A Guide to While You Are Here at our Marriage Retreat, Marriage Retreats, Associates in Couples Counseling

There are many things to do right in town that will complement your retreat and connect you in a relaxing, enjoyable experience. Here are some ideas to get you started.

American Flatbread - delicious flatbread pizza cooked in clay ovens - a real VT thing

City Market/Co-op - Groceries, health food, wines/beer, prepped foods, sandwiches, sushi. Another Burlington scene.

While You Are Here: Possible Activities

Stroll the Church Street Marketplace

Hang out at a sidewalk cafe

Stroll and hang out at the Waterfront Park and Community Boathouse

Pick up a free copy of Seven Days weekly for ideas and for music and art happenings

Walk or ride on the waterfront bike path - 6 miles of waterfront

Visit Oakledge Park on the south end of the Burlington waterfront

Visit South Burlington's Red Rocks Park and walk the woods paths

Watch the sunset over the Adirondacks from the Waterfront Park

Rent a kayak at Perkins Pier or at North Beach

Cross country ski at Bolton Ski Area or Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe

Attend a show at the Flynn Theater, Flynn Space, or see a movie at downtown's Roxy

Visit North Beach

Visit Champlain Chocolates factory and store on Pine Street

Check out the Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Museum on the waterfront

Visit a unique store: Frog Hollow State Craft Store, Outdoor Gear Exchange, or the Burton Factory Store

Rent a bike at Local Motion or the Ski Rack

See a play at the Royal Tyler Theater at University of VT, St. Michael's College Playhouse

Rent a sailboat at the Community Sailing Center

Go skiing or boarding

Take in music at a local pub, or at Nectar's (Phish's old stomping ground) or at Higher Ground in South Burlington

Settle in at Muddy Waters coffee shop and drink in the Burlington scene

Visit the Burton factory store and headquarters

Take a ride on the Ethan Allen lake tour boat or one crewed sailboats at the Boathouse

Hang out at Border's Bookstore

Hike in the mountains (pick up a hiking guide book)

Take a mellow hike at the Audubon Society in Huntington, or the breathtaking Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, or Shelburne Bay Park, or Mount Philo State Park, or the Ethan Allen Homestead in the Intervale right in Burlington.