www.discovernewengland.co.uk VERMONT
VERMONT
www.vermontvacation.com
Say ‘Vermont’ and Americans think of country roads lined with stone walls, farms with red barns, covered
bridges and hamlets with old-fashioned country stores. They also think of fall foliage, when the trees
blaze with colour in the autumn. But, the Green Mountain State has much to offer year-round: from
hiking and biking in summer to skiing and boarding in famous resorts such as Stowe (see our Ski &
Board Special, page 9). There are sophisticated country inns and B&Bs, plus luxurious resorts, offering
the latest spa treatments. Instead of big cities, the cultural life of Vermont is alive and well in towns and
villages. It even has its very own coastline: along the 120-mile Lake Champlain.
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● On th
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TIPS
Robert F
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In America’s smallest state capital,
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plaques
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the gilded dome of the state house
cerpts fr
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poems b
y Americ
a’s favou
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glistens in the sun. Find out about
bard punctuate
lovely Vermont history on a tour of the
woodland.
On Route
125, capitol (free) and at the Vermont
southeast
of Middlebur
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Historical Society Museum’s exhibit
● In rura
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that covers the years from 1600
stores w
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to the present day. Youngsters are
well as shopping
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intrigued by the Abenaki wigwam
The Vermont
Country
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and the reproduction of the tavern
continue
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branch is
in
where Ethan Allen plotted the
Weston
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overthrow of the British Redcoats.
www.vermontcountrystor
e.com
www.montpelier-vt.org
BURLINGTON Lakeside City
NEW In a state long known With its student population,
for cheese, August 2009 saw Vermont’s largest urban area
the fi rst Cheesemakers Festival, (population 40,000) is lively year
a jamboree celebrating local round and makes a great base. The
artisans and their delicious main action is on Church Street
cheeses. www.vtcheesefest.com Marketplace, a pedestrian mall with
Frosty mornings give way to cool, crisp days. Hillsides are ablaze
with colour. And endless wooded trails and fresh waterways await
discovery. Experience autumn across the pond. Find yourself, lose
yourself—in Vermont.
www.VermontVacation.com
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