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The community of Alburg, in Grand Isle County, Vermont, traces its charter back to 1781. The name is actually a contraction of "Allenburg" or "Allensburgh" That's because it was founded by Ira Allen, younger brother to Ethan Allen. Indeed, Ira joined with Ethan as one of the famed Green Mountain Boys. In that, he is also considered to have been a founder of the Republic of Vermont (prior to statehood). Of course, before Allen were the Abenaki (a tribe of the Algonquin nation). Samuel de Champlain first visited the lake in 1609, and proclaimed this to be a land of "Green Mountains," hence "vert mont." In 1791 Vermont became the first state to join the original thirteen in the Union.
The following links provide more information about the sights and services you can find in our area. Please let us know if you find them helpful.
Our Area
Islands and State Parks of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain Ferries
Lake Champlain Bikeways
Lake Champlain Valley
Scenes of Vermont
State of Vermont
State of Vermont -- official site
State Paleo-History
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
Vermont history links
Vermont Legislature
Vermont Libraries
Vital Records Information for Vermont
Vermont Transportation
Amtrak's Northeast
Jessica's Vital Transit
Vermont Agency of Transportation - Official site.
Vermont Public Transportation Association
Vermont Roads - Route log.
Vermont Transit Lines
Weather
Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) -- (NOAA)
Lyndon State - College Meteorology Dept
Weather Look For Vermont
Weathering Heights