Smallest of the crowd

Trip Start Jan 01, 1975
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Trip End Jan 01, 2010


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Sunday, May 26, 1991

I visited Montpelier by myself on my way back from the Quebec City conference. Such a trip! May 1991. I had a grand time in Quebec City (will go back there) and then drove south back into the states and into the little village of Montpelier, smallest of all the capital cities. The town is compact, and such a pretty spot.

I didn't go to Stowe, of Von Trapp fame, but on to Franconia, NH for the night; then back into Vermont after my Concord stop; I spent the night at Woodstock, Vermont and breakfasted On The Green as the Memorial Day parade marched down the street playing fife and drum. A treasurable moment. On to Albany after Vermont.

Facts:
Vermont was the FOURTEENTH state.
Date: March 4, 1791
State Nickname: Green Mountain State
Key Words: smallest, ski, granite, maple, sugar, Von Trapp

Montpelier is the smallest capital city of all 50. It is a quiet little town on the Winooski River, surrounded by the ski resorts of the Green Mountains.
The capitol was built in 1859 of Vermont granite. Its circular drum tower is covered in gold, and supports a statue of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture. All in all, the capitol is 136 feet tall.

The town is so compact you can see everything in a 10-minute walk. Then tour a sugar-house at Morse Farm near Montpelier - in the fall you can view the maple-sugar-making process. Fifteen miles away is Stowe, where the Sound of Music's Von Trapp family operates a resort. In the summer they stage concerts in the meadow at their family estate.

Drive another twenty miles and you reach the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain. The Rock of Ages granite quarry at Barre, Vermont is one of the world's largest.

Montpelier, Vermont
Population 8,026
Elevation 525
Eastern time zone
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