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shipwrecks resting on sandbars
and at the bottom of this clear-
water lake.
The Lake Champlain Mari­
time Museum at Basin Harbor
gives a complete over view
of the region’s marine history
through fascinating displays
of ship models, old divers’ suits,
and photographs of vintage
Lake Champlain steamers.

E Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes.
Tel (802) 475-2022. Open late May– The Austrian-style Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe
mid-Oct: 10am–5pm. & 7
∑ lcmm.org
inspiration behind the 1965 their knowledge into what
movie The Sound of Music. became an enormously
After their daring escape from successful ice-cream franchise.
g Stowe Austria during World War II, No longer privately owned,
they chose Stowe as their new the factory uses the richest
* 3,500. ~ n 51 Main St, (802)
253-7321, (877) 467-8693. home. Their Trapp Family dairy products to produce their
∑ gostowe.com Lodge is set in a 4-sq-mile ice cream and frozen yogurt.
(11-sq-km) estate. This giant The Ben & Jerry trademark is
This mountain-ringed village wooden chalet is now one of the black and white Holstein
is the skiing capital of New the most popular hotels in the cow, which embellishes every-
England and draws hordes area (see p186). thing on sale in the gift shop.
of visitors in winter. Mountain Tours of the factory start
Road begins in the village and every 15 minutes and run for
is lined with chalets, motels, h Ben & Jerry’s Ice 30 minutes. Visitors learn all
restaurants, and pubs; it leads to Cream Factory there is to know about making
the area’s highest peak, Mount ice cream. They are given a
Mansfield (4,393 ft/1,339 m). Rte 100, Waterbury. Tel (866) BJTOURS. bird’s-eye view of the factory
In summer, too, there are Open Jul–mid-Aug: 9am–9pm daily; floor, and at the end of the tour
plenty of outdoor activities mid-Aug–Oct: 9am–7pm daily; Nov– they get a chance to sample
on offer. Visitors can hike, rock- Jun: 10am–6pm daily. & 7 0 = the products and sometimes
climb, fish, canoe, bike, or taste new flavors.
inline-skate along the paved, Although Ben Cohen and
meandering 5.5-mile (8.5-km) Jerry Greenfield hail from
Stowe Recreational Path, Long Island, New York, they
which winds from the have done more than any other
village church across the West “flatlanders” to put Vermont’s
Branch River, then through dairy industry on the map.
green woodlands. In 1978, these childhood
Stowe’s other claim to fame friends paid $5 for a correspon-
is as the home of the musical dence course on making ice Ben & Jerry’s bus, gaily decorated with
Von Trapp family, who were the cream, and soon parlayed dairy cows
Skiing in New England
In New England, top-notch slopes and cross-country ski trails are never
far away. The best skiing is concentrated in the three northern states.
Vermont has the most high-quality peaks, and the world-famous resorts
of Killington and Stowe. Two great trails in Vermont for skiers and
snowshoers are the Catamount Trail and the Trapp Family Lodge Ski
Center. New Hampshire’s White Mountains have some of the best
downhill, alpine, and cross-country ski trails in the Northeast. In Maine,
Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River are considered the best hills in the
state. Downhill ski trails are rated by a standard code: Easier = green circle;
more difficult = blue square; most difficult = black diamond; and
expert = double diamond. Equipment, and lessons for all levels are
A skilift in Vermont, one of the best available at all the resorts.
skiing areas of the US

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