Stevens Park: 8.2-acre neighborhood park with playground equipment and a trail system for walking, jogging and biking.

Cascade Park: 10-acre neighborhood park with ball fields, tennis courts and playground equipment.

Maple Street Park: 38-acre community park with ball fields, lighted tennis courts, basketball court, picnic pavilion, swimming pool with bath house, shuffleboard courts, trail system, playground.

Hiawatha School, Hiawatha Avenue

Summit Street School, Summit Street

Thomas Fleming School, Prospect Street

April: Vermont Home and Garden Show, Champlain Valley Exposition Fairgrounds.

May: Memorial Day Parade

Spring Craft Show: 200 juried artisans at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds.

June: Balloon Festival and Craft Show, Champlain Valley Exposition, Vermont 15, Essex Junction.

August: Champlain Valley Fair, the state's largest fair, Champlain Valley Exposition, Vermont 15, Essex Junction.

October: Essex Community Halloween Celebration, Champlain Valley Exposition, Vermont 15, Essex Junction.

Fall Craft Show: 400 juried artisans, food, specialty products, demonstrations, and live entertainment at the Champlain Valley Exposition grounds.

November, December: Festival of Lights, Champlain Valley Exposition, Vermont 15, Essex Junction.

Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction. Tel: 878-6955

The Discovery Museum, 51 Park Street, Essex Junction: hands-on children's museum including natural science center and an airplane cockpit.