Articles about exploring in Vermont:
VermontVacation.com is a great source of information when traveling in or around the state of Vermont. Here is a small sample of opening paragraphs of articles from their website for your review;
Watchable Wildlife
Vermont may be a vacation playland. But it’s also home to a wide range of wildlife, thanks to the recovery of our forests over the past hundred years. Consider this: by the 1890s, farmers had cleared much of the forests; trees covered only about a quarter of Vermont. Today, more than 75 percent of Vermont is forested. So it’s no surprise that this is a great place to observe nature in action. In fact, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vermont has the nation’s highest participation rate of “wildlife watching.”
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Watch The Birdie
The Audubon Center in Huntington is one of eight local Audubon chapters in Vermont. Audubon Vermont in Huntington offers year-round education programs through school, camp, family, and adult programs, and workshops throughout the state. The center also features the Birds of Vermont Museum displaying more than 450 carved birds.
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Life is a Beach
At least two dozen scenic lake hotspots like Sandbar offer a way to cool off in Vermont - and that's not counting local swimming holes. Just a few examples: Boulder Beach in wild Groton State Park, which despite its name has a beautiful sandy beach with a snack bar, picnicking and nature trails; Silver Lake State Park in Barnard, which has swimming and boating across from a great little country store with a soda fountain; Lake Elmore, with a broad shallow sandy beach next to Mt. Elmore; and the beach at Branbury State Park on pleasant Lake Dunmore, with a snack bar and great hiking nearby.
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Looking for Lunkers in all the right places
Lunkers as big as 15 pounds are hauled in, and big cash prizes for winners add to the allure. Best of all, it's a catch and release derby, with funds raised going to conservation efforts on the 120-mile long lake, the largest outside the Great Lakes and one of the finest fisheries in the East.
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Working the Long Trail
Become a Corridor Monitor and ramble in the Vermont woods while providing valuable trail stewardship. Sit down one-on-one with an experienced monitor to review maps, gain compass skills, and learn about boundary maintenance. For Long Trail lands contact GMC Stewardship Coordinator Matt Moore. For Appalachian Trail lands contact Don Whitney 802 886 2863.
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Mushing In Vermont
Wondering what to do on that off day from the slopes? Here's an option that will give you plenty to talk about back at the office. Dog sledding.
Mid winter sled dog racers are a great way to get a look at this colorful sport, but you can also experience the adventure of winter travel with dogs first hand.
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