Possibly the MOST INCREDIBLE TREASURE I’ve Ever Found Metal Detecting!

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  • čas přidán 4. 03. 2021
  • On this adventure I find myself in a thick pine forest in the mountains of Vermont and what I find may be the most incredible discovery of my life.
    If you're interested in knowing more about Anna and her life, I've put together a video about her here: • The Story of Anna & th...
    Original music by Brad Martin
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  • @bryantgravley7860
    @bryantgravley7860 Před 3 lety +55

    I really can't say enough about this young man, especially the video where he was talking about people saying that he returned his findings to the family that own the land. I appreciate a honest person like him, it's people like him that I know would be an awesome friend, because I try hard to be myself. God Bless you sir and happy diggings

    • @johngraham2734
      @johngraham2734 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Brad,
      Love the program.
      I would like to see a video on your finds and the infamous wall you often refer to when talking on your collection or where a recently found artifact will most likely be displayed .
      Have you ever traveled to western Ma. to do any detecting?
      Also , the music you use on the show is perfect and so original. Is this your compilation?
      Well done Mr. Martin
      John Graham

  • @sheilacasper2030
    @sheilacasper2030 Před 3 lety +158

    Please tell us what your research uncovered about the silver medallion.

    • @CenterStarsChannel
      @CenterStarsChannel Před 3 lety +1

      At first I thought it was a slave tag, but this is way to ornate.

    • @kellychamberlain6093
      @kellychamberlain6093 Před 3 lety +11

      It's a Christening Medal worn around the neck on a chain.

    • @marcnebel5680
      @marcnebel5680 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kellychamberlain6093 The imagery and symbolism
      on the flip side seems pagan though, no?
      Naked man, bird on a string, wheat? Not super Christian looking to me.

    • @kellychamberlain6093
      @kellychamberlain6093 Před 3 lety +1

      @@marcnebel5680 Hey Marc There is a lot of strange stuff in the bible. I'll give a close look and get back to you. Cheers

    • @Umbra528
      @Umbra528 Před 3 lety

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  • @ashleigh2491
    @ashleigh2491 Před 3 lety +48

    Astonishing piece of history in that piece of silver

  • @YsabetJustYsabet
    @YsabetJustYsabet Před 3 lety +31

    RE: that beautiful little silver tag... The design of a child holding a bird was used in painted portraits in Europe as a symbol of innocence; sometimes the child would be shown kissing the bird, or allowing it to take grain from their lips. Why this meant innocence I don't know, but it was very cute and I can think of four or five paintings with just that sort of thing in it. I have to feel sorry for whoever lost it, but I'm glad you found it. Loved that little sickle, btw; looked like a pruning sickle.

  • @elizabethchevalier7740
    @elizabethchevalier7740 Před 3 lety +59

    Someone was heartbroken to have lost that medallion, it is so special! Great find!

    • @rockymountainlifeprospecti4423
      @rockymountainlifeprospecti4423 Před 3 lety +8

      If he's finds them imagine that phone call that would be received, I just found your great geat great grandmothers x? medallion!

  • @mortalclown3812
    @mortalclown3812 Před 2 lety +8

    I absolutely love how you respect the privacy of souls - living and otherwise. Props, Brad. Happy trails.

  • @richardworkman5416
    @richardworkman5416 Před rokem +5

    I posted a comment on the site where you had a CZcams video explaining your search for "Anna". It read as follows: "This is probably the best video you have made of your exploits with a metal detector, Brad! It is amazing that finding such a small item could 'open the book' to such a HUGE story. Thank you for all your hard work and being such an inspiring person!!"

  • @steev6946
    @steev6946 Před 3 lety +60

    Dammit Brad... the people need to know about the medallion !!!!

    • @Umbra528
      @Umbra528 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/CcEa4SZd7UU/video.html

  • @Materialworld4
    @Materialworld4 Před 3 lety +52

    Brad, that was really cool. It must have been a feeling like I had when I found an unrestored early daguerrotype of my great-great-great-grandfather who did in 1848, online. I had been searching for years, and one day I search for it last July, and there it was. I now have seven generations of photographs of my family going all the way back to Nicholas who was a millwright, born in 1798, near Manchester, England. Brad, you have the perseverance it takes to be really, really good at what you do. You have a real skill at telling stories, and admitting your foibles make you all the more relatable, good job man.

