Images of Town Meeting

Vermont is one of the few places in the world that still has the old fashioned Town Meeting. Town Meeting day is a state holiday, and many people who don’t have off take vacation day to attend it.

I thought you might like some images of Town Meeting.

Last week’s quiz question

What do Vermonters call an area of maple trees that is tapped for maple syrup?

Answer: A Sugarbush (A maple syrup-making operation is called a “sugaring” operation, and the building that makes it a “Sugarhouse” or “Sugarshack”).

Winner: Christian Sandy.

This week’s quiz question
What 2010 Olympian from Vermont gained unfortunate notoriety at the Turin Olympics and why?

Send your entries to jorlando@norwich.edu

Current competition standings

Matt Bambrick: 3 wins
Andrey N. Chernyaev: 2 wins
Dianne Tarpy
Sam Moore
Autumn Crossett
Gil Varney, Jr.
Glen Calvo
Thomas Reardon
Sherryl Fraser
Srinivas Chandrasekar
Marc Ariano
Linda Rosa
Joanna D'Aquanni
Bill Lampe
Srinivas Bedre
Christian Sandy.