2021 was a year of two extremes. For the first six months, Vermonters remained hunkered down, bracing against the coronavirus as they had through most.
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(Self-released, digital) Every couple of years or so, the National Assessment of Educational Progress aka America s Report Card surveys America s students. And every time that report card is sent home, students are graded terribly when it comes to geography, both in the U.S. and abroad. Maybe this explains the large number of people who ask me whether Vermont is in Canada. (C mon, guys, just look at Google Maps if you have to. You re making us all look bad.) But perhaps the mystery is partly Vermonters own doing. Let s be honest, we can be a confusing lot. Exhibit A: For a state nowhere near the ocean, we produce some high-quality, genre-bending surf rock. Whether it s the classic, hard-charging Barbacoa or the tongue-in-cheek pranksters in the High Breaks, the sunny sounds of southern California are no stranger to the shores of Lake Champlain.