Burlington, Vermont

*Burlington is the largest city in Vermont at 42,417 people at the 2010 census.

*Burlington lies 45 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border.

1.       Church Street: The man who designed Church Street also designed Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. There are great shops and restaurants along the mall. Nectar’s is located near Church Street. This restaurant and bar has been the headquarters for thousands of local and not local music acts from Phish to Led Loco.

2.       City Hall

3.       Library: The Fletcher Free Library is the largest and busiest public library in the state. It was built in 1904. In 2002, it had a budget of over $1 million, circulated more books, had more visitors, and had more computers than any other library in Vermont. Unlike most libraries in Vermont, it is publicly owned.

4.       Lake Champlain: The Burlington waterfront along the shore of Lake Champlain has bench swings, and paths for walking and biking. Dragon boat races to benefit charity have been held in Lake Champlain in August since 2006.

5.       Magic Hat: We toured the Magic Hat brewery. It was a lot of fun. We watched a short movie about beer and brewing and then we walked into the brewhouse. After the tour we had 3 free samples of beer.

Montpelier, Vermont

●Capitol of Vermont

●Population of 7,855 at the 2010 census: It is the smallest state capitol in the United States.

Things to Do:

1.       Vermont State House The capitol building is beautiful with its gold dome. It is one of the oldest and best preserved state capitols in the United States. It is open Monday through Friday 8-4 p.m. You can take a free guided tour on the half-hour July through mid-October or walk around the building yourself.

2.       Downtown Montpelier There are many beautiful churches, bookstores, shops and restaurants in the downtown area.



The library

3.       Bragg Farm This is a maple syrup farm. They have a gift shop as well as an animal farm with goats and ponies. You can listen to a talk about how they make maple syrup. They have free samples of maple syrup in all four grades, maple butter, jams, etc. They even make maple soft serve ice cream that you can buy.

4.       Green Mount Cemetery This is a 35 acre cemetery. You can either walk or drive through the cemetery. There are many ornate headstones.