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5 More Reasons to Move to Scenic Burlington, Vermont
If you saw my deceptive tour of Burlington, Vermont, you might be considering a move to our fair city. Here are five more reasons to pack up the family and head for the fabled shores of Lake Champlain.
1. In Burlington, we are redefining parenting one playground at a time.
Burlington, Vermont: A Deceptive Tour Guide
Lovely Burlington, Vermont, located on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, is a great place for the whole family to visit. Spend a few days, and you may even want to move here.
After all, there’s ample parking everywhere:
Mallards on Lake Champlain
Coffee of the Week: Fair Trade Rwandan COOPAC from Barista’s Beans
Rwanda's Kivu region produces great-tasting coffee
I try a different coffee pretty much every week. This week I had my first taste of Rwanda, in the form of Rwandan COOPAC from local micro-roaster Barista’s Beans (of Hyde Park, Vermont).
This coffee is uniquely flavored with honey, peach and citrus, and most importantly, it comes from a fair-trade cooperative of Rwandan coffee growers (COOPAC, founded in 2001). Their website explains how these premium beans got from the war-torn country to my local market:
Uncommon Photos
Some of Kristi’s photos are on display this month at Uncommon Grounds on Church Street in Burlington. (That’s Burlington, Vermont, for those of you just joining us.)
You might be wondering: Who is this Kristi? Does she have a website where you can view more of her little black-and-white masterpieces? Why isn’t she looking at the camera?
Well, I could answer all those questions for you, but why ruin the fun?
A Rising Star, A Famous Niece and Military Propaganda
I stand next to Alex as she holds her well-deserved Vermont Rising Star Award. Photo by Borealis Public Relations.
Alex was honored by Vermont Business Magazine as a Rising Star last night. A whole table of KSV’ers attended. As did both the current governor (who was quite personable and funny) and the governor-elect (who gave an impassioned stump speech as if it were two days before the election and not two days after).
Fear and Loathing in Lake Champlain Chocolates
Last week my girlfriend and I were trying to think of a place to grab lunchtime coffee in Burlington other than our usual spots (Speeder and Earl’s, Uncommon Grounds, etc.), so we headed down Pine Street to the Lake Champlain Chocolate factory.
Which is a totally reasonable place to park yourself for an hour or so. They have a cafe. You can drink fine-tasting Mexican—excuse me, Aztec—hot cocoa infused with espresso, watch the factory workers in envy, discuss the issues of the day, relax, maybe write a blog post.
If you get really into it, you can even take a guided tour to see what the heck all that odd-looking machinery is doing with itself.