Vermont Recreation Ambassador Program

Vermont Outdoor Guide Association Vermont Recreation Ambassador Program You are cordially invited to stop in and meet our Vermont Recreation Ambassadors as they attend trade shows throughout North America promoting their fine products, services and the state of Vermont as a premier destination for recreation based vacations. Look for our plaque (pictured below), and pick up a VOGA rack card while you chat with our representatives and learn more about their businesses. If you think of it, say hello from VOGA headquarters. Check back to this page now and then as we continue to add events. (About This Program)

Our Ambassadors	Home	Event Calendar for 2009
Adirondack Guide Boat "A Stradivarius of a boat" ......... "....one pull on the long, graceful oars and it was like dancing again with a long-lost love." Elegant and timeless, our boats soothe the soul and delight the spirit." Contact: Steve Kaulback or Dave Rosen P.O. Box 144, Charlotte, VT 05445 Phone: 802-425-3926 Email: guidebot@together.net Web: www.adirondack-guide-boat.com ****** Beagle Outdoor Wear "Fine wool clothing designed by hunters for hunters and we are proud to declare - MADE IN VERMONT and the U.S.A.!" Contact: Jay Kennedy 162 VT. Route 15 East Johnson VT 05656 Phone: 802-635-9200 Email: beaglevt@aol.com Web: www.beaglewear.com Fly Rod Shop/Fly Fish Vermont "Fly fishing retail store providing all products related to fly fishing and professional guide service offering drift boat trips, float tube fly fishing and instruction. If you're just getting interested in fly fishing, or have been casting lines for 50 years, you'll enjoy coming into the shop to chat with our staff." Contact: Bob Shannon 954 S Main Street, Stowe, VT 05672 Phone 802-253-3964 Email: angler@flyrodshop.com Web: www.flyrodshop.com Lake Champlain International Fishing Derby "America's oldest largest freshwater fishing derby. Leading the effort to conserve, restore and revitalize the Lake Champlain watershed and its communities." Contact: Frank Stanley 531 Main St, Clochester, VT 05446 Phone: 802-879-3466 Email: info@lciderby.com Web: http://www.lciderby.com/ Outdoors Magazine "The monthly publication devoted to news, issues and the latest developments affecting hunting, fishing and trapping in Vermont, on Lake Champlain, in the Adirondacks, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut." Contact: James Ehlers 531Main Street Colchester VT 05446 Phone: 802-879-2013 Email: info@outdoorsmagazine.net Web: www.outdoorsmagazine.net Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing Many thanks to the the folks at the department for promoting recreation in our state and for taking our rack cards to trade shows around North America. Ctc: Christiane Skinner** Ph: 802 828-5905 Email: Christiane.skinner@state.vt.us 6 Baldwin St Montpelier, VT 05633-1301 www.VermontVacation.com Vermont Official Tourism Site	Look for these plaques at trade shows and say hello. Adirondack Guide Boats at the National Boat Show.	Jan. 16–18, Yankee Sportsman Classic Robert E. Miller Expo Center, Fairgrounds, Essex Junction, VT www.yankeeclassic.net Jan 21-25 Baltimore Boat Show Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD http://www.baltimoreboatshow.com/ Jan 23-25 The Flyfishing Show Somerset, NJ http://www.flyfishingshow.com Feb 6-9 Florida State Fair Tampa, FL http://www.floridastatefair.com Feb 11-15 Central New York Boat Show Syracuse, NY http://www.cnyboatshow.com Feb 12-16 Miami Boat Show, Miami, FL Miami Beach Convention Center http://miamiboatshow.com/ March 20-22 Maine Boatbuilders Show Portland, ME http://www.portlandyacht.com May 1-3 Great Northeast Boat Show Milford, NH http://www.greatnortheastboatshow.com Sep 11-13 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Port Townsend, WA http://www.woodenboat.org/festival Sept 16-20 Lake Union Boats-Afloat Show Seattle WA http://www.boatsafloatshow.com Sept 24-27 Southwest Boat Show South Shore Harbor Marina Houston, TX http://www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com Sept 30, 2009 66th Annual Governor’s Conference on Recreation Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT http://www.vrpa.org/programs/09govconf.pdf Oct 8-12 United States Sailboat Show Annapolis MD http://usboat.com/us_sailboat_show.php Oct 15-18 United States Powerboat Show Annapolis MD http://usboat.com/us_powerboat_show.php Nov 13-15 Waterfowl Festival Easton, MD http://www.waterfowlfestival.org/

In February 2004 we launched the Vermont Recreation Ambassador Program and in our first year our Ambassadors represented Vermont and VOGA at over 50 shows around North America. The program is designed to give participants (VOGA Members), recognition for representing Vermont as a recreation vacation destination, to promote Vermont as a recreation destination and to increase public awareness of our web site.

The neat thing about this program is that we have fishermen promoting hikers and water sports, bikers promoting snowmobiling, lodges and well, you can see where I'm going with this. While in it's infancy, we are very proud of this program and it's participants.

We are also promoted by Vermont Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Tourism and Marketing at a number of travel related trade shows. Many thanks to all of the folks involved.

This year, we hope to have a presence at 70 trade shows. We'll see you on the road.

Vermont Outdoor Guide Association
P.O. Box 10
North Ferrisburg, VT. 05473
1 800-425-8747 (802) 425-6211
info@voga.org