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ECHO NAMED “BEST AQUARIUM” 2010 EDITORS’ CHOICE BY YANKEE MAGAZINE
BURLINGTON, Vt — ECHO Lake Aquarium and
Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, has been
recognized as “Best Aquarium” 2010 Editors’ Choice in Yankee
Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now.
This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and
contributors, who name select restaurants, lodgings, and
attractions in New England to the exclusive list. Recipients
range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and
memorable destinations. For 34 years, Yankee Magazine’s Travel
Guide to New England has been the most widely distributed and
best-selling guide to the six-state region, providing readers
with a comprehensive vacation-planning tool and daily reference.
ECHO’s designation was accompanied by
the following Yankee Editor’s Choice quote:
“Frogs and whale skeletons, shipwrecks
and sea monsters — there’s something to stir any imagination at
this exceedingly well-done exploration of the ecology and
culture of Lake Champlain.”
ECHO Executive Director Phelan Fretz
said, “ECHO is honored to receive this prestigious recognition
from Yankee Magazine, and I am very proud of the entire
staff for the achievement.”
Yankee editor Mel Allen: “Our
special travel issue includes page after page of secrets and
whispers. It covers New England’s unique landscape, its
attractions, and the people who create the flavors, crafts, and
lodgings that lend their richness to memorable travel. It’s
about the secrets we whisper to family and friends when we come
home from seeing new places. With invaluable help from our ‘Best
of New England’ contributors, we offer more than 300
stories-in-waiting inside this issue. We think of our ‘Bests’ as
secrets whispered to friends—in this case, the loyal readers of
Yankee Magazine.”
The 2010 Travel Guide features 312 “Best
of New England — Editors’ Choice” selections, which include the
best restaurants, lodgings, attractions, local secrets, and
bargains in the region. Yankee tells readers where to
find the “Best Taste of Europe” in Maine, the “Best Music Hall”
in Connecticut, the “Best Rainy-Day Excursion” in Rhode Island,
the “Best Inn for Foodies” in Massachusetts, the “Best Sushi” in
Boston, the “Best Art Fix” in New Hampshire, the aforementioned
“Best Aquarium” in Vermont, and many more. This special issue
also names 120 top events around the region, plus 50 waterfront
dining recommendations; food and home articles are also
featured.
ECHO will also be recommended on
YankeeMagazine.com.
For more information visit:
YankeeMagazine.com
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ECHO Lake Aquarium and
Science Center is located at the Leahy Center for Lake
Champlain, on Vermont’s Burlington Waterfront. ECHO features 70
live species, more than 100 interactive experiences, changing
and permanent exhibits and seasonal events — all exploring the
Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunity for stewardship of
the Lake Champlain Basin. The 2.2 acre Leahy Center
environmental campus is also highlighted by the Lake Champlain
Basin Program Resource Room, UVM’s Rubenstein Ecosystem Science
Laboratory, Lake Champlain Navy Memorial, ECHO’s Eclectic Gift
Shop, and ecology-themed Think! Café. Open year-round, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day. For more
information visit echovermont.org, call 877.324.6386, or write
to ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake
Champlain, One College Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
About Yankee
Magazine: Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based
in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New
England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and
features. With a paid circulation of more than 350,000 and a
total audience of nearly 2 million, it is published by Yankee
Publishing Incorporated
(YPI), a family-owned and independent magazine publisher. More
information about Yankee: New England’s Magazine is available
at: YankeeMagazine.com
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