Climate & Weather:
Vermont, like most of New England, has changeable
weather and four distinct seasons. September
temperatures range from 41 to 79 F/5 to 25 C, and
October runs a brisk 31 to 62 F/-1 to 17 C.
Spring comes late in Vermont. Generally, by May or
June warm weather has arrived, and summers are
generally mild and dry. The temperature ranges 51-82
F/11-28 C, making all kinds of outdoor recreation
attractive. July is the hottest month, with a few
days in the 90s F/32-35 C. Evenings can be chilly
even at this time of year, especially in the
mountains, so take along a jacket just in case.
Winters are quite cold (2 to 30 F/-15 to -1 C),
though the weather varies from place to place.
Burlington and southern Vermont have somewhat milder
temperatures. The annual snowfall averages 55-65
in/140-165 cm, but can be as much as 120 in/305 cm
at higher elevations.
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Firsts, Facts, Trivia:
In 1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain
Boys won one of the first important American
victories of the Revolutionary War by capturing Fort
Ticonderoga and Crown Point.
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Featured Tourist Spots:
Precision
Museum - The Museum preserves the heritage
of the mechanical arts, celebrates the ingenuity of
our mechanical forebears, and explores the effects
of their work on our everyday lives. The American
Precision Museum, housed in the original Robbins &
Lawrence Armory, now holds the largest collection of
historically significant machine tools in the
nation.
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Vermont History:
Vermont is a tiny state hidden in the northeast
corner of the United States. Originally populated by
various indigenous peoples of the Algonquin,
Iroquois, and Abenaki nations, the land now known as
Vermont was first seen by European eyes in 1609,
when the French explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed
the lake that now bears his name. The French must
have paid their visits during the warmer months, for
when they gazed upon the mountains that form the
spine of the state, they named them Les verts monts,
17th century French for the Green Mountains. The
name of state capital "Montpelier" also comes from
the French Montpelier which means the "naked mount"
(i.e the mount without trees). As happens with
language, Les verts mont became Verts Mont became
Vermont. And as happened with explorers, Champlain
claimed all he saw in the name of France.
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