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EXPLAINS THE FUN NEW ACTIVITY YOU CAN FINALLY GET YOUR HANDS ON. 18:42:52 "there's nothing quite like it here in the queen city -- and they say, that's the point. here's what's different about this sharp new attraction in burlington" áAXE HITTING TARGET NATá <18:03:14 WHY ISN'T THERE AXE THROWING IN BURLINGTON?> áAXE NATá <18:37:18 THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS> PEOPLE IN BURLINGTON -- áQUICK NAT OF THE TWO NEWBIES THROWINGá GETTING áAXE- CITED FOR A NEW ACTIVITY IN TOWN. <18:02:46 IT TOOK SOMEONE LOCAL> THIS IS THE SECOND BUSINESS CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS NATIVE -- MIKE GARBER áHATCHED IN BURLINGTON. HE ALSO RUNS AN ESCAPE ROOM OFF OF CHURCH STREET. <18:05:39 YOU JUST HAD TO BE CREATIVE AND COME UP WITH WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OWN FUN (4)> áNAT TRANSITION OF THE NEWBIES LAUGHING/ THROWINGá BURLY AXE -- áNATá IS CUTTING EDGE IN VERMONT... áNATá SO GARBER IS EXPECTING PEOPLE TO NEED SOME TIME -- <18:09:18 IT'S GOOD TO START WITH 2 HANDS> TO GET A HANDLE ON THINGS. 18:12:00 and then just áthrowing motion/soundá FROM HOW TO PREVENT AXE- CIDENTS... <18:14:35 THIS ENVIRONMENT DOESN'T REALLY WORK WITH PEOPLE TRYING TRICK SHOTS BECAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY RAISING THE LEVEL OF DANGER (5)> TO HAVE FUN -- WHILE STAYING áSHARP. <18:07:27 USUALLY IT TAKES PEOPLE ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN THEY'RE COMFORTABLE THROWING THE AXE.> <ME 18:12:09 OH MY GOSH, THIS FEELS SO STRANGE TO HAVE AN AXE ABOVE MY HEAD> IT WAS CHOP- CHOP -- áQUICK NAT POPá FOR MY LESSON... áNAT ME THROWINGá <18:12:31 "THAT WAS REALLY CLOSE TO BEING A BULLSEYE FOR YOUR VERY FIRST THROW> AND LIKE MOST OF HIS FIRST CUSTOMERS... áNAT OF OTHERSá I GOT INTO THE SWING OF IT. áNAT THROWINGá áCUT TO -- MAKING ITá GARBER IS CHIPPING AWAY áNATá AT THE NEW BUSINESS IDEA -- AND SAYS HE'S EXCITED FOR PEOPLE TO THROW THEMSELVES INTO THE LANE... áNAT THROWINGá AND KICK SOME AXE. <18:37:27 IT'S DEFINITELY A THRILL> áNATá <18:37:32 WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET THE AXE TO STICK IN, IT'S VERY EX

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Burlington entrepreneur Mike Garber has hatched another idea for a way to have fun in the city.He previously created an escape room just off Church Street, called Esc4pe Reality Games. Garber said getting into that business is how he found out about axe throwing."They're very connected in the same line of active entertainment," Garber said. "We definitely thought this could work in Burlington. This makes sense."And so Burly Axe was born from Garber's nickname for the Queen City and his idea of how the timber sport originated."It was burly lumberjacks on their lunch hour," he said, "having a competition that involves this kind of a target."Garber said he remembered playing a similar game growing up in the Champlain Islands."You just had to be creative and come up with ways to make your own fun," he said. "We used to heat with wood and my brother and I would go out and chop wood with axes. From time to time, we threw a few axes cause we'd get a little bored."He's bringing the backyard pastime back, hoping it'll carve a new niche in the Old North End. Garber converted a black box theater on North Winooski Avenue into several target practice lanes. Participants chuck axes at a bullseye painted on a wooden wall to earn the most points. Garber said staff members will be on hand to ensure safety, proper grip and stance."Usually it takes people about 15 minutes until they're comfortable throwing the axe," he explained. "Once they're starting to hit the target, then they can work on their form and kind of dial in their throws so that they're actually competitive. And then we start competing."In dealing with sharp objects flying in the air, Garber hopes people won't push the limits of the small space."This environment doesn't really work with people trying trick shots because that's obviously raising the level of danger," he said. "We don't want to encourage folks that are just learning how to throw axes to do things that are different than the normal way of throwing."As Garber works to get a liquor license approved, he maintains the space will be safe and a fun axe throwing spot - not a bar. He also plans on having a two-drink limit. You can now reserve lanes at Burly Axe on its website.