Outdoor activities in Central Vermont, of course, include skiing, ice skating, camping, hiking, canoeing and fishing. Bicycling, polo and tennis are also popular sports. The Country Club of Vermont, located in Waterbury, is currently a semi-private course, but will become a private course in the near future. Just thirty minutes north of Waterbury, in South Burlington, construction is underway on a Jack Nicholas course. It is expected to fully operational in the summer of 1999.
All major religions hold services in Central Vermont.
Congregational, Universalist and Unitarian churches dating back to colonial times are joined today by Catholic and Jewish congregations.