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Winter scene at Stowe ski resort, Vermont (Landwehrle Studio/courtesy, Stowe Mountain Resort)

Vermont Travel Guide

Vermont's rolling, cow-spotted hills, shaggy peaks, sugar maples, and towns clustered along river valleys give it a distinct sense of place. Still primarily rural, the state is filled with dairy farms, dirt roads, and small-scale enterprises. The towns here are home to an intriguing mix of old-time Vermonters, back-to-the-landers who showed up in VW buses in the 1960s and stayed (many getting involved with municipal affairs; think Ben and Jerry), and newer, moneyed arrivals from New York or Boston who came to ski or B&B and never could quite leave. Read More

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hi, I would like to travel to warwick,vermont I have been at this town to visit King Arthur flour store. I need the wheather for this area of course, an estimate, It is important to me , because i would like to travel on this weekend in Dec,2009.
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Appalachian Trail Adventures - a Vermont Hiking Spa
Appalachian Trail Adventures
from $183, 14 days
Appalachian Trail Adventures hand picked its hikes out of the 1,000 miles of trails in Vermont's Green Mountains. We have chosen trails with the best...
Canoeing in Vermont - Safari on the White Breakaways
Battenkill Canoe Ltd.
from $497, 3 days
The White flows through a picturesque, open valley with quiet rural surroundings. We'll find dozens of private places to swim, sun and picnic. The...
Biking in Vermont: The Heart of Vermont
Bike Vermont
from $1395, 6 days
This tour includes a superb mix of rural cycling with stays at inns that are within an easy stroll of the sophisticated "downtowns" of Stowe and...
Biking in Vermont: Montgomery House Inn
Bike Vermont
from $445, 3 days
This tour takes us into the most rural part of Vermont, an area that has changed very little over the years, and one that provides a delightful...
Biking in Vermont: Lake Champlain & Grand Isle
Bike Vermont
from $1395, 6 days
Every day on this spectacular new tour includes leisurely lakeside cycling and awe-inspiring views of Lake Champlain, the sixth largest (and surely...

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Attractions

Fort Ticonderoga

On Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga, New York

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Military-history buffs will be in heaven at this fort set right on Lake Champlain. Built by the... Read More

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Robert Frost Interpretive Trail

Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont

Description: This easy 1 mile trail commemorates the famed poet Robert Frost.

If you are traveling along SR... Read More

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Vermont Raptor Center

2723 Church Hill Road
Woodstock, Vermont 05091

Description: The Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center is New England's leading raptor care and... Read More

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