By Liz DiMarco Weinmann
There is an expansive physical space in Rutland, over 14,000 square feet to be exact, known as “The MINT – Rutland’s Makerspace” — where almost anyone, of any age, interest or skill level, can fulfill the popular mantra to “find your happy place.”
Dictionaries define finding your happy place as “…a mental visualization of a pleasant location, to avoid thinking or dealing with something unpleasant or painful.”
Middle-school youths from Rosie’s Girls Camp, a national STEM, trades, and career exploration program for girls that held summer camps in the state, via VT Works for Women.
The MINT, which stands for “Make – Innovate – Network – Tinker,” is a real place, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit launched five years ago.
Rutland Economic Development Corporation (the precursor to CEDRR) supported the launch of The…
