h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Renee . You're update is already a definate improvement on the 'downbeat' original. Even as a 'work in progress'.

My other half & I got married & honeymooned in Stowe, Vermont in 1998 and could not fault the place.

Found the scenery wonderful and the people friendly. Loved Ben & Jerry's at Waterbury, of course . Can't comment on the ski-ing as we were there for 3 weeks end of October early November. Just caught the first snow falls though . Stowe itself was a great base as the mountains surround it and it has good links to everywhere else. Dining out there was plentiful as well. Montpelier was a facinating place with it's main buildings gold color dome. All in all a great place to visit, IMHO. Can't wait to go back sometime....

Keep up the good work.

I didn't respond to this before now! I didn't see it . . . oh, well. Anyway, thanks a lot for your words of encouragement! This Guide entry is slowly coming along. I'm glad you like Vermont, by the way. It's really an excellent place to be. You mentioned that you've never been here during ski season - if you ever get a chance, come! It sounds like you'd like it a lot. Do you ski?

~Renee

Hey, let me know if you need any help with this. I found it in flea market and am not sure if you are still working on it or whose it is now.

Yes, I'm still working on the entry! I picked it up in Flea Market and have been slowly adding to it and (I hope) improving it . . . but very slowly, since my free time is limited. Don't worry, it will get done eventually! If you've got some good ideas and you'd really like to work on the entry, I'd be willing to collaborate with you on it. What do you think?

~Renee

I'd love to help. Following are the barebones of some ideas I have had, and of course I would go on and get the actual details. This is just off the top of my head.

Vermont:

Education: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Goddard College, Vermont Law School (not a part of UVM), St. Michael's, Bennington College, Vermont Technical College and so on. s ee: http://www.college-scholarships.com/vermont.html

People like to say that the ratio of lawyers to non-layers in Vermont is ___ Law Schools: 1 – Vermont Law School, was opened in 1974. surprisingly, Vermont Law School specializes in Environmental Law through their Environmental Law Clinic and First Nations Program. (www.vermontlawschool.edu or vermontlaw.edu). I'm a grad :0. (South Royalton, home of VLS, at last count was home to 4 bars and one grocery store in a population of

Non-traditional education: The Mountain School of Milton Academy - home Vershire Vermont and The Putney School, Putney Vermont, Green Mountain College and Goddard College where you get a Ph.d. from a respected program through mostly correspondence.

Vermont is frequently divided up into regions: the Northeast Kingdom, Champlain Valley, White River Junction and
Every town in Vermont has the same acreage. The smallest town in Vermont is either Averys’ Gap or Warren. The town clerk's office would know. Er the state office for town clerks i mean.

Town government.

Conservation in Vermont is quite high, partially due to the contributions of groups like the Vermont land Trust and smaller regional landtrusts like the Richmond Land Trust and the Champlain Valley Land Trust. VLT will know what the current conservation ratio is.

Stay out of Woodstuck (sp deliberate) during foliage season if you don't like high prices and traffic.

Simon Pierce in Queechee is high priced, but lovely. Annual balloon festival in Queechee. Annual Scottish festival also in the region.

Vermont is home to horses: Morgans.

Famous Vermonters: Ben and Jerry were not born in Vermont. There’s Senator Jim Jeffords who changed the --- senate with his switch from the Republican party to the Independent.

However, famous Vermonters include former U.S. President Calvin Coollidge (was coolidge named after him), and Joeseph Smith (inventory of mormon religion or something? - Sharon Vermont) http://www.50states.com/bio/vermont.htm

Food:
Famous Vermont Micro Brews: Catamount, Otter Creek
Personal Favourite Chips: Madhouse Munchies (orderable online)

To do: hiking, skiing, atv’s, ben and jerry’s factory tour, outlet shopping in nearby New Hampshire, ice festival in Champlain every year. Road races, bike tours, etc.

Also from Vermont :

Stephen douglas (who lost presidential election to abe lincoln)
http://www.virtualvermont.com/history/people.html and Chester A. Arthur.

I myself am a fan of George Perkins Marsh, an early environmentalist. Better yet, Martin Freeman, first black College President.

Myra Colby Bradwell First woman attorney

Wow, wonderful research! I'll add you to the entry as an author if you'd like to work on it. Thanks!

~Renee

I'll work on it