"Vermonters usually respond to necessity. To floods, fires and wars. To raising barns and laying down streets. Helping neighbors, Accepting challenges. Making changes. Improving our quality of life. It is in that tradition of meeting a community need that a large number of volunteers have created this collection of significant, minor, personal and non-essential facts, events, happenings and reminiscences".

"A bustling lumber and trading port on the shores of Lake Champlain founded by Ethan and Ira Allen in the 1780s became the city of Burlington in 1865. With a current population of almost 43,000 residents, Burlington is still Vermont's 'Queen City,' consistently nationally ranked for quality of life and as a great place to both raise a family and to retire. It is not just the beautiful scenery and endlessly interesting weather that makes Burlington...