2nd NENP Autumn Meeting ( Snow Geese ) Oct 13 -15

The second NENP Autumn weekend will be held Oct 13-15, 2006 in western Vermont. We are going to use the Dead Creek Wildlife Refuge in Addison, VT as the central focus. Dead Creek is about 30 or so miles south of Burlington, VT and at this time of year it is where thousands of snow geese stop on their migration south. As well as the opportunity with the snow geese close by there are a great number of other photo opportunities such as late foliage, streams and waterfalls up in the mountains along Rt 100, lakeshore scenes along Lake Champlain, and if you have never driven along Rt 7 and the side roads of Rt 7 there are countless farms and countryside that can yield wonderful landscapes and shots that would fit the Man & Nature category.

Where to stay:

There are a large number of motels along Rt 7 in Shelburne, VT and this is about 20 – 30 minutes form Dead Creek. This will be where you will find the reasonable rates on lodging close to Dead Creek. As always reserve early as this is a tough time to find a room in Vermont.

The small motels that are not part of a national chain have the best rates. They sometimes are not as feature rich as the chain motels or as nice as the chain motels. We find’em you decide!

Mom & Pop Motels:

Countryside Motel, 6475 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-985-2839)
http://www.countrysidevt.com/ $62 – 88 / night ?

Dutch Mill Motel, 4385 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-985-3568)
http://www.dutchmillvt.com/history.html

T-Bird Motor Inn, 4405 Shelburne Road, Shelburne VT. 05482, (802)-985-3663
http://www.tbirdmotorinn.com/ $ 100 / 120

North Star Motel, 2424 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-863-3421)

Red Apple Motel, 1995 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-985-4153)

Shelburne Inn & Motel, Route 7, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-985-3305)

Yankee Doodle Motel, 3972 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482, (802-985-8004)


Chain Motels:

1. Days Inn 1-800-329-7466 $130 - 160
http://www.daysinnshelburne.com/

2. Holiday-Inn Express 1-802-860-1112 $ 140 - up
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/btvsr?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/ex/1/en/mapsearchresults

3. Travel Lodge 1-802-985-8037 Rates About 150.00 /night
http://www.travelodge.com/Travelodge/control/Booking/modify_dates?areaCode=4SR7&brandCode=TL,MQ,DI,HJ,KG,RA,SE,BU&searchWithinMiles=25&areaType=1&destination=shelbourne&stateName=Vermont&state=VT&countryName=United%20States&country=US&checkInDate=09/16&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&checkOutDate=09/17&numberChildren=0&rateName=Best%20Avail&rate=000&id=09540&propBrandId=TL&force_nostay=false


6 Econo Lodge - (802) 985-3377 rates about 140.00 / night
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/HotelInfo?hotel=VT017&sid=q9EB.OweTMg$6lg.1&sarea=76963&sname=Shelburne&sstate=VT&scountry=US&sradius=40.22&slat=44.3806&slon=-73.2281&schain=A&exp=&scity=Shelburne&sort=&month=10&day=13&depart_month=10&depart_day=15&nadult=1&nchild=0


Closer to this weekend I will post additional information about the photo opps we will be looking for. Please email me if you intend to come to this weekend. ***jdeasy@comcast.net***

Thanks

Jim

Ok I just made a reservation in Shelburne for this weekend. I will be staying at ***the T-Bird Motel**!
How can you noit want to stay at a place with that name? Shades of Rt 66 in New Mexico !

Actually I read some on-line reviews form this past summer and people say it is clean, comfortable, and the people who own it are nice.

http://www.tbirdmotorinn.com/

The T-Bird Motel !!

Jim,

Will most likely be able to make it his weekend also. Since I live fairly close I will not be staying at a hotel. Let me know whee everyone will be meeting. See you in NH also.

John