2012 Annual Snowflake Festival in Lyndonville, Vermont

2 weeks of family wintertime fun! Sleigh rides, ski races, torchlight parade, spaghetti suppers, pancake breakfasts, skating, snowmobile races, quilt show, chowder fest, and more! A variety of events happen at location in Burke and Lyndonville. Visit the website for complete details and locations.

In addition to lots of fun activities happening daily in Lyndonville and Burke during the two week festival, the 2012 Snowflake Festival continues the tradition of TWO SPECIAL CONTESTS:

4th Annual Chowdah Fest
Lyndon Outing Club on Saturday, February 18th, 4-6 pm
Compete for cash prizes. Call Shirley Banks at 626-3833 for contest rules and to sign up! Come taste all the entries for only $5. Benefit: Lyndon Outing Club

Winter in the Kingdom Photo Contest
One entry per person. First prize to be awarded for Adult (15 and Up) and Child (14 and Under). Color or black and white. Call Image North Photography for details 626-9600. Entries must be in by 2/24/2012 for judging.

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 – Sunday, March 4, 2012

Location: Lyndonville and Burke, Vermont

Contact: http://www.lyndonvermont.com/

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10th Annual Comedy Night in Ludlow, Vermont

Vermont Properties & Development along with Okemo Mountain Resort present the 10th Annual Comedy Night featuring Rusty DeWees “The Logger” to benefit the OMS scholarship fund and Black River High School’s Project Grad Class of 2012. Doors open at 7pm, show begins at 8pm. Cash Bar. Over 21 Only.

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012

Time: 7:00PM

Admission: Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 at the door

Location: In the Okemo Clock Tower Base Lodge Great Room, 77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow, Vermont, 05149

Contact: For more information call 802-228-8877

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February Vacation Fun at Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vermont

Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will offer its annual February school vacation week programs that will feature a hands-on experience of the farm during winter.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A Day at the Farm, designed for children ages 8 to 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children can help feed the Jersey herd, visit the calf nursery and sheep barn, bake cookies in the farmhouse woodstove, churn butter, sled with jack jumpers, and climb aboard the horse-drawn sleigh for a ride around the fields. Program Fee: $35/Farm & Museum members; $40/non-members.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
NEW! Farm Vet for a Day, designed for children ages 10 to 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wear your mud boots and come prepared to get dirty while working along side a large animal veterinarian. Learn the anatomy and physiology of ruminant (cows and sheep) and non-ruminant (horses) animals. Participate in grooming and feeding, and a physical exam of one of the farm animals. Program Fee: $65/Farm & Museum members; $75/non-members.

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Winter Warmth on the Farm, designed for children ages 6 to 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Children will visit the livestock barns to learn how farm animals adapt to winter conditions, bake cookies in the farmhouse woodstove, dip candles to take home, listen to stories by the fire, and enjoy a sleigh ride. Program Fee: $25 for Farm & Museum members; $30/non-members.

All programs require warm, comfortable clothing for indoor and outdoor activities, a bag lunch, (milk is provided) and an appetite for farm work–and fun!

Each program has limited enrollment and advance registration is required.

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – Thursday, February 23, 2012

Time: Depending on the day

Admission: Depending on the day

Location: Billings Farm & Museum, 5302 River Road, Woodstock, Vermont 05091

Contact: To register or for additional information, please call the museum on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 802-457-2355.

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Disney FamilyFun Magazine Winter Carnival at the Smugglers’ Notch

Disney FamilyFun magazine teams up with Smugglers’ for this special Winter Carnival on our Village Green featuring music and live entertainment, plus face painting, games, a bonfire, giveaways and outdoor barbecue.

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

Admission: Free

Location: Smugglers’ Notch Resort Village Green, 4323 Vermont Route 108 South, Jeffersonville, Vermont, 05464

Contact: http://www.smuggs.com/.

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Torchlight Parade and Fireworks in Ludlow, Vermont

Spectacular pyrotechnics show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Okemo Clock Tower base area, following an amazing torchlight parade of skiers and riders traversing down the mountain. Kids, don’t forget to sign up for the Kids Parade of Light. Fireworks can be best viewed from the Clocktower Base area.

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2012

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Okemo Mountain Resort, 77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow, Vermont, 05149

Contact: http://www.okemo.com/. To sign up for the Kids Parade of Light call 802-228-1600

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The Annual Great Ice in Grand Isle is Here Again in North Hero, Vermont

February 10-12 and 18-20 you’ll find lots of goings-on; including free Nordic skating demos, an anything-goes human-powered ice race pitting bicycles, and other contraptions again skaters. There will also be ice golf, softball, a bonfire, a chili contest, and lots more.

The largest groomed skating area on Lake Champlain! Who ever heard of hunkering down in winter! Check websites for details.

Date: Friday, February 10, 2012 – Monday, February 20, 2012

Location: North Hero, Vermont

Contact: www.champlainislands.com and heroswelcome.com

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Super Sunday: Spend Super Bowl Sunday at the Smugglers’ Notch

Come watch Super Bowl XLVI live from Indianapolis on our 22×14 foot screen. Free half-time snack buffet with all your favorite munchies.

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012

Location: Smugglers’ Notch, 4323 Vermont Route 108 South, Jeffersonville, Vermont, 05464

Contact: http://www.smuggs.com/

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Lovin’ Ludlow Winter Carnival in Ludlow, Vermont

Voted as one of Vermont’s Top 10 Winter Events, join us for the annual Ludlow Winter Carnival. Events include snow sculpture contests, broom ball competitions, Fireworks and bonfires, snowmobile poker run and so much more! Check back here for updates as the event draws near.

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012 – Sunday, February 12, 2012

Location: All around the village of Ludlow, Vermont, 05149

Contact: For more details contact Liz at 802-228-7530

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11th Annual Northern Vermont Snowshoe Race and Family Snowshoe Festival

Smugglers’ and TSL Snowshoes present this exciting day of treks, walks and races on snowshoes. There’s something for everyone: a 1/2K kids’ fun run, a 4K fun run/walk, and an 8K race that is a qualifier for the 2012 US Snowshoe Association National Championship.

Sign up at the Smugglers’ Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Adventure Center or stop by the center to cheer on participants.

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012

Admission: See Race Application for registration fees

Location: Smugglers’ Notch, 4323 Vermont Route 108 South, Jeffersonville, Vermont, 05464

Contact: http://www.smuggs.com/

Click here to download a race application.

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