Obituary: Norma Giroux
Norma Marlene Perry Giroux, 81, of Hinesburg, VT passed away July 25, 2018 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, VT. She had been in ill health for quite some time. Born May 29, 1937, Norma was the youngest daughter of Gordon and Edith (Hull) Perry. After graduating from Peoples Academy, she entered Castleton Teachers…
Gound Crew: Meet Skinny Pancake General Manager Anna Walsh
→ Version française Anna Walsh majored in Japanese at the University of Vermont and has a master’s degree in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) from Saint Michael’s College. Although knowing a foreign language is not a requirement of her job as general manager of the Skinny Pancake restaurants at Burlington International Airport,…
Ticket to Rides: All’s Fair at Vermont’s Long-Standing Summer Festivals
→ Version française A Ferris wheel towers over the Champlain Valley Exposition, its steel spokes illuminated by gyrating patterns of multicolored neon lights. Aromas of fried dough, cotton candy, beer and straw bales intermingle in the languid summer air. Sunburned teens in tank tops and jean cutoffs snap selfies along the midway while one of…
Art at the Airport, Summer 2018
→ 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 June, the…
In Season, Summer 2018
→ Version française Stand Up for the Lake What’s SUP? It’s short for standup paddleboarding, and it’s been called the fastest-growing water sport in the world. Accessible to all ages and fitness levels, SUP is easy to learn and enjoy. In recent years, it’s experienced a groundswell of popularity in Burlington, where Lake Champlain beckons…
BTV — Summer 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, cultural and dining scenes according to the season. Summer in Vermont is a nonstop party. Locals wait all year for the sun to shine…
Rock On: Vermont Folk Rockers Are Sitting Pretty
→ Version française In the showroom attached to Jim Geier’s Starksboro woodshop is one of the first rocking chairs he ever made. It was built with construction materials salvaged from his job renovating houses, and its dark wood, earthy rope and solid silhouette betray its 1970s origins. But from these humble beginnings, Geier has refined…
Fields of Dreams: Farm-Fresh Fun Close to Burlington
→ Version française Vermont is famous for its locally grown food and drinks — and summer is ripe with opportunities to get closer to their source. Want to see where the heirloom tomatoes you found at the market were grown? How about sip wine steps from the vine? Read on for a roundup of events that…
