Burlington Free Press: Community Center Sails into 15th Season
July 1, 2009Community Sailing Center Executive Director Kate Neubauer’s main goal each day is to provide her community with educational and recreational access to Lake Champlain. She has worked at the center for five years and said this is a record year for sailing camps.
continue reading »Burlington Free Press: Volunteers sought for Vt. Adaptive Ski and Sports programs
May 21, 2009KILLINGTON — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports is looking for 50 volunteers to offer their outdoor skills to people whith [...]
continue reading »Burlington Free Press: My Turn – What better use for Moran plant?
Recently the Free Press published an article on the Moran project (“Moran partner hopeful,” April 15) and as the board [...]
continue reading »Vermont Life Magazine: Shore Leave
May 1, 2009You can still get out on the water and enjoy Lake Champlain What better way to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the lake than to enjoy the same waters he sailed? Even if you don’t own a boat, there are plenty of no-hassle ways — from active adventures to relaxing cruises and sails — to feel the wind in your hair, lake water on your toes and sun on your face this summer.
continue reading »Burlington Boatyard: Have A Two’fer From Our Friends at the Lake Champlain Sailing Center
April 21, 2009There’s no doubt that this summer is going to be unforgettable here on Lake Champlain. With the celebration of the [...]
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Burlington Free Press: Local recreational retailers gearing up
For outdoor retailers that sell big ticket items like canoes, kayaks and bikes, this is not an uncommon tale. Though it seems that retailers that sell nonessential recreation equipment would be suffering in this bleak economy, the opposite is true. Local bike shops are posting sales numbers better than last year’s and paddlesports stores, which haven’t hit their peak season, are also doing well.
continue reading »Burlington Free Press: Moran partner hopeful
April 15, 2009Despite a long economic winter, Ice Factor, the for-profit anchor of Burlington’s Moran plant project, remains enthusiastic about building a [...]
continue reading »Burlington Free Press: Things to do
April 10, 2009Burlington’s Community Sailing Center has announced that youth sailing camps are open for registration. For more information, camp dates and fees, and online registration visit: www.communitysailingcenter.org. As a bonus to participants, each Saturday from June 21 to Aug. 23, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., campers can use the boats for free. A volunteer or sailing instructor will oversee the safe use of the boats.
continue reading »Seven Days: Kids Ahoy
July 20, 2008As Vermont’s only community waterfront center, the CSC strives to make sailing, kayaking and canoeing accessible not just to adults, but to at-risk youth, as well as people with disabilities. By learning how to operate watercraft on Lake Champlain, aspiring boaters cultivate self-confidence and a spirit of environmental stewardship. Along the way, they have boatloads of fun.
continue reading »Burlington Free Press: Dock Returns to Community Sailing Center
June 26, 2008A 200-foot-long dock installed at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center in August 2003 provided patrons with transient boat-docking space and protection from large waves. That is, until it sank during a storm in late September 2005.
continue reading »WPTZ:Burlington Leaders Unite Behind Moran Redevelopment
February 18, 2008In a display of political unity, City Council Republicans, Democrats, Progressives and Independents joined Mayor Bob Kiss Monday outside the hulking brick Moran Plant as they urged voters to approve its ambitious redevelopment.
continue reading »WCAX: Businesses Hear Burlington Waterfront Plan
January 14, 2008A proposal to renovate the old Moran power plant on the Burlington waterfront was up for a public meeting Thursday night. Earlier, the idea was floated past Burlington business leaders. Whether to use the old building, or just tear it down, has been controversial ever since voters three years ago rejected a plan to move the YMCA to the waterfront.
continue reading »WCAX: Burlington Unveils New Moran Plans
October 13, 2007Burlington officials showed off new plans to save the old Moran power plant on the city’s waterfront. The idea is to develop the tall brick structure for year-round recreation.
continue reading »New York Times: Finding Renewal in a Waterfront Renaissance
September 30, 2007Burlington — which, with about 39,000 residents, is Vermont’s largest city — is rediscovering an asset long hidden in plain sight: Lake Champlain, a waterway that transported people and merchandise and, said Mr. Cohn, brought the city into existence.
continue reading »WCAX: Historic Sail Boats Arrive in Burlington
July 25, 2007Two replicas of 19th century racing boats are visiting Burlington from their base at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. The boats are part of a weekend of events that will raise money for the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, which offers low-cost sailing lessons.
continue reading »Seven Days: Nonprofit Motive
May 16, 2006Dozens of young people come to work in Vermont’s other service industry, and many of them stick around. Vermont may be exporting its young people to the rest of the country. But every year a new crop of youthful AmeriCorps workers reverses that trend.
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