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Vermonters got to experience a taste of the islands, the Lake Champlain Islands, that is at the Islands Farm and Food Festival.
Families could enjoy food and music, plus farming education programs.
This year, festival organizers reached out to cyclists to strategize how to better make the Islands a biking destination.
“As a result of an economic development forum that was held in the Islands in February, when a group of residents said you know, one of the most important things we can do for the economy in the islands is to build on a reputation as a great biking destination,” – Emily Bodecker, Executive Director at Local Motion.
The local motion bike ferry operates seven days a week until Labor Day.
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For almost 50 years a tugboat that once pushed fuel barges up and down Lake Champlain has sat upright on the bottom. Federal officials are now trying to determine if the tug’s fuel tanks pose an environmental threat.
For nearly 50 years the tugboat has sat upright on the bottom of Lake Champlain. As shown in this underwater video, the paint scheme of the William H McAllister is still clear. The fire hoses remain coiled on the deckhouse walls and the tug’s fuel tanks sit inside – which is the cause for environmental concern. The tanks could hold as much as 14,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Although there were no reports of large amounts of fuel washing up on the shore, if the tanks failed, the fuel could foul Lake Champlain’s shores in Vermont and New York.
Environmental officials sent a remote operated vehicle down to the wreck site to check its condition. Once the results of the expedition are analyzed, the EPA plans to send divers down for a closer look. If needed, at that point, the remaining fuel would be pumped out.
The William H McAllister sank five miles south of Port Kent, New York in November 1963 after the vessel ran aground on a reef. It is believed to be the last significant commercial vessel to sink on the lake.
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Reenactment from the museum 2015.
2015 reenactment of Benedict Arnold’s gunboat fight on Lake Champlain put on by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
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