 Canada Month, May 2004 Canada Month, May 2004 We are making a special offer to our friends from the north. We will accept the Canadian dollar at par value for any day you stay during the month of May 2004. At current exchange rates of 76 cents to a dollar, buck versus loonie, that's a nice 25% discount from the already reasonable rates we offer for that time of the year. Why are we making this offer? To be honest, we just don't get enough guests from Canada, even though we're just two hours from Montreal and a reasonable drive from as far away as Toronto. The American dollar has been too expensive compared to its Canadian counterpart (even though it's been improving of late) and that has no doubt diminished the number of south-bound visitors. We'd love to have you come visit us next May, a time of the year when Vermont is green and beautiful, and we have a little bit of extra space at the Golden Lion. So what are you going to do when you get here? How about hiking, biking, horse-back riding, soaring, or fishing? Our favorites in the Valley are Moss Glen Falls, just down the road, and the open-air market in Waitsfield every Saturday from late May. Many guests enjoy exploring the Golden Lion's own property. The wooded spot down by the river is perfect for a picnic and we even have gold-panning equipment that children love to use. Further afield, you can tour the Ben and Jerry's ice cream plant twenty minutes up the road, and it's not much further to the Shelburne museum, an estate of European dimensions with a beautiful manor house and forty acres of grounds. Children will love to tour its working farm and watch cheese-making or take a hay ride. Easy day-trips from the Golden Lion include Burlington, set on beautiful Lake Champlain, and Montpelier, the smallest state capital in the United States with its wonderful bookstores and other shops. We hope you'll take the trip south next spring and we'll do our best to make you feel welcome in our inn. Our regular rooms next May are only $59 weekdays/$69 weekends. Canadian. Please mention this offer when you call or email for reservations.
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