Vermont's most metropolitan area is not exactly what you'd think it would be. Overlooking the waters of Lake Champlain toward upstate New York and the peaks of the Adirondacks, Burlington has rightly gained a reputation as a great outdoor getaway. There are swimming, water skiing, sailing, kayaking, fishing and water sports on Lake Champlain; a seven-mile bike and hiking path on the shoreline and dozens of prospects for hiking,snow skiing, snowboarding and snow shoeing in the nearby Green Mountains.
Like most of Vermont, Burlington has quaint New England scenery, featuring rolling, wooded hills (breathtaking in the fall) dotted with white clapboard homes and tall-steepled churches.
No less than five colleges, including the University of Vermont, are located here, and with them (and the weekenders and transplants from large East Coast cities) comes a steady diet of very sophisticated visual, performing and fine arts: there is the Fleming Museum for fine arts, the Flynn Theatre which offers everything from contemporary dance and jazz to Broadway favorites, dozens of galleries and various festivals, such as the Mozart Festival and the Discover Jazz Festival.
History buffs can spend hours investigating the Native American, French and British heritage of the area and viewing such sites as Battery Park, which played a crucial part in the War of 1812. Other sites of historical interest include the Battery Street National Historic District, the Ethan Allen Homestead, the Green Mountain Cemetery and various monuments around town.
Lake Champlain Ferries offers three ferry crossings between Vermont and New York, along with a variety of excursion cruises. Crossings are between Grand Isle, VT and Plattsburgh, NY; Burlington VT and Port Kent, NY and Charlotte VT and Essex, NY.
Has anyone analyzed how much the antics of Burlington Telecom led to the bankruptcy of FairPoint? It's hard to imagine how a private company can compete with a municipal organization that has secret access to unlimited taxpayer funding.
All five Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls will share the stage for the first time in the campaign from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today as the Vermont League of Conservation Voters hosts a sold-out forum on environmental issues at Main Street Landing in Burlington.
America is full of family-friendly cities, but in choosing a place to raise kids, parents tend to seek out places with low unemployment , low crime rate and good educational opportunities.
The Burlington City Council is set to vote on a resolution that would apologize to veterans for Veterans Day comments made by a speaker standing in for Mayor Bob Kiss.
When Meghan McCormick and JP Candelier left Burlington in August to head to Thailand, they didn't know they would be embarking on the journey of a lifetime.
Matthew Brooks, 30, of Canaan was charged in federal court this week with one count of receiving child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Burlington announced Friday.
Two Republican Burlington city councilors are sponsoring a resolution that would offer a public apology to veterans in the wake of comments made by a representative of Progressive Mayor Bob Kiss at a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday.
Communities all over the country are pausing to honor the nation's veterans. The South Burlington High School chorus opened one of the ceremonies Wednesday morning.
Want to raise your voice? The public is invited to comment on the Segway tour proposal at the next meeting of the Burlington Parks & Rec Commission on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing will take place in the Parks & Rec offices at 645 Pine Street.
South Burlington police received a call shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday from a motorist who saw a man in a black ski mask and a gray hoodie walking away from the broken front door of the Orchid Chinese Restaurant.
