The Historic Stowe, Vermont Lodging Destination Is a Great Home Base for Many Fall Activities the Whole Family Will Enjoy

Stowe, Vermont. Photo by Erick Kwiecien

STOWE, VT–(Marketwire — September 21, 2009) — Green Mountain Inn, a his­toric land­mark nes­tled in Vermont’s Stowe vil­lage, has many new family-friendly activ­ity choices in the sur­round­ing areas to attract vis­i­tors to this home away from home. Some of their sug­gested activ­i­ties for fall include vis­it­ing Lake Champlain, enjoy­ing exer­cise and leisure in the great out­doors, and check­ing out the many local enter­tain­ment venues.

Nearby Lake Champlain, the sixth largest lake in the U.S. sur­passed only by the Great Lakes, is cel­e­brat­ing the 400th anniver­sary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in 1609. Families and friends can ride the fer­ries and view Lake Champlain’s spec­tac­u­lar vis­tas from Charlotte to Essex, Burlington to Plattsburgh or Grand Isle to Cumberland Head. Popular activ­i­ties include kite-boarding, wind­surf­ing, kayak­ing, canoe­ing, sail­ing, cycling, run­ning, walk­ing or rollerblad­ing on the lake or along its bike path. Visitors can also explore the his­tory and won­ders of the lake at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center or the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.

There are horse drawn wagon rides at the Shelburne Farms and his­tor­i­cal tours at the Shelburne Museum. The Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, Lake Champlain Chocolates tour in Burlington and Magic Hat Brewery in South Burlington are also pop­u­lar attrac­tions. The Vermont Teddy Bear fac­tory in Shelburne and Ben & Jerry’s fac­tory tour in Waterbury are great for kids, and every­one will enjoy watch­ing Vermont’s finest cheese being made at Cabot Creamery.

The Green Mountain Inn may be known as a Stowe, Vermont ski­ing des­ti­na­tion, but there are many out­door activ­i­ties in the sum­mer and fall as well. Hiking is par­tic­u­larly pop­u­lar, as well as bik­ing, golf­ing and ten­nis. Nature lovers can ride the gon­dola to Mount Mansfield’s Cliff House, explore Smuggler’s Notch, enjoy Stowe’s scenic bike path, and much more.

For art and cul­ture lovers, numer­ous the­atre and music venues are avail­able such as Very Merry Theater and Vermont Stage Company in Burlington, Lamoille County Players in Hyde Park, St. Michael’s Playhouse in Colchester and Stowe Theatre Guild. And the list goes on.

For more infor­ma­tion about the Green Mountain Inn and all of the year-round activ­i­ties in the sur­round­ing areas, visit www.greenmountaininn.com.

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