Today Addison County is home to over 35,000 inhabitants. Its lakeside valley is considered prime agricultural and dairyland. Although commercial transportation on Lake Champlain is sharply reduced from the varied activity of the mid-1800's, pleasure craft of all descriptions ply the lake in summer and fisherman's shanties form bustling communities in the winter for superb ice fishing.
To the east rise the Green Mountains offering hiking and skiing trails and unsurpassed forests which Robert Frost immortalized in his many works of poetry. Throughout Addison County there are numerous museums, historic sites, covered bridges and year-round special events for every interest.