VERMONT: An Explorer’s Guide 13th edition launched

Vermont’s premier travel guidebook, VERMONT: An Explorer’s Guide, was published August 1 and the guidebook will be on sale to the general public September 1.
As trends continue to rise in ‘staycations’with Vermonters spending more leisure time close to home and enjoying all the Green Mountains have to offer, the authors hope to spread the website: www.vermontexplorersguide.com as a tool for Vermonters to share with local stores and shops and encourage them to carry the book. Book ordering information for individuals and stores can be found at the website. An Author’s Picks Blog is also featured.
Published by Countryman Press of Woodstock, Vermont, the renowned Vermont guidebook began publication more than 30 years ago when respected travel writerChristina Tree launched the Explorer Guide series in 1983. In 2010 Chris Tree invited Rachel Carter to coauthor the 13th edition. The 13th edition has an increased emphasis on agritourism.
Chris Tree has contributed hundreds of travel articles to the Boston Globe and writes regularly for Yankee. She launched the Explorer Guide series and defined its high standards. Now she coauthors guides to Maine, New Hampshire, and the Berkshire Hills and Pioneer Valley. Tree resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Rachel Carter resides in East Charlotte, Vermont as a multi-faceted entrepreneur. She runs a part time public relations, social media, and grassroots marketing business’Rachel Carter PR and already an accomplished blogger, is now building her book of business as a travel and agricultural writer. A 2012 Vermont Business Magazine Rising Star, Carter is seeking opportunities to extend her skills for the benefit of Vermont’s working landscape.
For 30 years, VERMONT: An Explorer’s Guide has offered superior coverage of the Green Mountain State in all of its splendor, from the shores of Lake Champlain to its bustling mountain towns, from its sugar shacks to its ski chalets, from working farms to endless wooded trails. Now in its 13th edition, this bestselling guide is completely updated and expanded by veteran travel writer, Christina Tree, and coauthor, Rachel Carter, who crisscrossed the state, revisiting hundreds of dining and lodging establishments’even since the landscape-altering floods of 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene’and have included all the very best of Vermont.
‘Our #1 Travel Tip: Get This Guide.’‘Yankee Magazine
www.vermontexplorersguide.com