BURLINGTON, Vt.Two beaches on Lake Champlain have been closed to swimming after testing turned up high levels of E. coli bacteria. <\/p>\n
North Beach and Leddy Park Beach in Burlington were closed to swimmers on Tuesday and Wednesday because of high bacteria levels. <\/p>\n
Officials told WPTZ-TV ( http:\/\/bit.ly\/QJwLP0<\/a>) that the beaches will remain closed until the E. coli drops to normal levels. New test results were expected Thursday. <\/p>\n Even though the beaches were closed to swimming, a number of people still went to the beaches Wednesday to lounge in the sand, have a cookout and take walks. <\/p>\n Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n See more here:<\/p>\n E. coli forces closure of 2 Vermont beaches<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BURLINGTON, Vt.Two beaches on Lake Champlain have been closed to swimming after testing turned up high levels of E. Continue reading