You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.

On August 17 2011 Governor Shumlin became the first sitting governor in the United States to preside over a same-sex wedding ceremony. Vermont Legislature
Shumlin was appointed by Democratic Gov.

He represented the Windham Vermont Senate District for eight non-consecutive two-year terms (1993–2003 and 2007–2011). Peter Elliott Shumlin (born March 24 1956) is the 81st and current Governor of Vermont.