    • @anniebodyhome1000
      @anniebodyhome1000 Před 3 lety +15

      Comments like yours are frequently the reason I read comments. I just enjoy personal stories so much and appreciate you taking the time to share it.

    • @sylviajones4907
      @sylviajones4907 Před 3 lety +4

      That is amazing. That many generations! You are fortunate!

    • @becarnell
      @becarnell Před 3 lety +6

      @@snickers2877 If you have an image on glass it is an ambrotype rather than a daguerreotype. Daguerreoptypes are on a metal plate covered in a thin coat of silver. Daguerreotypes can be "restored" in that their cases, cover glass and preserver can be repaired or replaced. There are chemical techniques that make a faded daguerreotype temporarily more visible but these do long term damage and should be avoided.

    • @richardharp4398
      @richardharp4398 Před rokem +2

      Now that is amazing!!

  • @rogermisner3368
    @rogermisner3368 Před 3 lety +41

    My guess on the silver medallion is that it was from a father, given to his daughter. The bird on the string represents the day that the father lets his daughter fly away,possibly on her wedding day. The man is sitting on his daughters hope chest. Just my opinion. It is a very special find.

    • @Mountlougallops
      @Mountlougallops Před 3 lety +10

      Why nude? I wonder. He spent everything on her dowry and wedding that he lost all his clothes? A bit of a joke maybe 🤔🙂🙃

    • @mcscheck2000
      @mcscheck2000 Před 3 lety +9

      I believe it probably more likely it would be on the day of her birth. Since the bird is on a string and has her birth date... If it was her wedding day I don't think it would be naming her as "Miss" and I think the image would be releasing the bird... IMO...

    • @rogermisner3368
      @rogermisner3368 Před 3 lety +5

      @@mcscheck2000 The engraving looks to be deeper etched on the "birth" side and a little more finely engraved. I was thinking that he made the "birth" side when she was born and did the "release" side years later. A very interesting mystery indeed.

    • @danny-li6io
      @danny-li6io Před 3 lety

      Very interesting! I’m just wondering why he purposely covered up the last name with his thumb?

    • @mcscheck2000
      @mcscheck2000 Před 3 lety

      @@danny-li6io He covered it so not to reveal any possible information about the family or connection with the site location... He stated this somewhere within the video but maybe you missed it... I believe he will be doing an update on this in the near future...

  • @jeffadams7
    @jeffadams7 Před 3 lety +19

    You definitely need to go back to this site in the spring when the foliage is down. Great hunt Brad! Keep us posted on the medallion

  • @chrisackerley1842
    @chrisackerley1842 Před 3 lety +11

    Brad - You have been given a very spoecial task. The name of a completely anonymous person out of history has been brought to your attention. It is now your duty to learn as much as you can about Anna. Something about Anna's life has meaning in your life or the lives of your family members. Don't fail in this task! Something like this happens only rarely in our modern world.

  • @smithdog4770
    @smithdog4770 Před 3 lety +3

    Love your video's.
    That tool is a form of scythe, it's small so it might have been for a child. I used one as a kid on the farm, it would have a long handle on it. You used it by putting the blade, (the sharp part is on top facing the handle), behind the weeds you wanted to cut and pulling towards yourself, with a short jerking motion. I weeded bean fields with one for years. When I got older I used a larger one with a longer handle and did more rows at a time that way. My Grandfather would pay me by the row. (I'd blow it at the county fair) I loved looking back after a days work and seeing how different the field looked and how good they would look at the end of the year compared with ones not weeded or done with machinery or herbicides. Me and my cousins were the last generation to do it by hand on our family's farm and even then it was rare and done more just so we had money for the county fair and so we would win prizes for largest harvests and stuff like that. The good old days, were hard but fun.

    • @danarnold3239
      @danarnold3239 Před měsícem +1

      its a corn cutter

    • @smithdog4770
      @smithdog4770 Před měsícem

      @@danarnold3239 Yep, that's what we were mostly weeding out of the been field, well corn and pig weed those two mostly.

