Tag Archive: Vermont

Redesign 101: The Flag of Vermont

Conformity can be an ugly thing. Vermont has had several flags in its history, and over the years the Flag of Vermont had gotten plainer and uglier. The current flag, blue with a coat of arms, looks just like the flags of half the other US states. This completely ignores Vermont’s history as an independent …

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Barre, Vermont: Granite Capital of the World

Barre is a small city in Vermont, just a few miles east of Montpelier. The City of Barre sits atop one of the world’s best sources of high-quality granite. After a boom in the late 1800s, Barre became a center of quality craftsmanship. To this day, it remains a great place to see some amazing …

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Magic at Magic Hat Brewery

A friend here in Dallas turned me onto Magic Hat #9. This caramel-colored beer bills itself as a not quite pale ale, and although I am not a big fan of pale ales in general, I really liked this one. One day, I was throwing away a six pack of #9 when I looked at …

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On the North Branch of the Winooski River

Last week, I went to Montpelier, Vermont and walked up and down the North Branch of the Winooski River. It was cold out, especially coming from Texas, but it was well worth it. Here are some of my favorite photos from that excursion.

The Shores of Lake Champlain

On my third trip to Vermont in December, 2011, I went down to the lake shore in Burlington, Vermont. There I got pictures of Lake Champlain on a relatively warm and sunny winters’ day.

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