Vermont maintains one of the best networks of state parks in the country, and when you stay with us here at Basin Harbor at the doorstep of Lake Champlain, you’ve got some of the most popular right at your fingertips! Here’s a look at a mere five parks out of many within convenient striking distance…
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If you’ve got a sweet tooth like we have—and, specifically, an obsession for chocolate—we’ve got great news for you. As a guest of ours here at Basin Harbor, enjoying our warm-hearted hospitality and historic accommodations on the shores of Lake Champlain, you’re just a hop, skip, and a jump from a truly fantastic regional chocolate…
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What better—and what tastier—way to delve into the human history of a place than via food? Come stay with us here at Basin Harbor this summer, and you’ll have a unique opportunity to explore the diverse cultural heritage of Vermont’s biggest city not far from our Lake Champlain resort. The Burlington Edible History Tour is a really…
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Burlington, Vermont—the biggest city in the Green Mountain State, and within an hour’s drive of Basin Harbor—is a hotbed of arts and culture all year round. Certainly, one of the high points of the Queen City’s cultural calendar is the Vermont International Film Festival, which celebrates its 33rd year in 2019.

Vermont has a wonderfully vibrant small-farm and local-agriculture scene: one of the most vibrant in the country, in fact. As a guest of ours here at Basin Harbor on the scenic shores of Lake Champlain, you’re not at all far from one of the great expressions of that farm-to-table scene: the venerable and cherished Burlington Farmers…
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Vermont is a small state, no question, but its splendid New England landscapes offer some of the all-around finest outdoor opportunities in the whole country. That’s certainly true this time of year, when a rich snow blanket promises quiet trails through postcard-perfect woods with frosty mountains as backdrop. While you’re waiting for the 2019 season…
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The bad news: It’s our off-season here at Basin Harbor, so you can’t come enjoy our spectacular lakeside resort right now. (Soon, though!) The good news: You’ve got some of the finest skiing in the East at your disposal here in the Green Mountain State! While you count the days until you can once again…
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Ours is a seasonal resort here at Basin Harbor, as our regular and returning guests know; we’re closed from fall to spring, a time we partly spend doing the necessary maintenance and planning to ensure a homerun of a forthcoming summer season. We may be currently closed, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t still looking…
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Well, here we are again: Another year is looking a bit long in the tooth, while a spry, fresh-faced, brand-new one is waiting eagerly in the wings. Now that we’re closed for the year here at Basin Harbor—and busy doing our winter work in preparation for opening back up next spring—we wanted to take a…
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This is the time of year, of course, when people are staring down holiday-shopping lists packed with names of friends and loved ones. As it happens, our neck of the woods here at Basin Harbor comes richly stocked with first-rate possibilities for getting some holiday shopping done amid the seasonal loveliness of Vermont’s Champlain Valley.…
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