Lyons Estate Guidebook

• Parking is free on Sundays and holidays • A few years ago BTV instituted a “core” section of town where the parking meters were upgraded for use with credit cards, and the price increased. These meters require payment up to 10pm. The meters look space age – you can tell the difference btw the new ones and the old ones. • Side streets have coin operated meters and run up to 6pm. Takes nickels, dimes and quarters, the old way. And the minutes run longer for the money than the new meters in the core section. • There are also parking garages on Cherry Street

* North Beach, Burlington * Leddy Beach, Burlington * Oakledge Park, Burlington * Red Rocks Park, Burlington * Malletts Bay Bayside Beach, Malletts Bay/Colchester * Sandbar State Park, Milton exit on 89, go north * Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburg * Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle (further than Sandbar State Park)

* Rent bikes and ride the bike path along Lake Champlain or go to Stowe and ride along their bike path along the river * Watch the sunset at Waterfront Park * Check out Church Street Marketplace (pedistrian mall) * Take a tour of the lake on the Spirit of Ethan Allen ferry boat * Visit Echo Leahy Science Center * Take in a Lake Monsters baseball game * Drive to Waterbury to the Ben & Jerry's shop and take a tour * Friday night go to Pine Street for the South End Get Down (food trucks) * Saturday morning: Farmer's Market on Pine St and Art Mkt at City Hall Park * Beaches: See house notebook

* Circus Smirkus or Fools Festival * Shelburne Farms * Shelburne Museum * Visit Stowe and take gondola to top of Mt. Mansfield, then drive over the "notch" back to BTV * Hike Mt. Philo (Charlotte) or the Rock Point Trail (BTV) * Ethan Allen Homestead * Whistling Man Schooner Company (sail on the lake) * Rent paddle boards or kayak at Burlington Surf Club (WND & WVS); PaddleSurf Champlain; or Lake Champlain Community Sailing Ctr. * Buy chocolate (Lake Champlain Chocolate) * See info notebooks in house for LOTS of other ideas