CowMoo’s Summer Photo Contest

July 9, 2025

It’s summertime and the living’s easy in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom! Whether you’re paddling lakes and rivers, hiking up mountain peaks, sipping a cold beer or indulging in an ice cream cone, there’s nothing like the magical months of summer in the NEK.

How to enter? It’s simple! Submit a photo(s) that captures what makes summertime in the Kingdom unlike anywhere else – from breathtaking summer sunsets and epic biking adventure to leisurely trips to the farmer’s market.

Photo contest winners will receive a limited-edition getNEKedVT t-shirt. Winners will be announced on social media and notified via email. A winner will be selected each week. Name(s) will be drawn on July 18, July 25 and August 1.

Images collected through CowMoo’s contest will be used to promote the Northeast Kingdom as a summer destination. You may see your photo appear on our Facebook, Instagram, or website in the near future! Submit your photos and celebrate summer fun in the NEK! Enter to win today!

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