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February 7, 2007 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: New Hampshire and Vermont Packing Round 1. The capital of New Hampshire is CONCORD . 2. Vermont produces more of this than any other state. MAPLE SYRUP 3 Vermont is nicknamed the GREEN Mountain State. 4. You can visit the homestead of this Revolutionary War hero in Burlington, Vermont. ETHAN ALLEN 5. New Hampshire's state bird is the purple finch and the state flower is the purple LILAC . 6. This New Hampshire town is the home of Dartmouth College. HANOVER Picture: obelisk monument with statue of a person Departure Round 1. This is the official state pie of Vermont. APPLE PIE 2. This Democrat was re-elected governor of New Hampshire November 7, 2006. JOHN H. LYNCH 3. This 2000 movie is about a film crew that comes to Vermont. STATE AND MAIN 4. New Hampshire is home to Mt. WASHINGTON , the highest peak in the northeast. 5. This Vermont ski resort is said to be the birthplace of snowboarding. STRATTON Picture: large building, green roof, Ben and Jerry's sign On Tour 1. In 1803, he became the first European to visit the area that is now New Hampshire. MARTIN PRING 2. Children will enjoy a visit to the Vermont TEDDY BEAR Company in Shelburn. 3. Canturbury Center, New Hampshire, is home to the restored SHAKER Village. 4. Bennington Museum (VT) has one of the nation`s largest collections of this artist`s work. GRANDMA MOSES 5. The historic waterfront area of Portsmouth, NH, is called the STRAWBERRY Banks Museum. 6. Proctor, Vermont, is the self-proclaimed MARBLE capital of the United States. 7. This sculptor was the driving force behind the art colony in Cornish, New Hampshire. AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS Picture: large building with gold dome 8. Barre, Vermont, is the largest GRANITE producing district in the United States. 9. New Hampshire and WINDSOR , VT are linked by one of the longest covered bridges in the U.S.. 10. Lake Champlain (VT) has it's own version of the Loch Ness monster that is nicknamed CHAMP . 11. You can visit the boyhood home of this fourteenth U.S. president in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. FRANKLIN PIERCE 12. The planetarium in Concord, NH is named for this 1986 "Challenger" astronaut. CHRISTA MCAULIFFE Bonus Question One New Hampshire's landmark Flume Gorge is part of FRANCONIA NOTCH State Park. Bonus Question Two Where on the map New Hampshire is Franconia Notch found? Area 2 Picture: bridge Slide Show 1. The 306-foot-tall BENNINGTON Battle Monument is the tallest structure in Vermont. 2. This Vermont city is famous as the site of Ben and Jerry`s ice cream factory. WATERBURY 3. The dome of the Vermont capital is topped by a statue of this Roman goddess of agriculture. CERES 4. The landmark MEMORIAL Bridge in Portsmouth, NH, was dedicated in 1923 to World War I vets. Clues for next destination: Islands Canals Adriatic Romantic City |