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Welcome, Parents, Family members & Friends to the St. Johnsbury Academy Invitational!

This section is designed to provide information for parents and other family members of teams traveling to support their players at the tournament. Here we hope to answer questions that came up at last year's tournament, and we hope you will comment on what else should be included. Please send your comments to .

As you know, games are played at the St. Johnsbury Academy fields and at the Lyndon Institute fields, so you find yourself traveling between St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville, which are only 9 miles apart. You can easily drive between the two on either I-91 or on Route 5. If you need information about any of the topics listed below, click on a link to see details:





SLEEP
Lodging in St. Johnsbury
Full listing at 
www.discoverstjvt.com/lodging.php
  • The Comfort Inn & Suites - located just outside of St. Johnsbury at exit 20 of I-91 - www.vermontvacationland.com or call 866-464-2408
  • The Fairbanks Inn - located at 401 Western Avenue in St. Johnsbury, it is within walking distance to the St. Johnsbury Academy fields - www.stjay.com or call 866-359-8204
  • Holiday Motel and Annex - 222 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury VT (call 802-748-8192). They do not have a website, but pictures of their hotel can be found on Travelocity.com

Lodging in Lyndonville
Full listing at www.lyndonvermont.com/lodging.html


EAT
Restaurants in St. Johnsbury
  • The Wine Gate - 25 Depot Sq. (next to Welcome Center.) - (802) 748 3288
  • Anthony's Diner - 50 Railroad St. - (802) 748 3613
  • Dylan's Cafe - 378 Railroad St. - (802)-748-6748
  • Elements - 98 Mill St. - (802)-748-8400 - www.elementsfood.com - an excellent dinner restaurant!
  • Ramunto's Brick Oven Pizza - 1216 Railroad St. - (802) 751-8500 - www.ramuntos.com
  • New East Garden Chinese - 169 Railroad St. - (802) 748-9088
  • St. Johnsbury House of Pizza - 287 Portland St. - (802) 748-5144
  • And for dessert, stop by the Milkhouse Ice Cream stand at 292 Portland St. (802) 748-5640
Fast Food in St. Johnsbury    (back to top)
  • McDonalds - 275 Railroad St. - (802) 748-8077
  • Subway - 26 Railroad St. - (802) 748-1212  (note: this restaurant is just 0.3 miles south of the McDonald's listed above)
  • Along Route 5 (Memorial Dr.), just north of St. Johnsbury, you'll also find:
  • Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, and Kham's Thai Cuisine (good Thai food!!! - call 802-751-8424 for more information)
As you get closer to Lyndonville, you'll see several other restaurants on Route 5.

Restaurants in Lyndonville - Full listing at www.lyndonvermont.com/foodandent.html
  • The Freight House - combination restaurant, railroad museum, local crafts gallery, coffee shop, ice-cream parlor, and information center - 1000 Broad St. - (802) 626-1174 - www.thelyndonfreighthouse.com
  • Asia Restaurant - 17 Depot St. - (802) 626-3382
  • China Moon Buffet - 626 Broad St. - (802) 626-8886
Fast Food in Lyndonville
  • McDonalds - Route 5 - (802) 626-3348


SHOP - SPORTING GOODS   (back to top)
  • Olympia Sports at the Green Mountain Mall  -  Route 5 just north of St. Johnsbury  phone: (802) 748-7824  *  Fri & Sat 9am - 9pm  *  Sun 10am - 5pm
  • The Village Sport Shop -  Route 5, Lyndonville  (802) 626-8448  *  Friday & Saturday:  8:00am - 5:00pm  *  Sunday: 9:30am - 5:00pm
  • Kingdom Outdoors  -  452 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury  (802) 748-3433 -- www.kingdomoutdoors.com  *  Mon-Fri 9am - 7pm  *  Sat 9am - 6pm  *  Sun 10am - 5pm


SHOP - FOOD
  • St. J Food Co-Op  -  490 Portland St., St. Johnsbury  (802) 748-9498 -- www.stjfoodcoop.com  *  Fri 9am - 7pm  *  Sat  9am - 6pm  *  Sun 11am - 4pm
  • Natural Provisions in St. Johnsbury  -  537 Railroad Street (802) 748-3587
  • White Market in St. Johnsbury  -  385 Portland St. (802-748-5099)  *  Mon-Sat 7am - 10pm  *  Sun 8am-10pm
  • White Market in Lyndonville  -  6585 Memorial Dr. (Route 5) (802-626-3654)  *  Mon-Sat 7am - 10pm  *  Sun 8am-10pm  and  128 Main St. (802-626-5339)  *  7am - 10pm every day
  • Price Chopper Supermarket in St. Johnsbury  -  857 Memorial Dr. (Route 5) (802-748-1109)   *  Open daily 6am - midnight


SHOP - PHARMACIES    
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  • Kinney Drugs - 957 Memorial Dr., St. Johnsbury (802) 748-2778  and  Route 5, Lyndonville (802) 626-3779
  • Rite Aid  -  502 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury (802) 748-5210
  • Gauthier's Pharmacy  -  415 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury (802) 748-3122


ASK A QUESTION
The following St. Johnsbury Academy parents can be a resource to answer questions you may have during your stay in our area:
  • John and Nancy Bishop: (802) 633-3631 (home)
  • Debbie Schein: (802) 684-9898 (home) (802) 274-0726 (cell)
  • Jack Green: (802) 272-2784 (cell)
  • Teija Huttunen-Green: (802) 272-2568 (cell)
  • Wendy Audette: (802) 535-9342 or (802) 748-1420
  • Bettina Desrochers: (413) 275-6705 (cell) or (802) 748-8027 (home)
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