  • @Badger13x
    @Badger13x Před 3 lety +16

    An incredible find that can weave together the past and present. Nice little feature on the detector to find your lost pin pointer, and as always the scenery is gorgeous and looks like a warm day for that time of year.

  • @pixlevid1
    @pixlevid1 Před 3 lety +29

    Absolutely love the videos! You’re definitely one of my favorite youtubers, every video you make you put a lot of effort into it. Keep up the great work and stay safe!

  • @sissinoklahoma2057
    @sissinoklahoma2057 Před 3 lety +6

    Wow! One of your best video productions, to- date! Love when you inset a picture of the actual / clean copy of the coins you find so we can 'see' what you're seeing. Also, made myself chuckle talking back to the video..."Wonder what they did without this (clock key)?"...haha They lost all sense of time!

  • @paulhogan6970
    @paulhogan6970 Před 3 lety +1

    First of all, you make the best metal detecting videos on CZcams I've seen on a regular basis Brad. So it's with no surprise that I find myself watching a video of this caliber again. Love it.

  • @gregpreuss8425
    @gregpreuss8425 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m thinking that the revelation of what you discover about the medallion deserves its own video. Could be your most watched!

  • @memorylaine
    @memorylaine Před 3 lety +2

    I love the tag, very cool! The sickle with the handle, I look forward to seeing it finished. You just had a really great day! Even though the finds were 20 minutes apart, they were all really cool! Thank you for another wonderful video!

  • @markbeatty17
    @markbeatty17 Před 3 lety +6

    What a great hunt I really like the fines this may be one of your coolest videos yet I'm glad you saved it for this time of the year keep up the great work you are one of my favorite metal detecting videos

  • @925inder2
    @925inder2 Před 3 lety +3

    Hi Brad. Great video and hunt. It looks like the silver piece was homemade from a spoon bowl. Incredible find! Take care, Sebastian.

  • @preserving_the_past
    @preserving_the_past Před 3 lety +2

    Congratulations Brad on your finds. The medallion is an awesome and personal find. Thanks for sharing. "Chris-Preserving the Past Archaeology "

  • @ericday604
    @ericday604 Před 3 lety +6

    Brad, probably my favorite hunt to date! That birth medallion is outstanding!! Thanks brother!

  • @cocod594
    @cocod594 Před 2 lety +1

    Love the medallion and though I’m no detector of any kind, I watch all your videos!

  • @timwilson3150
    @timwilson3150 Před 3 lety +19

    Did you ever locate the family of Miss Anna? What became of the medallion? That was a cool find! It may have some genealogical significance.

  • @robertcarnell4013
    @robertcarnell4013 Před 3 lety +3

    Brad, you are a class act!! You are the the reason I'm back in the hobby. Thanks for all you do!

  • @gaiterbugg
    @gaiterbugg Před 3 lety +7

    Your medallion find gave me cold chills. That is my daughter's birthday, and that's obviously a father's gift to his daughter, or at least that's my take. It is amazing. That is a great site, great hunt. Stay safe and keep digging.

    • @babawali3021
      @babawali3021 Před 3 lety +1

      -- Or perhaps a father's gift to his wife on the birth of their daughter. Oh, if those trees, rock walls or bricks could talk!

  • @masonmercmetaldetecting
    @masonmercmetaldetecting Před 5 měsíci

    I probably already commented on this video years ago but its so good with so many amazing finds! Watching the Anna's playlist with Mason today, no school for a teacher's workshop. Anna's pendant is absolutely incredible, and a Nova Constellatio as well as a Connecticut State copper!! This has to be one of your best days digging ever! Awesome video Brad!

  • @hoardershaven4822
    @hoardershaven4822 Před 3 lety +1

    I have to say that in all the different ways I watch people hunt for treasure, that the general things everyone wants is a hidden lost fortune, precious medal, or something that ties you to someone from the past. Finding precious metals with so much detailed information, unless you find a lost treasure(still hoping you do) is a find of a lifetime. I'm seeing a post that you may have found information about her, as a viewer, that is priceless! Thank you.

