14 Gorgeous Lakes in Vermont for Your Next Vacation. Story by Vermont Explored • 1y. S ilhouetted sailboats against a mountain backdrop. The haunting cries of loons echoing through a rising mist.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging people to report ice-out dates — the day when a Vermont lake or pond officially loses ice from shore to shore in the spring.

Nationwide, Vermont’s lakes and ponds still rank high for water quality. ... “People will not give up their mowed lawns,” he said.

They’re bucolic bits of Vermont countryside, flat as a pancake and home to about 7,300 people, according to the 2020 Census. Of course, the lake itself is a huge draw.

What to know about the common loons on Vermont lakes and ponds. Loons breed annually from May through August on lakes and deep ponds, nesting on shorelines and banks so the birds can access nests ...

Warm days have finally arrived, and residents are ready to be outside at parks, having lunch on a patio and enjoying Vermont's lakes, ponds and rivers. However, water traffic and shoreline ...

The Shoreland Protection Act regulates new activities in protected shoreland areas. These areas include all land within 250 feet of the average summer water level of a lake that is greater than 10 ...