Our beloved Burlington Vermont has made it into yet another Top 10. According to the August 2009 Issue of Backpacker Magazine Burlington came in 8th as “one of the best cities to raise an outdoor kid”. Why you ask? Here’s what they say:
- Kids can enroll in weeklong wilderness-survival summer camp
- Healthiest city in U.S. (CDC)
- Home to IBM, 3 colleges, Burton Snowboards, Ben & Jerry's
- Minutes from trailheads in Adirondacks and Green Mountains
- Pedal to Lake Champlain's islands (and Canada) on the 12-mile Island Line Trail
This is yet one more answer to the question we are always asked: why do you live here? Need I say more
John Abry is a Colchester resident, Colchester-Milton Rotary member and a licensed Vermont real estate broker specializing in Colchester and Lake Champlain properties