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converted into a pedestrian crafts. Visitors can enjoy a coffee
mall, complete with trendy while browsing in the bookshop.
boutiques, patio restaurants,
and crafts shops. Many of them E Fleming Museum of Art
are housed in Queen Anne-style 61 Colchester Ave. Tel (802) 656-0750.
buildings from the late 1800s. Open 10am–4pm Tue–Fri (to 7pm
The historical attractions in this Wed), noon–4pm Sat & Sun.
neighborhood include the 1861 Closed mid-Dec–mid-Jan &
First Unitarian Church, the mid-Mar. & 7 - =
oldest house of worship in ∑ uvm.edu/~fleming
Burlington, and the City Hall,
which marks the southern
boundary of the marketplace. f Lake Champlain
This graceful building, built of Vermont–New York border from
local brick, marble, and granite, Whitehall to Alburg. k @ n 60
dates to 1928. The City Hall Park Main St, Burlington, (802) 863-3489,
is a popular outdoor concert (877) 686-5253.
venue, and in summer street
performers and musicians add Sometimes called the sixth
First Unitarian Church, Burlington color and action to the area. Great Lake because of its size,
On the waterfront is Battery Lake Champlain is 120 miles
d Burlington Park, the site of a battle (190 km) long, 12 miles (19 km)
between US soldiers and the wide, and has 500 miles (800 km)
* 39,000. k @ 1200 Airport Dr.
g King St Dock. n Suite 100, 60 British Royal Navy in 1813. of shoreline. Said to be the
Main St, (802) 863-3489, (877) 686- Today, the park is a peaceful home of “Champ,” a water
5253. _ Discover Jazz Festival (Jun). place, from where there are serpent that could be a
∑ vermont.org lovely views of Burlington Bay distant cousin of the Loch
and the backdrop of the Ness Monster, the lake is
Vermont’s largest city, Burlington Adirondack Mountains on the sprinkled with about 70
is one of the most popular tourist other side of Lake Champlain. islands. At the northern end
destinations in the state. Half of South of the park is the of the lake is Isle La Motte,
the population of this lively town Burlington Boat House; here which has a statue of
is made up of students from a three-decker cruise ship, Samuel de Champlain,
the University of Vermont and Spirit of Ethan Allen III, takes the French explorer who
the city’s four colleges. Rich in visitors on a 90-minute trip, discovered and explored
interesting shops and restaurants which gives a good historical much of the surrounding
as well as grand old mansions overview, as the captain region. On nearby Grand
and historic landmarks, narrates tales of the Isle is Vermont’s oldest log
Burlington is also Vermont’s Revolutionary War. cabin (1783). The lake
center of commerce and The Fleming Museum of has its western shore in
industry. It is scenically located Art, on the campus of the New York State, and
on the shores of Lake Champlain. University of Vermont, is Statue in seasonal hour-long
The center of Burlington is on a hillside overlooking ferry rides run between
Burlington’s
compact and easy to explore the city. The artifacts in this Battery Park Burlington and Port
on foot. It includes the historic elegant 1931 Colonial- Kent, New York.
district, at the core of which is Revival building range from Some of Lake Champlain’s
the four-block section known as ancient Mesopo tamian objects treasures are underwater,
the Church Street Marketplace. to European paintings and preserved in a marine park
The neighborhood has been sculptures and Native American where scuba divers can explore

Sailing and boating, popular on beautiful Lake Champlain
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp184–6 and pp187–9

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