An annual rite marking the end of summer, Pete’s RV set up shop at the Champlain Valley Fair for ten days followed up by the two-day Vermont Fall RV Show. Both are held at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, VT.

The 2011 Champlain Valley Fair kicked-off as Tropical Storm Irene was tearing up the East Coast. Along with attendance numbers being down on opening day due to the approaching storm, organizers took precaution and closed the Fair on day two. While southern and other pockets of Vermont were hit hard with flooding and power outages, the sun was back out and shining brightly on day three.

“There’s no doubt the storm had an impact on fairground attendance. While numbers increased after the storm passed, they still did not meet the expectations of previous years–for obvious reasons of course,” said Sales Manager Todd McGinnis. “Considering the circumstances, we still accomplished what we wanted to do [here] at the fair. The most important thing is that all of our Vermont friends and families got through the storm okay.”

Attendance perked up for the 9th Annual Vermont Fall RV Show. Pete’s brought in twenty new RVs to add to the ones still on location from the Champlain Valley Fair. They showcased everything from the 2012 Montana 3700RL fifth wheel with luxurious Big Sky Package to the new 2012 Cougar X-Lite 28RBS travel trailer. The latter–which contains two double-wide bunks–received excellent feedback from attendees and will no doubt be top-seller in 2012.

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