Topsy Turvy Quilts & Sewing: Trip to Vermont

The Vermont Quilt Festival was held in Essex Junction, VT from June 25-27, 2010. My aunt, cousin and I decided to take a Road Trip to Vermont! We left at 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 26th, driving the rural roads through the Adirondacks to the hotel in Plattsburgh, NY. I chose the hotel in Plattsburgh because it was over $50 cheaper on the NY side of Lake Champlain, plus we would get to ride the ferry.

We had a great time driving up to Plattsburgh! Here are some photos:

Entering the Adirondack Park, but Welcome to Ohio!

The Hudson River sign

The Bridge over the Hudson River

We arrived in a town called Pottersville for lunch. I thought it was very appropriate, as I am a very big Harry Potter fan! :-)

We found the hotel about 3 p.m., after getting lost at least twice. We got settled in, went to get an early dinner, then took advantage of the indoor swimming pool. It was soooooo nice!!! We were so tired at the end of it all, we went to bed early.

Sunday morning, we got up early, had the continental breakfast at the hotel, and took the ferry across Lake Champlain to Essex Junction for the quilt show:

The empty dock.

The ship's on its way!

Some of the vehicles lined up on the ferry.

My cousin, Trish, and Aunt Edie, enjoying the fresh breeze.

When we arrived on solid ground, we drove toward the quilt show, but didn't get very far! Almost immediately, we passed this huge green frog:

This turned out to the be mascot for a gift shop. (highly over priced)

So we stop to take pictures, because another aunt of mine loves frogs. Where we stopped was a small bagel shop, so we went in to refill our coffee mugs. During our conversation, we found out that this bagel shop is also the home of the Vermont Brownie Company!