Polls close in battleground Florida and Georgia as Biden takes Vermont and Trump takes Kentucky

Polls have closed in Georgia and in most of Florida – two major battleground states – as an election year unlike any other draws to a close. Five states – Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia – had their polls close at 7pm ET along with most of Florida, where the panhandle portion … Read more

200-year-old wheels from oldest paddle steamship found in Vermont

Salvagers in Vermont have uncovered paddle wheels from a steamship that sank more than two centuries ago. Built in 1815, the SS Phoenix was 146 feet long and is the oldest known example of a paddle steamer in the world.  The wheels were found last month about a mile from the ship’s hull, which has … Read more

Americans are fleeing New York and New Jersey in search of remote pastures in Vermont and Idaho

Americans have been fleeing to states with more open space such as Vermont, Idaho and Oregon as they opted to relocate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows.  Vermont topped the list of states that saw the biggest influx of new moves between March and August, according to the data published by Bloomberg.  The data, which … Read more