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LOOKING FORWARD
AUGUST 13-20, 2014 VOL.19 NO.50
LIVING ON THE L AK E
The Seven Days office is just a couple of blocks from glorious Lake Champlain, but does that mean we have time to get in or on it? Not much. Instead, we dreamed up this theme issue. In it, we explore ecological concerns, including water quality, the rising lake level and a dam controversy in Swanton. We visit lakeside communities — longtime campers at Thompson’s Point in Charlotte and the lively socialscene-with-a-lake-view that is Burlington’s St. John’s Club. We compile a handy guide to all the ways to float, even without a boat, and we chat up a guy who lives on one all summer. Not least, we offer two dining excursions, in the Champlain Islands and across the lake in Essex, N.Y. Ferry, anyone?
Green Alert: Public Water Systems Watch for Toxic Algae in Lake Champlain
BY KATHRYN FLAGG
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BY KEN PICARD
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A Fish Story: The Battle to Remove Swanton Dam When It Comes to Accessibility, Not All of Burlington Measures Up
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BY ALICIA FREESE
ARTS NEWS 22
BCA’s Visiting Critic Program Plays Matchmaker With Artists
BY XIAN CHIANG-WAREN
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Quick Lit: Love and Death in the Age of Revolutions Lit Notes BY MARGOT HARRISON
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BY ETHAN DE SEIFE
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BY XIAN CHIANG-WAREN
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Theater: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vermont Shakespeare Company BY ALEX BROWN
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Dock-to-Table
Food: Slip into an elegant meal in Essex, N.Y. BY HANNAH PALMER EGAN
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Nouvelle Island Cuisine
Food: Lesser-known eats on the Champlain Islands BY ALICE LEVITT
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They Still Love You
Music: After nearly 10 years apart, Burlington hardcore icons Drowningman reunite
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VIDEO SERIES
Fair Game POLITICS WTF CULTURE Poli Psy OPINION Side Dishes FOOD Soundbites MUSIC Album Reviews Gallery Profile ART Movie Reviews Ask Athena SEX
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The Magnificent 7 Life Lines Calendar Classes Music Art Movies
FUN STUFF
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Stuck in Vermont: Vermont’s swimming
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holes are beloved. These hidden spots are the best way to stay cool during our short summers. On a steamy Saturday, Eva and Michael take the plunge at Bristol Falls, Warren Falls and Lareau Hole in Waitsfield.
GREEN IS NOT GOOD
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Tracking Champlain’s toxic algae
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ON LIVING THE LAKE
STAYING AFLOAT
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Meet the “mayor of D-Dock”
HAPPY CAMPERS
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Thompson’s Point community
WAY IN THE WATER
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Tubes, skis and dragons, oh my!
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Life’s a Beach
Living on the Lake: Hanging with the “mayor” of the Burlington Boathouse D-Dock
Water, Water Everywhere
Living on the Lake: How to get in when you don’t own a boat
FEATURES 28
Room With a View
Living on the Lake: Burlington’s St. John’s Club brings the private lakefront experience to the average Joe BY ETHAN DE SEIFE
BY L.E. SMITH
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On Point
Living on the Lake: History, high prices and old-fashioned community meet at Charlotte’s Thompson’s Point BY KATHRYN FLAGG
BY MARK DAVIS
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High Water Marks
Living on the Lake: Lake Champlain is rising — but not for the reasons you’d expect
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