Turns out Grand Isle County, VT is interesting.

TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Grand Isle County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.

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Grand Isle County

Ira Allen and the Selling of Vermont’s Islands

How a Vermont founder helped turn Champlain islands into settlement schemes.

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Grand Isle County

Where Soldiers Turned the Forest Into a Frontier Fort

How French troops pushed down Lake Champlain and built Fort Sainte Anne.

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Grand Isle County

When a Lake Entered the Written Record

Champlain’s 1609 passage made a northern lake part of recorded history.

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Saint Anne's Shrine

Where a Fort Became a Chapel

A brief life on Isle La Motte shaped Vermont’s earliest recorded Catholic worship.

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Saint Anne's Shrine

Where Vermont’s European Story First Took Hold

A brief settlement on Lake Champlain changed Vermont history.

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Saint Anne's Shrine

Where Fort Ground Became Pilgrim Ground

How one historic lakeside site became a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.

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Saint Anne's Shrine

Where Vermont’s European Story First Took Hold

A brief history of Fort Sainte Anne on Isle La Motte.

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The Officer Who Stayed on the Map

How a brief French military post gave Isle La Motte its lasting name.

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