What do you know about Vermont? Where would you like to travel in Vermont? Let’s talk about what VERMONT is all about and what is cool there.
…and the GUEST HOST for VERMONT? @Velvel !!!
ALL Local Guides around the world are welcome to participate in the Vermont #StateChallenge!! Everyone is invited to participate, whether they have visited the state themselves, or are daydreaming about what Vermont has to offer. Details of the challenge are here. If you write an article, make sure to link to it in the comments of this post AND put #StateChallenge in the title!
- Submit your article by midnight Pacific Standard Time the day before the meet-up.
- 500 words or less is best
- Link your article in the comments so we can add it to the #StudyGuide
THIS POST IS BOTH THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE STUDY GUIDE for the featured state VERMONT! - Articles will be added here as they are posted through Friday |
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THIS #StateChallenge MEET-UP is October 3rd! RSVP TODAY!
HERE our current posted articles
- Falling for Vermont #StateChallenge @Velvel
- Vermont (Fun) Facts #StateChallenge @jayasimha78
- Vermont covered bridges and border wars #StateChallenge @Denise_Barlock
- My very first ice-cream road trip #StateChallenge #StateChallengeVermont @Melissa_Langlois
- Discovering Burlington, Vermont #StateChallenge #StateChallengeVermont @Melissa_Langlois
There are a lot of good questions hidden in these posts! Time to study up! …AND here are some (additional) fun facts about Vermont to get you started:
- Vermont’s name is derived from two French words–vert (“green”) and mont (“mountain”). French explorer Samuel de Champlain first gave the name “Verd Mont” to Vermont’s Green Mountains on his 1647 map.
- Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States.
- Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Walmart.
- Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald’s.
- Vermont does not have any skyscraper. Vermont is the only state that does not have any buildings taller than 124 feet.
- Vermont is one of four states that were once independent nations (Texas, California, and Hawaii are the other three). Vermont was known as the Republic of New Connecticut between 1777 and 1791.
- On May 5, 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first Ben & Jerry’s shop in an old gas station in Burlington, Vermont.
- On July 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford, Vermont, became the first person in the United States to file and to be granted a patent.
- The socket wrench was invented by J. J. Richardson of Woodstock, Vermont, who received a patent on June 18, 1863.
(Source: https://state.1keydata.com/vermont.php#fun-facts)
Looking for your #StateChallenge article for VERMONT and don’t see it? Link it in the comments below!
This post is part of the #StateChallenge organized by @Kwiksatik **and @Denise_Barlock. If you want to find out more, check out** this post. You can also find other submissions by searching the #StateChallenge hashtag
What is our #StateChallenge meet-up schedule for the next couple of months?
State |
Meet-up |
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Vermont - Guest Host @Velvel |
10/03/2020 |
| Connecticut - Want to volunteer? | 10/10/2020 |
| US Virgin Islands - Want to volunteer? | 10/17/2020 |
| Alaska | 10/24/2020 |
| Idaho | 10/31/2020 |
| Illinois - Guest host @Erna_LaBeau | 11/07/2020 |
| New Mexico | 11/14/2020 |
| Washington, DC - Guest host @SP31 | 11/21/2020 |
| Kansas - Guest host @TusharSuradkar | 12/05/2020 |
Want to be a #StateChallenge guest host? Or know someone who should be? Let us know!
