Art at the Airport, Winter 2017-2018
→ 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 December, the…
Take Shelter: Burlington’s Boutique Accommodations Are a Home Away From Home
→ Version française Burlington makes an ideal getaway any time of the year. As Vermont’s biggest city, it offers the best of both worlds — rural intimacy and authenticity balanced with urban convenience, hustle and bustle. Visit in the winter, however, and you’ll likely spend more time cozying up at your overnight accommodations. Warm blankets…
Hills of Gold: Winter Games in the Green Mountain State
→ Version française This February 9 to 25, athletes from around the globe will go for the gold in sports ranging from Alpine skiing to speed skating at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, held in PyeongChang, South Korea. But casual outdoor enthusiasts needn’t travel quite so far. Right here in Vermont, the hills are alive…
In Season, Winter 2017-2018
→ Version française First Nights Burlington When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, Burlington will usher in 2018 with a bang of fireworks over Lake Champlain. But that’s just the final touch on the annual revelry that is First Night Burlington. Founded in 1983, the event has become Vermont’s largest single-day arts celebration, a…
BTV — Winter 2017-2018
→ 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. As Lake Champlain’s gently lapping waves slowly freeze in place…
High Score: Burlington’s Archives is a Player
→ Version française When entering the Archives, downtown Burlington’s classic-game arcade, one of the first consoles you see is Tapper. The 1983 game, in which a bartender must keep up with his patrons’ increasingly frenzied demands for beer, is an apt metaphor for the Archives’ two raisons d’être: vintage video games and sudsy brews. The handsome, five-inch-wide…
Lucky Bums: How a Generation of Skiers Shaped Vermont
→ Version française Charlie Brown remembers the first time he stepped into the Blue Tooth, a tavern on the Sugarbush Access Road in Warren, about an hour from Burlington. It was 53 years ago, and he was a 28-year-old from Philadelphia up for a ski weekend. “The band was playing, there was a fire in…
Ground Crew: Meet Amanda Clayton, Director of Engineering and Environmental Compliance
→ Version française It’s fair to say that Amanda Clayton considers her coworkers family. When the 33-year-old got married in April 2016, she and her husband held their small wedding ceremony on the observation deck of Burlington International Airport, overlooking the runway. Officiating the service was Clayton’s boss, BTV director of aviation Gene Richards. Clayton,…
