I'm sure that many will visit this beautiful web site and ask the same question as Francie. Yes, Francie, Vermont is as beautiful as the pictures suggest. Looking forward to my visit in May. I love where I live now, but my heart still belongs in New England. Still searching for my elusive ancestor, Frank Raymond PINNEY. Hope to find out something about him when I pay my respects to my gr-grandparents in Island Pond. Judy, in NC