  • @vickiestevens1699
    @vickiestevens1699 Před 3 lety +2

    I like it when you show your find all cleaned up, but you usually just do it with coins. Love to see them all. Happy for your silver find.🥰

  • @maxsands3861
    @maxsands3861 Před 3 lety +51

    How did your research turn out on the medallion?

    • @Umbra528
      @Umbra528 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/CcEa4SZd7UU/video.html

  • @olh_hlo
    @olh_hlo Před 3 lety

    Just for the sickle and that piece of personal commemoration (and the cinematography). Great! Thanks.

  • @margaretpugh7579
    @margaretpugh7579 Před 3 lety +1

    So good you were able to find your pin pointer and I can completely understand why you love the medallion you found - a wonderful find! 🙂

  • @tinatimmons6107
    @tinatimmons6107 Před 3 lety

    I just watched this and was glued to the TV! I can’t imagine the time and work invested! Well Done!

  • @steveclark4291
    @steveclark4291 Před 3 lety +1

    Brad thank you for the adventure , seeing some amazing finds especially the Silver Medallion and beautiful scenery ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

  • @rondaschmidt9641
    @rondaschmidt9641 Před 3 lety

    Great video. Thank you for taking us on your adventure.

  • @SueGirling68
    @SueGirling68 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Brad, wow that silver birth medallion was beautiful and so precious, what a fantastic find, congratulations. The other finds were very cool too, thank you for taking us along, much love. xx 🙏💖

  • @kayesdigginit1519
    @kayesdigginit1519 Před 3 lety +1

    The silver birth medallion, for Anna, is such an amazing find 😃 Two coppers, the great clock winding key, the brass buckle and that hand sickle; all excellent finds ☺ Fridays are always made better by your GMMD videos. Have a great weekend Brad and family!!

  • @pistontube
    @pistontube Před 3 lety

    Amazing video Brad! Love how the productions just keep getting better and better. Please tell us what you can of your research on that silver object!

  • @nateday9328
    @nateday9328 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video Brad! That silver piece is amazing! Thanks for sharing

  • @whispersfromthedirt8649

    Thank you for taking us with you. Beautiful place awesome finds!

  • @jim-do5pt
    @jim-do5pt Před 3 lety

    Glad you had that feature on your machine - that pinpointer-finder...! Great finds again, certainly unique ones...!

  • @grangranzulaski1084
    @grangranzulaski1084 Před 3 lety

    What a wonderful find. So much forgotten in the past. This is truly a great find.

  • @marybethsigala3282
    @marybethsigala3282 Před 3 lety +4

    Your photography and music is phenomenal I so enjoy the way you present everything. And I really enjoy the history also of course :-)

  • @irenemierzwa3790
    @irenemierzwa3790 Před 3 lety +6

    Your hand movements over the holes you dig reminds me of a kid show I used to watch many years ago. The Soupy Sales Show. There were 2 puppets that were just hands in a sleeve that looked like dog paws. White Fang and Black Tooth were their names and all you saw was their hand movement and gestures as they spoke.

  • @badgergearcompound738
    @badgergearcompound738 Před 3 lety

    Watching this post and hearing that you re-purpose some the buckles you find, made my day. That is awesome!! The other find is pretty cool too, lol. Cheers

  • @stevenstrempke5052
    @stevenstrempke5052 Před 3 lety +2

    As always a great history lesson and beautiful scenery. Your editing and music are awesome!

  • @stanbarrett5552
    @stanbarrett5552 Před 3 lety +3

    Looks like you had a great day! Sure is a great video! Looking forward to hearing what your research into the name & date written on the silver medallion turned up!! Thanks for taking us with you!!

  • @aurinslady7119
    @aurinslady7119 Před 3 lety +1

    What a great trip! This has got to rank up there for finding the coolest items. Wonderful!

  • @barbaraatherton5078
    @barbaraatherton5078 Před 3 lety

    Great finds... loved joining you!

  • @mattbyrne1822
    @mattbyrne1822 Před 3 lety

    Outstanding and historical find! Please keep us informed on that piece 🙏

  • @matthewhixson3735
    @matthewhixson3735 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow, what a fantastic find Brad! It's a holy grail if the county or village kept good records on its citizens. I have to agree with you this is the best find I've ever seen you dig out of ground.

