Essex Junction Luxury Inns Vermont Affordable Motels

Essex Junction VT (pop. 8,600) in the Champlain Valley county of Chittenden was incorporated in 1892. Nearby are South Burlington, Burlington, Winooski, Colchester and Williston.

Essex Junction is home to the IBM Design Center and the Champlain Valley Exposition.

The Champlain Valley Exposition presents the Champlain Valley Fair at the end of each summer. The fair is a major Vermont attraction. In 2010, the week long event begins August 28 and Lyle Lovett headlines the opening day. Other events at Champlain Valley Expo include the Vermont Flower Show presented in March every second year by the Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists. The flower show attracts New England gardeners and garden clubs the way poppies attract honeybees.

The Expo also presents the Annual Essex Spring Craft and Fine Art Show the 1st week in May and the Annual Essex Fall Craft and Fine Art Show in October.

Approximate driving time to Essex Junction VT is 2 hours from Montreal, QC … 4 hours from Boston, MA, Portsmouth, NH, Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT), and Albany, NY … 6 hours from New York, NY … and 10 minutes from Burlington International Airport, South Burlington, VT.

You can also get to Essex Junction via Amtrak. The Vermonter provides daily service to points south terminating in Washington, D.C.

The IBM Burlington Design Center and wafer fabrication plant, with a staff of more than 6,000, make it the largest employer in the state of Vermont.

Because of the Exposition Center and the presence of a major employer like IBM, travelers have excellent choices among Essex Junction Vermont hotels, from a luxury Vermont inn to affordable motels in the Champlain Valley.

In Essex Junction, you’ll also find a taste of Vermont country. Pick a tree at Peter Lyon Christmas tree growers, select fresh produce at the Chapin Orchard farm stand, and by all means explore the mystery and deliciousness of Vermont syrup at the Bixby Hill Sugarhouse.

If you bring your clubs, reserve tee times are advised at the Essex Country Club and The Links at Lang Farm.

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