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Conference
Information
No matter where your conference is held in Vermont, you
will find exciting attractions for you to incorporate into your meeting
agenda. Favorites include:
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, Shelburne
Museum, Shelburne Farms, Manchester Designer Outlets, Church Street Marketplace,
and the Billings Farm & Museum.
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Museums and art galleries, including the Shelburne Museum, a 45-acre estate with more than 80,000 artifacts and objects of folk art housed in 18 period buildings
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75 golf courses—more than any other state per capita east of the Mississippi River
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Shopping at more than 200 stores in downtown Burlington; more than 50 top-brand outlet stores in Manchester; and antique, gift, and craft shops everywhere
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Division I college sports, minor league baseball, and minor league basketball
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Cities with an active night life
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More than 80 major arts organizations bring performing and visual arts to even the tiniest villages, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the oldest state orchestra in the nation, performs across the state
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Year-round performing arts, festivals, and cultural events, including summer stock theater and headline concerts
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700 miles of hiking trails, including the world-famous Appalachian Trial, which runs along the spine of the Green Mountains
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More than 400 lakes and ponds, including the 440-square-mile Lake Champlain
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18 alpine ski areas, and 30 cross-country touring centers
“We recently conducted two MPI/NE Board-of-Director Planning Retreats in Vermont: in each instance both of the respective meeting facilities and staff created a phenomenal experience for our group. Vermont turned out to be such a great destination that we are planning our third retreat there now. Working with the Vermont Convention Bureau to find a suitable site for our events saved us valuable time and energy, and the staff of the CVB are truly experts on the state.”
