I have been thinking about posting an apology to anyone who visited my site last year and believed me when I told them that the best time to visit Burlington, Vermont is in the summer time–and then visited this summer and found themselves constantly drenched, wading through several inches of rainwater in the streets and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘festival’
Chew Chew, Day 2
Today’s meal of choice at the Chew Chew Festival was lunch. It was a muggy, overcast day. A bank of rainclouds blocked the view of the Adirondacks across Lake Champlain, so I knew rain was on the way. I decided not to waste a lot of time dilly-dallying. I got there, [...]
Ode to Grazing: Chew Chew Day 1
Another year, another Chew Chew Festival on the Waterfront. Day 1 has concluded, and I was there to check it out. The weather on Friday night could not have been nicer–not too hot, not too cool, no rain, and just a breath of a breeze to keep it from being too sticky. I [...]
Sweet Outing
If you’re in the vicinity of St. Albans, VT (about 30 minutes north of Burlington, VT via I-89) this weekend, and you have a sweet tooth, get your maple fix at the 42nd Annual Vermont Maple Festival, running Friday through Sunday. Gorge yourself on sugar-on-snow, maple donuts, maple cotton candy, and maple creemees. [...]
Eat your way to a solo trip
If you’re interested in trying solo travel, but you’re not sure where to go, you might need a reason, a purpose, for your trip. And if you love food, what better reason than to attend a food festival! There are many taking place around the U.S., and as the blog Shlashfood notes, we [...]
Discover Burlington, VT’s Discover Jazz Festival 2008
If you’re a music lover and you don’t already live here, you might want to consider booking a trip to Burlington, VT this June for our Discover Jazz Festival. This is considered one of the top 10 music festivals in the world (The Music Festival Guide, Chicago Review Press, Inc.). It’s a beautiful time [...]
