Brett and Jen Stickney, outside Dickerman Red Barn, a function venue at the heart of their ambitious renewal of East Granville. The barn, many houses, and 850 acres in the historic Lost Nation wilderness all play a part in the story of Stickney Farms. Brett Stickney is the sixth generation of his family here, going back through Handlys, Battles, Tarbells, and Dickermans to a time before Vermont's statehood. (Herald / Bob Eddy)