Land of intimate businesses

Dan & Whit’s general store, in Norwich, Vt.

— Photo by HopsonRoad

“I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.’’

— Vermont Congressman Peter Welch