SMART Holdings USA

Issue # 4, Saturday, April 28, 2012

BASIN HARBOR CLUB Basin Harbor Ideas

Offering Management Retreats for Lasting Success

An aerial view of Basin Harbor Club’s Pilot’s view of an Water Landing Approach before turning into the wind to land. Great mooring capabilities and a first class restaurant….

Vergennes – Suzanne Johnson leads Vermont’s #1 Lakeside Destination Recreation & Management Retreat Center by Land, Water, and Air.Basin Harbor Club, its 700 acres once farmed, was formed in the early 1900’s by Ardelia Beach which ran the property as a lodge for travelers, shippers, and ferry workers. Today, the Basin Habor Club, is

one of Vermont’s Destination Centers accessible by Car, Boat, and Air. It is only natural that Johnson, a tenured female executive, athlete, mentor, community builder and restauranteur leads Basin Harbor’s Membership Utilization and Management Retreat Center.“Vermont’s needed a place that joins its #1 natural resource, Lake Champlain, interwoven with its brand,” says Johnson, adding, “Basin Harbor Club is

Vermont’s Power Center for Business Idea Creation

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Basin Habor Club – Vermonts most powerful Business Retreat Center

Creativity and Contemplation: Renewal

Accommodations

Pets Are Welcome at Basin Harbor

Grass Landing Strip, Golf Course, Pool, Meeting Rooms and More…

Basin Harbor AirstripOur 3000 ft. grass airstrip dates back to 1936. It was drained and reconstructed in 1950 with help from the Civil Air Patrol as part of the Cold War effort. We do not have Avgas or tiedowns. The closest fuel is at the Middlebury, VT Airport. 802-475-

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Vermont’s Most Powerful Business Retreat Center for Idea Generation and Concentrated Focus, Clarity, Inspiration, and Execution

streams and forest inside a four-star resort. It is a place where executives and workers can come together remembering why they are in Vermont and use that energy to develop their companies with aligned values - authenticity, stalwartness, openness, creativity, trust, purity, and veracity.”Johnson’s well qualified for the task. She’s a former 50-Ton Seagoing Vessel Captain, a competitive ski racer, and a renowned former restauranteur, business leader and enterprise ambassador. Johnson accepted the project at Basin Harbor and is reaching out to Vermont businesses, non-profits, and organizations using the center as a confluence of ideas, the exchange of creative spark, and the implementation of plans – all aligned with Truth, Quality, Excellence and category leadership: like Vermont Maple Syrup……. #1 in its category; Ice Cream - #1 in its category; Champlain Cable - #1 in its category; Dealer.com - #1 in its category; FAHC - #1 in its category; GMCR - #1 in its category; Tucel - #1 in its category; Shelburne Plastics - #1 in its category; Hubbardton Forge - #1 in its category; Rhino Foods - #1 in their category and the list goes on. Johnson said that the ideas conceptualized and exchanged at Basin Harbor Club cultivate a richness and success she hasn’t seen anywhere else. “The retreat center at Basin Harbor has birthed more expansion ideas, creative programs, leadership development programs, and powerful lasting momentum building campaigns than any other business center in Vermont,” says Swisher Hygiene, CFO, Michael J. Kipp (Swisher Hygiene was listed in Forbes Magazine as the most acquisition oriented company in the world.)Vermont Flight Academy President, Douglas Smith said, “Places like Basin Harbor Club are ideal for pilot lunch-n-learn venues where amphibious aircraft pilots can attend current Water-bourne Aviation Trainings .”Johnson said these are the types of events she’s developing and that are part of Basin Harbor Club’s every-day operation.

Basin Harbor is open from mid-May to mid-October. For this year’s actual dates, please see the Seasonal Calendar of Events.Spa services are available through Simply Serenity Spa at Basin Harbor. Spa rooms are located in the Lodge. A exciting variety of services are available during the season including a custom Eliza B Flip Flop Pedicure. Visit their webpage to see the entire menu.The signature Adirondack chair, shown in many of our pictures and our logo, is available for sale. It comes in 5 different sizes and also in jewelry designs. Please visit our online store for purchasing or click here for more information on the origin of this unique chair.Our daycare program, Baby Champs, is available for ages 6 wks to 2 years. You must sign up ahead of time for the program as spaces are limited. The daycare center is open 9:30-4:30 daily. Babysitting services are also available in addition to the Children’s Program. Please contact the Concierge for more information.

Basin Harbor Club Business Retreat Center

A Family Environment That Refreshes

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