Vermont Pavilion

View of the Vermont pavilion.


Vermont's pavilion with its high peaked roof was designed of weathered wood and Vermont slate, a grand version of a lakeside or mountainside retreat. Inside the pavilion, sculptor Ferdinand L. Weber was at work with an air-hammer on a 35 ton chunk of Barre granite. During Expo he was busy creating a twelve-foot high statue of Samuel de Champlain, the 16th century explorer who discovered the lake and valley named after him. Visitors watched and asked questions while he worked.

Sculptor Ferinand L. Weber carves a statue of explorer Samuel de Champlain.




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