"Vermont" Vermont by davecallahan

Vermont Travel Guide: 835 reviews and 1,669 photos

wikipedia info:
over 600000 people. Notable geography items are the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River. Leading U.S. producer of maple syrup. Famous in the Revolutionary War for the Green Mountain Boys who were a group that volunteered to fight for the revolutionary army.
The population is 96% caucasian, 1% native american, 1% asian, and 2% other ethnicity/races.

famous natives:
two U.S. presidents came from Vermont; Coolidge and Arthur
baseball star Carlton Frisk
actor William Macy
religious sect founder Joseph Smith
Mormon Brigham Young

Last visit to Vermont: Jul 1987
Intro Written Mar 27, 2007
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Reviews (4)

get one of these What to Pack (1)

Besides the Vermont state map, you gotta have one of the Explorer's Guides by Chris Tree. It is available at any good... more travel advice

divisions within the state Favorites (1)

Fourteen counties divide the state up into equal political chunks; these groups each are independent of one another... more travel advice

Vermont D O T Transportation (1)

The Vermont Department of Transportion is referred to as AOT and VTRANS. The website is very difficult to navigate so I... more travel advice

state symbols Local Customs (1)

the state motto is "Freedom and Unity". the state bird is the Hermit Thrush. the state flower is Red Clover. the... more travel advice

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chris585 Oct 3, 2008 at 8:03 AM

We have friends who keep inviting us to visit Vermont. Looks like we should do that.
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markthespot Sep 23, 2008 at 5:23 PM

Lake Champlain is a great place to vacation summer or fall.
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aaron111 Sep 17, 2008 at 5:35 PM

Vermont is definitely one of the nicer places to visit in the fall.