General Q&A

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FAQ QUESTIONS (Updated as needed.)

When is the best time to visit Vermont to see the Fall Foliage?
The Fall Foliage Season usually begins around mid-September and lasts thru mid-October, with peak colors appearing around the first week in October. Of course this varies depending on the weather. The leaves start to turn in the northern part of the state first and gradually work their way south. Also, in general, higher elevations start changing before the lower elevations.

French Vermont
The first European known to have entered the area that is now Vermont was Samuel de Champlain, who, after beginning the colonization of Quebec, journeyed south with a Huron war party in 1609 to the beautiful lake to which he gave his name. The French did not attempt any permanent settlement until 1666, when they built a fort and a shrine to Ste Anne on the Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. However, this and later French settlements were abandoned, and until well into the 18th cent. the region was something of a no-man's-land.


Largest cities (2010):
Burlington, 42,417
South Burlington, 17,904
Rutland, 16,495
Barre, 9,052
Montpelier, 7,855
Winooski, 7,267
St. Albans, 6,918
Newport, 5,005
Vergennes, 2,741



(Vermont.com)