Local Legends
This lake is so big it crosses into Canada, and yes—people absolutely believe there’s something living in it.
What is Lake Memphremagog?
This kind of store appears in almost every Vermont town and sells both groceries and Carhartt.
What is the general store? or Genny
A traction device attached to footwear that improves mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing.
What is a crampon?
You collected a lot of money from this evasive, but generous individual who seemed to enjoy collecting teeth. It wasn't until you had almost lost them all before you figured out that the money came from Mom and Dad.
What is the tooth fairy?
This mysterious Northeast Kingdom attraction features hundreds of strange sculptures of four-footed creatures and pictures of family pets who have gone to "dog heaven".
What is the Dog Chapel (in St. Johnsbury)?
This kind of warning sign is said to appear more often on Vermont freeways than mile markers.
What is a moose crossing sign?
An NHL hockey rink's size has been standardized since 1929. It measures this many feet long by 85 ft. wide.
What is 200?
It probably took you until 6 grade geography class before you to realized that this name referred to a city in Texas and not the name of an astronaut that had problems landing on the moon.
What is Houston?
Legend says this seasonal Vermont phenomenon traps cars, boots, and dignity every spring.
What is Mud Season?
This store is where you go for a screwdriver and leave with a truckload of red tools.
What is Johnson Hardware & Rental?
Vermont offers over this many miles of interconnected snowmobile trails managed by the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST)
A) 10,000
B) 1,750
C) 4,500
What is C) 4,500 miles?
You always thought this kind of warfare meant humans in a war against large monkeys.
What is guerilla warfare?
This famous building in Derby Line lets you read a book in the U.S. and walk into Canada without leaving the room.
What is the Haskell Free Library and Opera House?
This Ludlow ski shop proudly calls itself Vermont’s oldest family‑run ski shop, founded in the late 1960s.
What is the Totem Pole Ski Shop?
The Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Races are held in this state.
What is Wisconsin? (Derby)
You were probably at least 11 before you figured out that when your mom said to use this while cleaning a dirty bathroom, she wasn't referring to a secretion that comes out of your elbows.
What is 'elbow grease'?
This massive lake monster is said to live in Lake Champlain and has been “spotted” more times than Bigfoot.
What is Champ?
This Burlington, Vermont landmark proves that even office furniture can become a tourist attraction.
World's Tallest Filing Cabinet?
This 2026 Olympic athlete trains currently trains at the Craftsbury Green Racing Project in Craftsbury Common and attended the North Country Union High School.
Who is Jack Young?
At first you thought these were birds, and that their wings were from said birds. You couldn't understand why their wings were so small until you watched the football team, and then you made the connection.
What are buffalo?