Hen of the Wood. EB Strong. Honey Road (booth seats only). Arts Riot.

Lake Morey Resort has a Facebook page and s Webcam. On FB they report still waiting. Love pond hockey tournaments except this year ice not cooperating.... https://www.lakemoreyresort.com/the-resort/webcam/

Canadian maratimes, Gaspe,QC Eastern Townships, NY Adirondacks

Prospect Mtn Rt 9 Woodford. Very rustic lodge, all about the trails.

Did not expect such a detailed, elaborate and well written comment from "yoloswagbro69"

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Zen Gardens in South Burlington is the best Chinese food in New England outside of Boston's Chinatown. Try anything off the traditional Chinese menu.

April in VT is great—first blush of spring, maple smoke in the air, few bugs, empty roads! Mud? Y’can deal. My fave season. Why go anywhere?

Oh man glad to hear it. I went there for the first time last year and the full loop was closed due to warm temps and looking forward to going back this year 🤞

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Sorry that was the old white man in me. I meant socially diverse, but that is also speaking from a Vermont country boy point of view. The best I can do.

Will edit. I thought I saw that in the news but now I can’t find a source so - good news - I was wrong.

Up in the Chittenden area I've never been screened, though most apartments in the area are not smoker friendly unless you have a private porch or something (and even then neighbors can still complain if it wafts over). On the plus side we have edibles :)

Rural tends to be expensive or really bad quality though you may be able to find something good if you go far enough out

I don’t think you’re going to find many care what a person’s skin color is when they are out backpacking. More than anything, trail etiquette determines whether someone is welcome or not. You can have a cool person (or an asshole) of any color.

Hate to recommend out of state but Jody at Tattoo Clinic in Glens falls NY is wonderful.

What do you mean it’s no more? 🥲

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Last I checked the ice is thicker close to shore, but not quite formed in the center. I’m not sure if it’s changed with the weird weather this week though.

It feels like a bro move to say Zero Gravity, but the food is just as good as it was when it was The Great Northern, and the Waffee and Coffles in the morning are my favorite Burlington bite.

Yes I understand, but my point is that people are more than willing to try to overcome that barrier when they want to, but on this specific issue, people are throwing up their hands at the thinnest barrier imaginable because they choose not to understand.

White River is beautiful.

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Old Montreal is always fun

You may be stigmatized because you don’t work while living here, or you do not have a vehicle. Make sure someone in your family does and they are reliable. You are a Vet, and people here love veterans.

You should be fine.

In my experience: Vermonters are a hard working, sometimes conservative people. Even in secret. There are some good folks here, but making friends is tough unless you have family here. It takes patience.

Public transportation is very sketchy and the winters are cold too. Weed is a little expensive recreationally. If you are going to move to VT. I would choose, Montpelier or Burlington. They have the most walkable cities. Down Street and Housing Trusts are wonderful, but make sure you have a place to stat before moving. Solidify that stuff, affordable housing is scarce.

If you smoke cigarettes, federal and assisted housing does not allow it. You must smoke 25 feet from the building. If you find a place with non smoking tenants. I wouldn’t rent there.

If you have a Mental health issue or LD short of being in physically disabled, I do not suggest telling any medical practitioners because they will make sure you don’t get proper care. This is an unpopular opinion: However, diagnostic overshadowing is rampant here; and your records are not amendable without a doctors permission for 10 years. Professionals are considered gods here. Do not make the mistake of cracking wise with them. You will be on your own.

Also, make sure you are as thin as possible. This is important because the doctors in Montpelier are highly fatphobic, even if you are even slightly overweight. I believe this problem is chronic in the medical community and factual.

Getting a med card is very hard unless you have a qualified condition. Many doctors will say “weed is legal isn’t it?”
Then give you the riot act on how horrible it is. Be prepared for that. Many medical professionals think they will get tagged by the DEA. When, in truth, they’re only verifying you have a substantial condition, and not signaling that they approve medical cannabis. They can’t get in trouble for signing off on you becoming a patient.

The Recreational Dispensaries have some decent weed. The weed costs anywhere from 12 for a pre-roll to 50 for five top shelf joints. They are very potent. More potent than the medical dispensaries. The 1/8 will cost 50 to 75 dollars. I expect they’ll bring the prices down soon. I don’t think recreational has concentrates yet, and the edibles are better medicinally. However, the plant material seems better recreationally.

You won’t be taxed medicinally, but you will pay tax recreationally. The Medical side sometimes raises prices, so they can secretly include the tax. I hope that changes with more over-site. Also, SNAP and Medicade/Veterans pay 10% less.

You can also grow your own if you have a place that allows that, and you have a garden. Most home owners enjoy that privilege here. I would look at the Vermont cannabis feeds on Readit too. They’re kind folks.

Employers can fire you even if you are a medical patient, so make sure you feel out the person who is hiring you. Most hospitality businesses are fine with it.

Things operate at a slower pace in VT, so if you’re expecting a bustling environment. Burlington might be your speed. It isn’t as rural, but it has commerce that is more mainstream. You said you wanted “rural”, so Montpelier might be a good choice if you want the best of both worlds.

Northfield is small, but the silence and Dog River at night is so wonderful. The stillness is a blessing. I suspect that there are wonderful rural areas that you may enjoy.

I love Vermont, it’s worth a shot. Just be informed before you move here. People might also be a little resistant to you at first because you’re an “outsider”.

Be healthy, safe and well!

My point is not about whether they can understand it or not, but about the tendency of people in academia, to speak in jargon, whether consciously or not that separates them from their audience. That was my point.