“I took my wife there for a week’s vacation once. Really enjoyed it, but quickly learned that if we were going to buy much more than an ice cream sundae or pay admission for an attraction, it was worth our while to make the short drive over to New Hampshire. “
Did you go to Burlington? The last time I was there it reminded me of East Berlin. Lots of bums on the streets, lots of closed up commercial buildings. Just a dour place.
Nope. Stuck to rural Vermont, near Plymouth Notch, Calvin Coolidge’s home town. Nearest big town was Lebanon, New Hampshire, which I realize is home to Dartmouth but, even still, did not have your usual Ivy League hippie hangout feel.