From 1850 to 1877 the Vermont native was Boston's leading portrait and landscape painter; there was a backlog of Brahmins clamoring to be painted by him.

Mr. Thompson, a Vermont native who had his own video production company near Minneapolis, was restless and wanted to do something different.

This team, made up largely of seniors and with only three Vermont natives, has become a pet possession of the state.

"It's been a long time," said Mr. Tracy, a Korean War veteran and Vermont native who asked to be returned to New England after his release.

Northeast Kingdom, the latest artist-affiliated restaurant, opened in October 2005, started by two Vermont natives currently living in Williamsburg proper.

Abel Baldwin, a veteran of the War of 1812, was the leader of this group of Vermont natives.

The Vermont natives named the settlement after the capital of their home state, Montpelier.

Keegan Bradley, a Vermont native who won the PGA Championship this month, threw out the ceremonial first pitch and gave a big fist pump afterward.

When Vermont natives refer to their rocky soil as "bony," they are not talking about a skeleton buried in the back 40.

"The corporate world is buying up everything they can and trying to monopolize it," said Geoff Wells, a Vermont native who manages an independent ski store here.