Day 65 The Ultimate USA Road Trip Burlington Lake George
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 17-10-2023
Route Summary I have further supplemented the Road Trip with even more special points that you can visit in the USA. Today we drive from Burlington Vermont to Lake George New York. The route is over 310 kilometers long with beautiful roads with great views and a number of beautiful stops.
We ride scenic winding roads through the mountains of Vermont, with multiple stops planned along the route for points of interest and photo opportunities.
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Duration
11h 26m
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Car or motorcycle
Distance
311.76 km
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RouteXpert Review Before we start the drive south we visit the “Shelburne Farms”, 10 kilometers south of Burlington. The “Shelburne Farms” is an educational non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. The 1,400-acre historic campus has breathtaking landscaping with beautiful gardens. A longer stay is possible as “Shelburne Farms Inn” offers accommodation in several guest houses, including a 19th century guest house with a 24 room country house.
As a guest, you can enjoy delicious meals prepared with local produce and ingredients made on the farm, including cheeses, cured meats, maple syrup, and organic produce.
Heading east, we stop to take a picture of the Old Round Church, a historic church in Richmond built in 1812-1813. It is a rare, well-preserved sixteen-sided church building. It was built to serve as a meeting place for the city and for five Protestant congregations. Today it is maintained by the Richmond Historical Society and is open to the public in the summer and early fall. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996 for the rarity of its shape and exceptional state of preservation.
The next stop is a must for classic motorcycle enthusiasts at the “Harbor Vintage Motor Company” in Jonesville, an American-made motorcycle shop that deals in Harley-Davidson, Henderson, and Indian motorcycle parts from 1912 to current production models. In the shop beautiful vintage motorcycles are displayed from customers or for sale. The atmosphere of an old motorcycle shop is enhanced by the decor and memorabilia.
We drive along the winding Winooski River to Waterbury, a town for once-in-a-lifetime experiences. This pretty town in the Green Mountains is the hub of three beautiful scenic Byways; Green Mountain Byway, Mad River Byway and Interstate 89.
It is a small town but has beautiful attractions, accommodations, restaurants and shops in a beautiful natural environment ever changing through the four seasons. Waterbury is home to Ben & Jerry's, Cold Hollow Cider Mill, Prohibition Pig and other favorites for locals and visitors alike.
Before we head into the center we first visit the Ben & Jerry's factory, just outside Waterbury, where you can take a tour and learn how this world famous ice cream brand was created and made. Also on site is a Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard for all the ice cream flavors of yesteryear.
In historic downtown Waterbury and beyond there are many other great independent shops, restaurants and artist studios. With award-winning farm-to-table dining, local craft breweries and eclectic shops, there's something for everyone in Waterbury. Waterbury is also one of the top biking towns in Vermont, with acclaimed trail networks such as Perry Hill Mountain Biking Trails and après activities. Plan your lunch in this beautiful historic town.
After lunch we drive south traveling part of “The Mad River Byway”, as the name implies we drive along the banks of the Mad River which meanders through a valley in the Green Mountains. This valley follows two of Vermont's most beautiful roads, Routes 100 and 100B. You'll drive through a landscape of forested mountains, hilltop farms, a flowing river, and church-topped villages, all rich in history, culture, historic buildings, urban green spaces, community activities, and special events.
After about 20 kilometers in Irasville you have the choice to turn right and continue on the route or to turn left and continue on the Mad River Byway. In Hancock you will return to the original route. This will shorten your route by about 80 kilometers. We turn right and continue on VT-17 through beautiful Camel's Hump State Park in Vermont. The park straddles the northern Green Mountains in an area bounded by Vermont Route 17 to the south and the Winooski River to the north. As of 2017, the park totaled 21,224 acres (8,589 ha), making it the largest state park in Vermont.
After a short stop in Bristol where we have a drink in one of the cafe restaurants we drive past and through the Green Mountain National Forest, a beautiful natural area with many beautiful broadleaf trees and a variety of wildlife including beaver, moose, coyote, black bear, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and black grouse. Located in Vermont's Green Mountains, the forest is sometimes referred to as the state's granite backbone.
Plan a brief stop at the Robert Frost Interpretive Area, a National Historic Landmark honoring the poet Robert Frost, owned by Middlebury College. It is open to the public during the day, and while you can see the cabin where Frost lived and wrote, the inside of the cabin is off limits. There is a 30 minute trail you can follow through the beautiful countryside that inspired Robert Frost where you will find many of his poems on stilts along the trail.
After a brief stop at the Rochester Cafe & Country Store, where you can enjoy a drink and shop for a wide selection of local Vermont products, we head west again through Green Mountain National Forest to Lake George.
