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HE GREEN

TMOUNTAIN State

Discoveris best known for its
famous fall foliage, Vermont
sweet maple syrup,
charming downtowns and abundance of
wide open spaces to relax and be inspired.
But there is so much more to revere in
this four-season destination - including

its people. Vermonters are known for

their independent thinking, friendliness, brewers and vintners, is an activity on of mountains, lakes and valleys is 76

honesty, and hospitality. Welcome to most visitors’ “To Do” lists. NECI – the percent forested. The abundance of

Vermont! New England Culinary Institute is Sugar Maple, produce Vermont’s beloved

based in the state’s capital, Montpelier. fall foliage full of red and orange vistas.

Culinary Vermont Its school – including a bakery and Home to the nation’s oldest through-

restaurant, has been creating some of hiking trail, The Long Trail’s 273 miles

The state’s agricultural heritage and the country’s top chefs for more than 30 welcome international hikers annually. In

diverse landscape have fostered a way years. Visit DigInVT.com to be connected addition to the superb hiking, cycling and

of life that is very much alive today, with nearly 400 authentic Vermont food mountain biking, there’s more than 7,000

revealed in Vermonters’ respect for experiences. miles of rivers and 800 hundred lakes

artisanal cuisine, farmland and the and ponds, including Lake Champlain,

freshest ingredients. In addition to Outdoor and Nature Activities the nation’s sixth largest body of water.

visiting Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, meeting The 740 mile Northern Forest Canoe

some of Vermont’s cheesemakers, maple Vermont is an outdoors paradise. Trail sends paddlers on a journey across

sugarmakers, dairymen and women, Home to 223 mountains, its landscape four states and Quebec; Vermont is the

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