  • @Beanieweenieable
    @Beanieweenieable Před 3 lety

    Nice to have you back in your original format....I've missed your plain but artistic videos...

  • @giaatta9303
    @giaatta9303 Před 3 lety +1

    I have missed you. Thanks for this episode. Amazing finds!

  • @rikspector
    @rikspector Před 3 lety +3

    Brad,
    From the moment you started searching that arae, I was excited,.
    That was never touched and apparently there were few indications of residents, but you found it!
    I hope you are able to share that person's history with us, a unique silver medal has to be begging us to
    remember that family. I had a lump in my throat when you showed it! Tutankumans woods tomb😁
    It's probably the best discovery I've seen, now for DeGrau:)
    Cheers,
    Rik

  • @brendasoler4759
    @brendasoler4759 Před 3 lety

    Phenomenal finds, and OMG the scenery there in Vermont is spectacular. Love your editing!

  • @UrbanDKaye
    @UrbanDKaye Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, Brad, you're killin' it out there. Love the dated charm! That Nova's a daymaker too. GL&HH

  • @chadmashburn3039
    @chadmashburn3039 Před 3 lety

    Wow!!! Best metal detecting channel on CZcams in my book!

  • @awizardalso
    @awizardalso Před 3 lety +6

    My mother's family (O'Grady) lived in Vermont. When her father died we left Ohio and went to Vermont. We had a family reunion at one of family members who had a farm up in the mountains. I got to ride a pony around the farm. It wasn't happy and threw me off.

  • @daleneff89
    @daleneff89 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow. Nice find. Yes great day!!!

  • @GrillinandChillinwithColeman

    Always love to see the things you find Brad!

  • @jimyaekel7385
    @jimyaekel7385 Před 3 lety +2

    Very happy you didn't go with the Oak Island deal. Your videos are always mesmerizing, and I only wish I had enough time left to learn what you have about located sites and treasures. Stay with what fills your soul with joy and thank you for sharing your time with us.

  • @jolywu
    @jolywu Před 3 lety

    Vermont looks so beautiful. Enjoy your videos. You do an exceptional job!!!

  • @goldrogertreasurehunter4076

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing the history, love the silver tag ;D

  • @jeremyknowlton9991
    @jeremyknowlton9991 Před 3 lety

    Amazing finds. Way to go sir. Thanks for your visual story telling once again.

  • @EZDiggin
    @EZDiggin Před 3 lety +1

    Great video with a couple of sweet pieces of the past out of the ground. That silver tag thing is awesome. Happy Hunting and be well Brad

  • @DigginWithDeej
    @DigginWithDeej Před 3 lety +2

    Congratulations Brad! That's is an amazing personal piece of history!

  • @milliesimbeck7108
    @milliesimbeck7108 Před 3 lety

    Great finds Brad. That was cool how you relocated your pinpointed. Thanks for sharing your videos.

  • @StratoSwitch
    @StratoSwitch Před 3 lety +1

    Great video. I really like your style of videos, great finds or not. Please keep them coming.

  • @royal4463
    @royal4463 Před 3 lety +7

    that personalized silver beats most any coin. Absolutely a piece of history congrats on that discovery hope there's more to the story on it.

  • @amnas69
    @amnas69 Před 3 lety +2

    Greats scores! Entertaining as always!

  • @johnalbert7526
    @johnalbert7526 Před 3 lety

    Nice finds Brad. That medallion is fantastic !Just wanted to thank you for re- kindling my interest in metal detecting a couple of years ago. I believe I'm right across the border from you in New York state. Hope to cross paths with you some day.

  • @SheepDogActual
    @SheepDogActual Před 3 lety

    Glad you’re back out. Nice video.

  • @keithlampe5090
    @keithlampe5090 Před 3 lety +4

    Maybe it was a silver baby spoon that was repurposed as a memory medallion. Amazing find! Your videos are of excellent quality!

  • @eddcurry1245
    @eddcurry1245 Před 3 lety +2

    Your videos are always a joy to watch

  • @DetectEdOutdoors
    @DetectEdOutdoors Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing find. Can't wait to hear more about it.

