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Brave Little State

Vermont is full of curious road names. Vote for your favorite!

Laura Nakasaka
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Vermont Public

It's our favorite summer tradition: you choose the roads, we uncover the origin stories.

Brave Little State is Vermont Public's listener-powered journalism show. For the 7th summer in a row, our team will dig into the backstories of unusual Vermont road (or place) names. Vote for your favorite below:

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You can also submit your own roads for consideration, and catch up on all our previous "Brief Histories of Vermont Road Names" here:

We're always looking for ways to make the show better. If you have suggestions or other feedback, please get in touch! You can email us at hello@bravelittlestate.org or leave us a voicemail on the BLS hotline: 802-552-4880. We're also on Instagram and Reddit.

Laura Nakasaka
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Vermont Public

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Josh Crane is part of Vermont Public's Engagement Journalism team. He's the senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, a podcast based on questions about Vermont that have been asked and voted on by the audience, and runs Vermont Public's Sonic ID project.
Sabine Poux is a reporter/producer with Brave Little State. She comes to Vermont by way of Kenai, Alaska, where she was a reporter, news director, and on-air host for almost three years. Her reporting on commercial fishing and energy has been syndicated across Alaska and on NPR.
Burgess Brown is part of Vermont Public’s Engagement Journalism team. He is the associate producer for Brave Little State, the station's people-powered journalism project.
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