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GETTING THERE
United and US Airways offer nonstop flights from Washington Dulles and Reagan National, respectively, to Burlington, Vt.
WHERE TO STAY
North Hero House Inn & Restaurant
3643 U.S. Route 2 , North Hero
888-525-3644
Historic 26-room inn and restaurant looking out over Lake Champlain. Peak-season rooms from $125 midweek.
Ransom Bay Inn
& Restaurant
4 Center Bay Rd., Alburgh
802-796-3399
Historic 18th-century B&B. Rooms from $80.
WHERE TO EAT
Blue Paddle Bistro
316 U.S. Route 2, South Hero
802-372-4814
Cozy, bustling bistro with a changing menu. Dinner entrees from $18, bar fare starting at $10.95.
Hero’s Welcome
3537 U.S. Route 2, North Hero
802-372-4161
Eclectic country store full of Vermont-made oddities, puzzles, games and books. Full deli with oversized sandwiches named for historical figures, from $4.49.
WHAT TO DO
Local Motion Bike Rental
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1 Steele St., No. 103, Burlington
802-652-2453
Right on the Burlington Bike Path (part of the Island Line Trail), Local Motion’s Trailside Center remts hybrid and comfort bicycles, tandems, kids’ bikes, trailers and tag-alongs. One-hour adult rental from $18.
Island Line Trail
Runs from Oakledge Park in Burlington through Colchester to Allen Point Access Area in South Hero. Bill and Carole Hauke bike ferry (www.bikeferry.org; 802-861-2700) runs Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in summer; reduced hours in fall. Day pass $8; kids $5.
Allenholm Farm
150 South St., South Hero
802-372-5566
Pick-your-own apples, petting paddock and farm store selling Vermont-made products and maple creemees. Rent adult, tandem or kids’ bikes and tag-alongs for half-day or up to a week. Adult half-day rental $20.
Pomykala Farm
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197 East Shore North, Grand Isle
802-372-5157
Family-run farm selling fruits and vegetables.
Fisk Quarry Preserve and Goodsell Ridge Preserve
3849 West Shore Rd., Isle La Motte
802-928-3364
Fisk Quarry is the site of the Chazy Reef, a 480-million-year-old fossil reef. Visitors’ center open Wed.-Sun. 1- 4 p.m. July to Labor Day: Sat.--Sun. 1-4 p.m. Labor Day to Oct. 11. Free.
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