Lou tests his strength at the Green Mountain Strongman Challenge fire truck pull.

Lou sits down with rapper Immortal Technique and discusses the state of hip-hop, democracy and the music industry. But what does Immortal Technique think about Vermont? Watch and find out.

Sunday night reggae at Nectar's has been affectionately called "Church" by many of its faithful patrons. But how does it compare to the real thing? Lou visits a Catholic church in Burlington, VT, to find out.

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Summer in Vermont is all about the creemee, that delicious mountain of soft-serve ice cream that does a body good.

There are loads of creemee stands in Burlington, and Lou visits them all as he tries to eat as many creemees as he can in a single day.

Warning: This isn't pretty.

Executive Producer: Lou Armistead
Camera operator: Max Resnik of www.collegeishard.tv

What is a giant Oakley-sponsored trailer doing sitting in the middle of Church Street? And what does the world really look like through high-definition tinted lenses?

Executive Producer: Louis Armistead
Special Guests: Max Resnik and Alex Dayan, of collegeishard.tv
Assistant Camera Operators: Max Resnik and Marshall Green

Is it worth it to stay in Burlington, Vermont over the summer? Lou Armistead talks to some young people to explore the appeal and the challenges of living on the West Coast of New England.

Vermont's college seniors are preparing to leave college and enter "the real world." UVM senior Louis "Lou" Armistead visits a student BBQ on North Beach and asks the about-to-be grads what comes next — and what words of wisdom they have for younger students.

Their advice? Live it up, give yourself a cool nickname, major in something you can use when you graduate and go to class freshman and sophomore year.

Last fall, the Burlington Business Association and the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce announced the Queen City's new official slogan: The West Coast of New England.

Seven Days video correspondent Louis "Lou" Armistead asks his fellow UVM students to weigh in on this spiffy new motto. Not surprisingly, the California kida hate it.

So how does Burlington compare to the real West Coast? Lou grabs a surfboard and heads down to North Beach to find out. Cowabunga, dude!

Louis "Lou" Armistead gets in touch with his sensitive side at the Vermont Women's Expo.

VIDEO: Seven Days correspondent Louis "Lou" Armistead investigates Vermont's most addictive export during the annual Maple Open House Weekend.