Burlington, Vermont
Population: 38,889
Located in Chittenden County
Where can you find a top-rated metro area for raising your family in one of the cleanest, safest areas of the country? Try Burlington, Vermont. Nestled between the beautiful Green Mountains and the shore of Lake Champlain, Burlington has it all. Burlington has been declared one of the Top Ten Great Places to Raise a Family. That's no surprise, considering the extremely low crime rate, year-round calendar of activities and events and nearly limitless recreational opportunities. Burlington combines the best of picturesque rural Vermont living with a vibrant cultural environment, six colleges and universities, fantastic restaurants and outdoor activities like golf, tennis, sailing, hiking, biking and, of course, great skiing. Find out why Burlington, Vermont is rated of the top four outstanding get-away locations in the Northeast - without ever having to leave! It is also home to the corporate headquarters of Bruegger's, a chain of 260 bagel bakeries, and Lake Champlain Chocolates. The Magic Hat Brewing Company is located in South Burlington, just outside the city limits. Ben and Jerry's is headquartered in nearby South Burlington. . Downtown is the Burlington Town Center mall with over 75 specialty shops and 15 national retailers such as Macy's and Old Navy. Burlington is a college town, home to the University of Vermont (UVM), Burlington College, and to Champlain College, as well as a Community College of Vermont campus. The Vermont Lake Monsters, formerly the Vermont Expos baseball club of the New York-Penn League plays on the campus of UVM in Centennial Field. Saint Michael's College is in nearby Colchester. Burlington is home to Vermont's arts-focused alternative weekly, Seven Days. Events such as the South End Art Hop and public galleries such as The Firehouse Gallery and Pine Street Art Works, provide a forum for the visual arts. Burlington is also the birthplace of the ice cream enterprise Ben & Jerry's, founded in 1978 in a renovated gas station, which was at that time located at the southwest corner of College and Saint Paul Streets. The Church Street Marketplace, downtown, has festivals throughout the year. The Burlington Waterfront on the shore of Lake Champlain has bench swings, shoreline, walking and bike paths. It provides an place to view the Adirondacks. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Vermont's first LEED Certified Green Building, is located at the waterfront and harbors over 70 species of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles. Burlington has had a long and varied history of local music. The city has, over the years, supported a number of local bands as various "scenes" waxed and waned, and has even launched a handful of national acts. The most famous of these was Phish, which originated at the University of Vermont circa 1983 (they also attended Vermont's Goddard College), and which gave its final performance in 2004. Source: wikipedia.org
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