Slopes Less Traveled: Winter Adventures off the Beaten Path
→ Version française Though they’re known as the Green Mountains, Vermont’s high peaks are every bit as beautiful in white. Winter’s glittering snowfall blankets their rugged granite faces and the sentry spruce trees descending to cozy villages below. No wonder Vermont’s winter wonderland draws crowds. It’s easy to find your way to a ski mountain,…
Art at the Airport, Winter 2016-17
→ Version française Burlington City Arts curates art exhibits in three areas of the airport: the Skyway, the area above the escalator and the walls facing security for Gates 1-8. Whether you’ve arrived early for a flight or are waiting to pick up passengers, do take the time to look around! In December, the Skyway…
Taste of Place: Vermont Vineyards Press Winter into Wine
→ Version française What happens to grapes left on the vine during Vermont’s bitter-cold winter? They freeze, of course. Most winemakers bring in their harvest in early autumn, racing the weather to pick grapes before the first frost. But some Vermont vintners make a conscious choice to leave fruit untouched until winter hits. They wait…
BTV — Winter 2016-17
→ Version française Welcome to Burlington — and Vermont 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. In this issue, we explore Vermont in all its snow-covered glory.…
Ground Crew: Meet Kevin Maxfield, Firefighter and EMT
→ Version française Kevin Maxfield was just 17 years old when his dad took him down to the recruitment center to enlist in the Vermont Air National Guard. More than 20 years later, Maxfield is still with the guard, where he now serves as one of 27 firefighters and emergency medical technicians providing 24-hour protection…
Museum Guide: Indoor Adventures
→ Version française Interested in contemporary art? Ski fashion? How about Revolutionary War memorabilia? Check, check and check: Museums in and around Burlington have got you covered. Here are some options for whiling away the hours, rain, snow or shine. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain 1 College St., Burlington, echovermont.org Named for Vermont U.S.…
In Season, Winter 2016-17
→ Version française Vermont International Festival In 1986, an eight-day international festival in Burlington called Interfolk-86 sowed the seeds for a celebration of world cultures that continues in Vermont to this day. For three days every winter, the Vermont International Festival brings global crafts, cuisine, music and dance to one bustling indoor marketplace, shining a…
