2011: From Outside magazine: "...what sets Burlington apart from other U-towns is its ­affordability and, more ­important, its Green Mountain State sensibility. What’s that mean? Smart grassroots ­organizations like the alt-transportation group Local Motion; great local food and beer like the pizza at Flatbread American, Farmhouse Tap and Grill, and (of course) Ben and Jerry’s. And there’s one really, really big lake...." Read more on Outside.com.