Ground Crew: Vermont TSA Director Bruce McDonald on Keeping Civilians Safe
→ Version française On September 11, 2001, Bruce McDonald was at Pentagon City, about to get laid off by the United States Postal Service. Things turned out differently when an airplane flew into the Pentagon building across the street. Instead of being dismissed, “I went over and helped out with casualties,” McDonald said. “I helped…
Splash Into the History of Lake Champlain Aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen III
→ Version française There’s no better way to take in the spectacular beauty of Burlington, the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks than from Lake Champlain. And, short of owning your own sailboat, yacht or fishing vessel, taking a cruise aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen III is one of the quickest and easiest ways to…
Raising the Curtain on Burlington’s Performing Arts Scene
→ Version française From music to comedy and large-scale theater productions to offbeat original plays, the entertainment available in Burlington is vast and varied for a city of its size. Several downtown performing arts venues and organizations launch their seasons in September, making this the perfect time of year to catch a show. Read on…
Shacksbury Cidermakers Celebrate Traditional and Wild Apples
→ Version française Anyone taking a leisurely back-road drive to enjoy Vermont’s foliage is sure to spy some old apple trees: gnarled and stooped, tangled in the hedgerows or standing near an old farmhouse. Many of these forgotten trees still bear fruit, but few people pause to investigate their scabbed and misshapen apples in shades…
Flights and Sights: Don’t Miss These Airport Art Exhibitions
→ Version française Burlington City Arts curates exhibits in three areas of the airport: the Skyway, the area above the escalator and the walls facing security for Gates 1 through 8. Whether you’ve arrived early for a flight or are waiting to pick up passengers, do take the time to look around! In September, photographer…
Must-Do Autumn Activities: Hikes, Harvest Fests and Art Hop
→ Version française South End Art Hop Love art? Hop on over to Burlington’s Pine Street in early September. The artists’ studios, galleries and post-industrial business spaces lining the colorful corridor reinvent themselves as exhibition sites during the city’s 26th annual South End Art Hop, a three-day flurry of art activity and appreciation. More than…
BTV — Fall 2018
→ Version française We’re delighted to have you! BTV: The Burlington International Airport Quarterly is a bilingual magazine — translated into French for our Québécois visitors — that highlights Vermont’s recreational and cultural scenes according to the season. Autumn in Vermont means apples, and Shacksbury is returning to the roots of America’s cider traditions. The…
