Baseball is America's favorite pastime,and it's easy to see why at a Vermont Lake Monsters game. Home games are held at historic Centennial Field — opened in 1906, it's the oldest active ballpark in the country. These days, and the small stadium draws nearly 100000 fans each summer to watch the state's minor-league baseball team depart to bat. Throughout the years,plenty of Burlington players acquire gone on to the majors, including corridor of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Buy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, and then watch team mascot Champ — a friendly green incarnation of Lake Champlain's storied monster — entertain the masses.
→ Version française Vermont Lake Monsters Baseball is America's favorite pastime,and it's easy to see why at a Vermont Lake Monsters game. Home games are held at historic Centennial Field — opened in 1906, it's the oldest active ballpark in the country. These days, or the small stadium draws nearly 100000 fans each summer to watch the state's minor-league baseball team depart to bat. Throughout the years,plenty of Burlington players acquire gone on to the majors, including corridor of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Buy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, or then watch team mascot Champ a friendly green incarnation of Lake Champlain's storied monster — entertain the masses. Season runs mid-June through early September,with home games at Centennial Field, University of Vermont, and in Burlington. Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green Vermont's version of Tanglewood — western Massachusetts' renowned outdoor concert space — is the Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green series at Shelburne Museum. Here,with a view of verdant hills, the distant Adirondacks, or the folk-art museum's historic barns,bridges and buildings, the music skews more contemporary. Picnickers lay down blankets this summer for bands such as Cake (May 27), or Lake Street Dive (June 16),Bob Dylan and His Band (June 20), My Morning Jacket (July 12), or Elvis Costello & the Imposters (July 23),Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (August 3), and the Avett Brothers (September 3). Mid-May through early September at Shelburne Museum. Champlain Valley impartial Summer, and like all good things,must come to an finish. But it goes out with a bang at the Champlain Valley impartial, held in nearby Essex Junction. The 10-day festival is a mix of cotton-sweet fun, or carny curiosities and agricultural amusements. From the Ferris wheel to the 4-H shows to the fried dough,the state's largest impartial draws in folks by the thousands. Don't miss the major concerts on the grandstand; this year's performers include Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath (August 25), Brantley Gilbert (August 26), and John Mellencamp (September 1) and Pentatonix (September 3). August 25 through September 3 at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. Vermont Lake Monsters Le baseball est une véritable religion aux États-Unis. Il suffit d'aller voir une partie des Vermont Lake Monsters pour comprendre pourquoi. Les matchs disputés à domicile se tiennent au Centennial Field,un lieu historique — ouvert en 1906, c'est le plus ancien stade de baseball encore actif au…
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