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Burlington's waterfront offers stunning views of Lake Champlain.
11. Burlington
As the drive pushes south along Champlain's eastern shore, it offers distant views of Mal-
letts Bay—a sheltered harbor bustling with pleasure boats and lined with family cottages.
Then, after breezing through the beautifully restored river town of Winooski, the drive
coasts into Burlington, the largest city in the state. A blend of rustic innocence and urban
sophistication, this city of 40,000 or so is set on a steep, terraced slope beside the lake. The
downtown is clean, upscale, and ideal for walking, with an open-air pedestrian mall of res-
taurants, pushcarts, and specialty shops. Spectacular views of Champlain and the Adiron-
dacksappeararoundeverycorner.Theslopeabovethecityiscrisscrossedwithtree-shaded
streets that are lined with regal Victorian homes, and crowning the hill are a white cupola
and the cluster of stately brick buildings that grace the spacious campus of the University
of Vermont, founded by Ira Allen in 1791.
VermontwasoneofthelastareasofNewEnglandtobesettled,andintheyearsfollow-
ing the Revolutionary War, Ira and his brother Ethan (he of Green Mountain Boys fame)
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