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The Department of Tourism and Marketing promotes Vermont as a travel destination through the mediums of print, television, radio and the World Wide Web. It publishes Vermont's state magazine, Vermont Life. The Department of Housing and Community Development offers programs to stimulate and guide sustainable development in
Summer camps such as Camp Abnaki, Camp Billings, Camp Dudley, and Camp Hochelaga contribute to Vermont's tourist economy. In 2005, visitors made an estimated 13.4 million trips to the state, spending $1.57 billion. [199] In 2012, fall accounted for $460 million of income, about one-quarter of all tourism. [200]
After the death of Maria von Trapp in 1987, 32 family members shared ownership of the lodge. Johannes von Trapp instigated a merger to eliminate the interests of other family members in 1994. Family members were displeased by the terms of the merger and fought back with legal proceedings about the amount to be paid to them in exchange for their ...
The Vermont Land Trust was founded in 1977 by a group of citizens concerned about the rapidly accelerating development that threatened open space in Vermont. The founding group feared that state legislation Act 250 and local zoning was not strong enough to protect the rural character of the state.
Tourist attractions in Vermont (23 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Tourism in Vermont" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Vermont prison system is administered by Vermont Department of Corrections. [16] There are about 2,200 inmates as of May 2007. [17] There are nine prisons in Vermont: An unusual feature of Vermont Courts is the use of side judges, elected laymen who sit with the judge in certain cases and also serve as county administrators.
Since 1994, Vermont is one of only two U.S. states (New Hampshire being the other) that elects governors for two-year terms. [1] Until 1870, Vermont elected its governors for one-year terms. [ 2 ] Isaac Tichenor , Jonas Galusha , Erastus Fairbanks , and Richard A. Snelling each served non-consecutive terms, while Thomas Chittenden served non ...
After serving in World War II, he graduated from Maryville College and Harvard Law School Harvard, and in 1949 he moved to Vermont with his wife Barbara Shaw. He practiced law and became the President of the Chittenden Trust Co. He was a Trustee of Middlebury College from 1969 to 1984. His role as a community leader and charitable fundraiser ...