Now that we are three weeks or more into summer, it's time to get to the lake.  Lake Champlain is one the greatest assets we have in Vermont.  In the last ten days, I've been there three times and every time was a different experience.

This series started on the 3rd of July during the fireworks at the Burlington's Waterfront Park.  As you can imagine, it was packed.  I'm not that good at estimating population size in huge crowds, but I would be surprised if there were less than 5,000 people, nor would I be…