North Beach Campground

May 27, 2008 by Tim Enright.

Located in the heart of downtown Burlington, Vermont is a campground called North Beach. I found it very strange pulling our 5^th wheel through the busy city streets and even started thinking that I could be getting into a driving situation that I may regret. But when I reached the campground, I found it to be like any other, just a little unusual to get to.

The campground is located on the shores of Lake Champlain. It offered large full hookup sites. There are 137 sites in total. They also provide security at night until 2AM.

We called ahead several times to make a reservation yet no one picked up our calls. When we arrived, we were surprised to find someone working in the office and were puzzled to why our calls went unanswered. We were informed that sewer adapters (sewer donuts) were required on all sewer connections. I do not know how they plan on enforcing this rule when the pipe at the site we were given had no threads and was sunk below ground level making it imposable to use our adapter. I love it when you are given rules that you cannot possibly abide by.

That evening we went to Bove’s for dinner. We had seen an episode on the Food Network featuring Bove’s famous lasagna so we had to give it a try. We arrived only to find it is only served on Wednesdays and this was Tuesday. Just our luck. I really wanted to compare it to the lasagna my wife puts together. I am sure it would pale in comparison. But I guess we will never know.

UPDATE: The following is taken from Bove’s Blog dated June 11^th, 2008

(Just 2 weeks after we were at there for dinner and missed out on the lasagna)

Lasagna Lovers Rejoice–Bove’s Lasagna Available All Summer!

Since the Food Network has aired the special about our famous lasagna, we have been inundated with requests for it. As you know, Wednesday nights have always been “Bove’s Lasagna nights.” That’s about to change . . .

In order to cater to our “traveling fans,” I am making lasagna everyday throughout the summer. Please continue sending me emails telling me that you are coming so I can meet all of you, hear your comments about the show, and hear your thoughts on my lasagna. I want to make sure that you have your lasagna reserved.

People have been traveling from all over the country, and even the world, to taste my lasagna. My family and I are amazed. We’ve hosted people from California, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Canada, and even Tanzania (that one was hard to believe).

I can’t wait to see all of you this summer

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