St. Albans, Vermont Community Guide

Welcome to St. Albans, Vermont

The town of St. Albans, Vermont, also known as the “Maple Syrup Capital of the World” is located in the northwestern portion of Franklin County , on the shores of Lake Champlain. This fascinating town is home to the Vermont Maple Festival, held annually over the last weekend in April with exhibits, demonstrations, entertainment, craft shows, and more, all dedicated to maple syrup. Saint Albans is a bustling and charming town filled with Victorian-era architecture. Formerly, it was a hub of shipping for the agricultural products of northwest Vermont in its early history. After the railway was built in the mid-1800s, the focus shifted away from the lakefront and the town became a center for the railroad which shipped dairy products, maple syrup, lumber, wool, cattle, and other goods to the rest of the country and Canada. I-89 passes through St. Albans on its way between Burlington and Swanton, Vermont. This city is only 15 miles from Vermont's border with Quebec and is the northern terminus of the "Vermonter" Amtrak route. Climate July is the hottest month for St. Albans with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Vermont. In St. Albans, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Albans are August, July and June. An annual snowfall of 82.4 inches means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in St. Albans with 19.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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