 1999
For additional information see Melanie Menagh's
article "A Gem on the Line", Vermont Life, Summer 1999.

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