As a resident of
New Hampshire, living just a spit away from the old
Green Mountain State (assuming I have the
salivary power to launch one across the
Connecticut River), I can assure you that the good people of the
Granite State regard
Vermonters as something of a
freakish lot, what with their tendency to
elect Socialists to
Congress and all. 1998's Vermont
Senatorial challenger
Fred Tuttle,
grizzled,
folksy star of the
indie film "
The Man With a Plan" was a refreshing change to this. There is also the annual
reggae festival, but since I am partial to the
Jamaican sound, I perhaps should not mention it.
I will point out that Vermont hosts the World's Fair every September in Tunbridge. Really. It's a major hoot, and I recommend it highly, not the least for its demolition derby, livestock contests, and displays of the most modern farming equipment on the market. I hear it was better back in the old days when they featured cheap, carnival-like girlie shows.