VERMONT (USA)

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Vermont is the second largest state in New England after Maine. Dominating the state's geography are the Green Mountains, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world.

Some 223 mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation, rise above fertile valleys that support an extensive dairy industry. The nation's sixth largest lake, Lake Champlain, runs along the state's western border.

Vermont government is distinctive for its local tradition of Town Meeting Day, held the first Tuesday in March. In many towns and villages, municipal and school budgets are voted from the floor as they have been for nearly 200 years.

Nearly a million and a half acres of Vermont land are in agriculture, sustaining the pastoral landscape that has made Vermont famous. Dairying is the primary farm industry in Vermont, producing approximately half the milk consumed in New England. Vermont is America's largest producer of maple syrup and also produces substantial crops of Macintosh apples, potatoes, eggs, honey, vegetables, Christmas trees, lumber, pulp wood, and green house nursery products.

After playing an important role in the American Revolution, Vermont resisted the advances of the neighboring colonies and declared itself an independent Republic in 1777. Fourteen years later it was the first state to join the original 13.

From your basic moose sighting to a glorious sunset over the Green Mountains, Mother Nature has been known to put on quite a display. And one of the best ways to enjoy these wonders is on the 300 mile Catamount Trail, the longest cross country ski trail in America.

And while suburban sprawl and the rise of "big box" retailers have homogenized so many American cities, Vermont's downtowns remain among the most interesting and exciting urban spaces in the country.

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."