Vermont

Top 10 Places

(Pictures and places in bold are places I have been to.)

Taylor Farm — Taylor Farm, Londonderry, Vermont

10. Vermont Cheese

- - Vermont Cheese Farms
  - Vermont Cheese Shops
  - Vermont Cheese Trail

9. Barre

- - Barre Downtown Historic District
  - Vermont Granite Museum
  - Old Labor Hall National Historic Landmark

8. Montpelier

- - Vermont State House (National Historic Landmark)
  - Ethan Allen Statue
  - Lost Nation Theater

7. Vermont Maple Syrup

- - Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
  - Goodrich’s Maple Farm
  - Hartshorn’s Organic Farm Stand & Maple Sugar House

6. Ben & Jerry’s

- - Factory Tour
  - Ice Cream Shop
  - Flavor Graveyard

5. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

- - 1876 Wood Barn
  - 1890 Farm House
  - Mansion

4. Burlington

- - Church Street Marketplace
  - Waterfront Park
  - Ethan Allen Homestead Museum

3. Stowe

- - Downtown – Stowe Community Church, Vermont Ski Museum, & Town Hall
  - Moss Glen Falls
  - Trapp Family Lodge

2. Lake Champlain

- - Grand Isle – Grand Isle State Park
  - Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
  - Lake Champlain Monster Monument in Burlington

Green Mountains

1. Green Mountains (including part of the Appalachian Trail)

- - Green Mountain National Forest – Sunset Ledge Trail (1.3 miles, moderately trafficked, moderate, dogs allowed) & Warren Falls
  - White Rocks National Recreation Area
  - Moosalamoo National Recreation Area
  - Smugglers Notch State Park – Bingham Falls Trail (0.5 miles)
  - Camel’s Hump State Park – Trail (6.0 miles)
  - Mount Mansfield State Forest – Auto Toll Road
  - Long Trail State Forest – Long Trail

State Info

A) State Nickname

- - The Green Mountain State

B) State Symbols

- - Flower: Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
  - Bird: Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  - Tree: Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
  - Animal: Morgan horse (Equus caballus)
  - Insect: Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
  - Cold water fish: Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
  - Warm water fish: Walleye pike (Stizosedion vitreum vitreum)
  - Beverage: Milk
  - Butterfly: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
  - Gem: Grossular garnet
  - Mineral: Talc
  - Rocks: Granite, Marble, and Slate
  - Flavor: Maple
  - Reptile: Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  - Amphibian: Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)
  - Fruit: Apple (Malus domestica)
  - Pie: Apple pie
  - Song: “These Green Mountains,” comoposed by Diane Martin, arranged by Rita Buglass
  - Heritage breed of livestock: Randall lineback breed of cattle (Bos primigenius)
  - Winter sports: Skiing and snowboarding
  - Fly-fishing fly: Governor Aiken bucktail streamer
  - Vegetable: Gilfeather turnip

C) Major Cities

1. 1. Burlington
  2. Montpelier (state capital; 17th largest city in state)

D) Just for Fun

- - Derby Line border with Canada

E) Other Top Places

- - Quechee State Park – Quechee Gorge Trail (2.7 miles)
  - President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth
  - Shelburne Museum and Shelburne Farms in Shelburne
  - Hildene The Robert Todd Lincoln Family Home in Manchester
  - Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
  - Brattleboro Farmers Market
  - Bennington, including the Bennington Battle Monument, Old First Congregational Church, and the Bennington Museum

F) Iconic Foods

- - Aged cheddar cheese
  - Lamb
  - Tourtiere (French Canadian meat pie)
  - Vermont corn chowder
  - Gilfeather turnip
  - Fiddlehead ferns
  - Spring-dug parsnips
  - Ramps (wild leeks)
  - Vermont maple syrup
  - Sugar on snow (maple syrup on snow)
  - Maple creemee
  - Apple pie (with cheddar)
  - Cider doughnuts
  - Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
  - Lake Champlain Chocolates
  - Switchel (cider vinegar, maple, molasses, and ginger)

G) Famous People

- - Ethan Allen
  - Chester A. Arthur
  - Calvin Coolidge
  - John Deere