Vermont Tourism
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National parks have been interwoven with tourism from their earliest days. This website highlights the ways in which the NPS promotes and supports sustainable, responsible, informed, and managed visitor use through cooperation and coordination with the tourism industry. ... Vermont Tourism Links ... Vermont State Department of Tourism ... [Read More]
Jericho, Vermont -- Welcome to Jericho's website
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Agriculture & Vermont
In Vermont, and throughout the country, family farmers are being driven off of their land for a variety of economic reasons — agri-tourism programs can help struggling family farmers to thrive. From creating advertising campaigns and working more closely with the tourism industry, to developing farmers' markets, food festivals, bed and breakfasts and farm tours, such programs have great potential for increasing the incomes of family farmers. ... Family farmers in Vermont and throughout this country deserve more revenue from tourism than they are currently receiving. Many tourists come to Vermont because of our beautiful agricultural landscape. Unfortunately, however, our family farmers receive relatively little revenue from that tourism. This program will provide money for Vermont and other states to develop plans to put more tourists' dollars into the hands of our farmers. ... [Read More]
Sanders Kicks Off First Agri-Tourism Loans In Vermont
"It is my firm belief that family farmers in Vermont are not receiving their fair share of the revenue from tourism that is coming into this state. Many tourists come to Vermont because of the beautiful agricultural landscape, but relatively few farmers have been able to benefit from the tourism they help to create. In my view, Agri-tourism can play an important role in bringing additional revenue to farmers, and I am delighted that this program is now underway.” ... Congressman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today held a press conference to annouce that Vermont’s Agri-tourism program is officially underway. Sanders, who authored the amendment that created the first national agri-tourism program, stood in the Statehouse with the first five Vermont farm family recipients of the low interest revolving loan fund. The $430,000 fund makes Vermont the single largest participant in the Agri-tourism program. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
5. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly. The Commission shall be attached to the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, which shall provide administrative support for the CommissionŐs work and cultural heritage tourism in Vermont. ... 2. The Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Commission shall be composed of not more than 26 persons to include a representative from the GovernorŐs Office, the Secretary of the Agency of Agriculture; the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development; the Secretary of the Agency of Transportation; the Commissioner of the Department of Tourism and Marketing; the State Historic Preservation Officer; the Chair of the GovernorŐs Advisory Commission on Native American Affairs; a member of the Vermont House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; a member of the Vermont Senate to be appointed by the Committee on Committees; the Manager of the Lake Champlain Basin Program; the Chair of the Vermont Lake Champlain Byways Partnership; the Chair of the Cultural Heritage Tourism Advisory Council; the Chair of the Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee of the Lake Champlain Basin Program; the Director of the Vermont Historical Society; the Director of the Lake Champl ... [Read More]
Vermont
In 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain came upon a large lake in the area we know today as Vermont and named it after himself. The state's name comes from two French words vert (green) and mont (mountain), which explains Vermont's nickname, the "Green Mountain State." Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys defended their homeland from the British during the Revolutionary War. Vermont is one of the six New England states and became the 14th state in 1791. Some of Vermont's major industries are dairy farming and tourism. One of the most picturesque states, Vermont has millions of visitors each year who come to see the leaves turn colors in the fall and the snow-covered mountains in the winter. The state flower is the red clover and the tree is the sugar maple. Vermont maple syrup is one of the state's most popular products. ... [Read More]
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