Thank you for posting this. I’m a native New Yorker, now living in VT. Half my family came into NY Harbor during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s. The other half were already there when the 2nd half showed up LOL.
You did my ancestral stomping grounds proud with your post.
I love VT! Since relocating from downstate NY to the Capital District, I have often taken Rte 4 over to Burlington. Beautiful scenery, friendly folks and good food.