Along the way we pass beautiful villages, lakes and rivers with beautiful (often covered) bridges. Stop to take pictures when it is safe to stop. We drive around Lake Bomoseen to the town of Castleton in Bomoseen State Park. In the park you can visit the ruins of the West Castleton Slate Company after a short drive on a dirt road.
This West Castleton Slate Company was built in Castleton in the mid-19th century. The town was once filled with machines and hard-working immigrants to produce slate, a stark contrast to the ruins of today. When it was first built, the slate company owned 600 acres of land between Lake Bomoseen and Glen Lake.
The final 40-mile (65-kilometer) leg to Lake George has no more stops, enjoy the ride to the finish at Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center in Lake George. Enjoy your stay in this nice city. Visit the Fort William Henry Museum In Lake George Village, take a tour on the Lake George Steamboat or visit the House of Frankenstein wax museum.
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Vermont is a state in the New England region of the United States. It borders the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont is the only state in New England that does not border the Atlantic Ocean. Vermont is the second-least-populated U.S. state after Wyoming and the sixth-smallest by area of the 50 U.S. states with a recorded population of 643,503 according to the 2020 U.S. census. The state capital is Montpelier, the least-populous state capital in the United States. The most-populous city, Burlington, is the least-populous city to be the most-populous city in a state.
For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples inhabited this area. The historically competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, French colonists claimed the territory as part of the Kingdom of France's colony of New France. After the Kingdom of Great Britain began to settle colonies to the south along the Atlantic coast, the two nations competed in North America in addition to Europe. After being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War, France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.
Thereafter, the nearby British Thirteen Colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont. The provincial government of New York sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of New Hampshire. The Green Mountain Boys militia protected the interests of the established New Hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by New York. Ultimately, a group of settlers with New Hampshire land grant titles established the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War. The Vermont Republic abolished slavery before any of the other states.Vermont was admitted to the newly established United States as the fourteenth state in 1791. During the mid-19th century, Vermont was a strong source of abolitionist sentiment, although it was also tied to King Cotton through the development of textile mills in the region, which relied on southern cotton. It sent a significant contingent of soldiers to participate in the American Civil War.
The geography of the state is marked by the Green Mountains, which run north–south up the middle of the state, separating Lake Champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the Connecticut River valley that defines much of its eastern border. A majority of its terrain is forested with hardwoods and conifers, and a majority of its open land is devoted to agriculture. The state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters.
Vermont's economic activity of $34 billion in 2018 ranked last on the list of U.S. states and territories by GDP but 34th in GDP per capita. In 2000, the state legislature was the first to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples.
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For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples inhabited this area. The historically competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, French colonists claimed the territory as part of the Kingdom of France's colony of New France. After the Kingdom of Great Britain began to settle colonies to the south along the Atlantic coast, the two nations competed in North America in addition to Europe. After being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War, France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.
Thereafter, the nearby British Thirteen Colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont. The provincial government of New York sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of New Hampshire. The Green Mountain Boys militia protected the interests of the established New Hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by New York. Ultimately, a group of settlers with New Hampshire land grant titles established the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War. The Vermont Republic abolished slavery before any of the other states.Vermont was admitted to the newly established United States as the fourteenth state in 1791. During the mid-19th century, Vermont was a strong source of abolitionist sentiment, although it was also tied to King Cotton through the development of textile mills in the region, which relied on southern cotton. It sent a significant contingent of soldiers to participate in the American Civil War.
The geography of the state is marked by the Green Mountains, which run north–south up the middle of the state, separating Lake Champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the Connecticut River valley that defines much of its eastern border. A majority of its terrain is forested with hardwoods and conifers, and a majority of its open land is devoted to agriculture. The state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters.
Vermont's economic activity of $34 billion in 2018 ranked last on the list of U.S. states and territories by GDP but 34th in GDP per capita. In 2000, the state legislature was the first to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples.
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The scientist Dr. Randy Olsen, who became known for using his knowledge of algorithms to find 'Waldo' in the well-known American 'Where's Waldo' book series, has been challenged by Tracy Staedter, from Discovery News, to use the same algorithm to create the perfect Road Trip by creating the US, which will visit almost every state in the US. Alaska and Hawaii are not included in this Road Trip due to their geographical location.
The following three requirements formed the basis of the route: In all 48 countries there must be at least one stop at famous points, monuments, historical sites, national parks, etc. I have added additional interesting points, beautiful tours and routes.
After more than 26 months, the job is finished and, with a lot of support from Nick Carthew, I have created 129 routes that run through the 48 states of the USA and part of Canada. This is the seventh collection that takes you from Salem in ten days through Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Canada, Pennsylvania and Ohio to Mackinaw City, Michigan.
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