The unofficial guide to flying in and out of Vermont without losing your mind. When I was growing up, my grandparents lived in Vermont, and every summer I'dfly into Burlington International Airport. My grandfather loved to joke that the only reason Burlington got to call itself an "international" airport was because there was one flight a week from Canada. Whether that was ever actually true, I have no idea. But as a kid, I believed him. And every time we landed, I couldn't h

Nobody moves to Vermont expecting gravel to become a personality trait. And yet...here we are. When people dream about moving to Vermont, they picture mountain views, cozy farmhouses, maple trees, and maybe a dog running dramatically through a field. They don't picture comparing heating oil prices over morning coffee. Or getting strangely excited that their favorite electrician actually called them back. Or learning that a roof rake has absolutely nothing to do with gardening

I can tell when someone is buying their first Vermont house. About twenty minutes into the showing, they stop looking at the kitchen and start asking questions like... "What exactly is a dug well?" "Should I be nervous about a stone foundation?" "Is that...a sugarhouse?" If that's you, welcome. You're in good company. I grew up visiting Vermont every summer, but even after eventually moving here, I still found myself learning a whole new language when it came to houses. Vermo

I spent every summer in Vermont as a kid. My grandparents lived here in the kind of place that felt straight out of a storybook—a pond, quiet roads, fresh air, and the kind of summers that make you think you've discovered paradise. Years later, I moved here for real. And here's the funny thing: even after a lifetime of visiting, there were still so many things I never saw coming. Some were wonderful. Some were inconvenient. A few were both. So if you're dreaming about moving