  • @aaronroberts7084
    @aaronroberts7084 Před 3 lety +1

    That silver tag was an amazing piece, always nice to find a personal piece , congrats.

  • @joefuria4344
    @joefuria4344 Před 3 lety

    That is a great find Brad! Thank you for all your great videos 🙏

  • @dellyboot2703
    @dellyboot2703 Před 3 lety

    What an amazebags piece of personal history in the medallion - you must find out more! Lol at the pinpointer :-) x

  • @jeanninehoban2788
    @jeanninehoban2788 Před 3 lety

    Love the medallion...tell us what you found out about Miss Anna..thanks for the ride! Always an enjoyable day when it starts with GMMD!

  • @stephanieanderson5893
    @stephanieanderson5893 Před 3 lety

    That silver tag is an amazing find. Love finding local history pieces.

  • @Greengrass1972
    @Greengrass1972 Před 3 lety +1

    Outstanding historical find, congrats Brad, great video and finds as always

  • @joannhempen8210
    @joannhempen8210 Před 3 lety

    That was amazing! I love history and you hit the jackpot today. Thank you for sharing! Loved & Subbed!!

  • @jimschafer9196
    @jimschafer9196 Před 3 lety

    Very cool find on the medallion, great share, thank you.

  • @nighteagle317
    @nighteagle317 Před 3 lety

    Awesome finds in a great spot! I love the medallion. Cheers, Paige C.

  • @thebottlebug5729
    @thebottlebug5729 Před 3 lety +1

    How amazing would it be to return that silver piece to her descendants,what a treasured heirloom it would be going foreward for that family!! Good on you Brad if you can get it done!

  • @jeremiahferris4285
    @jeremiahferris4285 Před 3 lety

    Cant get more personal than that! Epic find Brad.

  • @dwightpickens2895
    @dwightpickens2895 Před 3 lety +1

    Brad once again you have a great hunt congratulations I really can't wait to see if you find the family

  • @anonymoustowers288
    @anonymoustowers288 Před 3 lety

    I AM GIVING YOU A THUMBS UP FOR THE EXCELANT WORK ON THIS PROJECT. I ENJOED THIS ONE THE MOST . I HOPE TO SEE MANY MORE WITH THIS KIND OF DETAILE.

  • @capecoddiggerzmetaldetecti5718

    that pin pointer locator is pretty sweet ( ; That medallion is also nice also, I hear ya on hiking through the woods, bull thorns here tear ya apart, but does not stop me from finding treasure ( : HH and stay safe, look forward to the next vid.

  • @cathycasuccio3227
    @cathycasuccio3227 Před 3 lety

    awesome find! but i love the music in every video, too! i’m a heavy metal girl at heart so the beats are calling my name. i love your videos - content, editing, music and your commentary. thanks Brad! was feeling a little low today but this episode perked me up. well done, sir!

  • @rebeccaross2890
    @rebeccaross2890 Před 3 lety

    Hey Brad 👋👋👋 thanks for the video really enjoy the hunt 😀

  • @rondathiesen9317
    @rondathiesen9317 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, the charm and sickle and winder are very cool! Be safe!👍😘

  • @wesmartin937
    @wesmartin937 Před 3 lety +1

    What a cool place and what an awesome find! Congrats!

  • @_Dave_S
    @_Dave_S Před 3 lety

    Very cool info with your pin pointer, glad you found it!

  • @almclean4835
    @almclean4835 Před 3 lety +6

    What a great feature to have on a metal detector. I’ll bet you’ll find some interesting info about the person who owned the silver medallion. Yep the blade is a sickle or hook.

  • @SmallWonda
    @SmallWonda Před 3 lety

    A really unique find - the landowners should be happy with that & I'm sure there's a great story to discover... 👍🐾🦘😎

  • @jodybishel6556
    @jodybishel6556 Před 3 lety

    Happy Birthday, Miss Anna!

  • @neilwilliams4420
    @neilwilliams4420 Před 3 lety

    Awesome, love that personal find, just unique and beautiful 👍

  • @jameshall3482
    @jameshall3482 Před 3 lety

    Watched several of your programs really enjoy! travled to Vermont several times for my company in the 70's and 80's beautiful .I live in north Georgia alot like Vermont.