Best of Burlington - Summer 2021

Digital Edition

Read about Beta Technologies, Camping in Chittenden County, Summer Sailing Adventures at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, and more in the Summer 2021 issue of Best of Burlington magazine.

Online Extras

Toast a Carefree Season With Smugglers Notch Distillery Summer Cocktails

Toast a Carefree Season With Smugglers’ Notch Distillery Summer Cocktails

Whatever your plans may be, celebrate all the wonderful things summer brings with a special cocktail made with Smuggler’s Notch Distillery spirits. Drink responsibly and enjoy! Read More »

Photo by Luke Awtry Photography

Head Out and Discover Jazz! The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is back!

The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is back, bringing live music to the Queen City on June 4–13. This year’s scaled-back version of the festival will feature mostly free performances al... Read More »

Family Camping Enjoy Your Outing More with These Simple Tips from Outdoor Gear Exchange

Family Camping: Enjoy Your Outing More with These Simple Tips from Outdoor Gear Exchange

Getting ready to head out on a camping trip? Outdoor Gear Exchange provides tips like: go with the flow, pack light, focus on comfortability and ease when camping with kids, and more. Read More »

Online Exclusives

Create a Family-Friendly Staycation

Create a Family-Friendly 'Staycation'

With summer vacations looking a little different this year, infusing new energy into playtime – and making it a family affair – can turn time at home into a fun “staycation.” Read More »

Try a New Way to Travel

Try a New Way to Travel

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, families are still finding ways to make the most of unusual schedules to plan a getaway. Read More »

In Print

Pets and People: Tips for Aging Pets, Overweight Cats, Hot Weather, and More

Sponsored Content Did you know? Vibrations produced by horses during riding lead to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which may improve learning in children. Read More »

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, CAN! Adult dancers can learn new steps at Lines Vermont Studio

Once upon a time, two little girls (Megan Stearns and June Buechner Carney) took dance lessons and in June of 2019 they opened Lines Vermont Studio. Read More »

The Pandemic and Vermont Real Estate

COVID-19 and other factors created a wild and crazy market Read More »

Learn about the Lake: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Open For Business

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will open for the 2021 season for free for all visitors. The museum will be open seven days a week, 10 am to 4 pm, for all outdoor museum experiences from May 22 to October 17. Read More »

Discover Summer Sailing Adventures: Dive in at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

The story of Burlington’s Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center starts in the early 1990s, when a couple of sailing enthusiasts noticed that sailing had started to become something of an elite sport. Read More »

Summer grilling with vegetables and cocktails from Smugglers' Notch Distillery

Summertime heat means it’s time to get out of the kitchen and fire up the grill. But it doesn’t have to mean meat. Read More »

Would You Like to Fly (in a Battery-owered Plane)? Beta Technologies Brings Amazing New Dimensions to Aviation

In 2021 the Burlington-based Beta Technologies is following the lead of the 5th Dimension, scientifically speaking, by using the simpler mechanics of electric aircraft as a metaphor to create powerful new dimensions in aviation and our society. Read More »

The Power of 3: A trio of nonprofits power up mind, body, and soul

A trio of nonprofits power up mind, body, and soul Read More »