Moonrise over North Hero Bay in North Hero, Vermont (Photo by Tom McHugh)
Moonrise over North Hero Bay
This photo of the moonrise over North Hero Bay in North Hero, Vermont was taken July 31, 2015, and was too spectacular to pass up. People had stopped their cars at various spots all along Route 2 through the Islands to take photos of the moonrise over Lake Champlain’s Inland Sea.
A Photo History of the Islands
On July 3, 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his group canoed south from Canada into an expansive lake and found four islands. Those islands are now the Lake Champlain Islands. Located in the far northwest corner of the state, the islands are well known as a shoreline retreat for all of New England, with their small-town feel and picturesque farmlands. The Lake Champlain Islands are a tranquil, yet vibrant area of Vermont.
North Hero is at the center of the Lake Champlain Islands and is the Shire town (county seat) for Vermont’s Grand Isle County.
North Hero is the name of both the island and the village centrally located on thethat island.
Both North Hero and its larger neighboring island to the south (South Hero) were named for Revolutionary War heroes and founders of the Green Mountain Boys and the Republic of Vermont, Ethan and Ira Allen.
More About the Lake Champlain Islands:
- Fort Ste. Anne
- Lake Champlain Sunset in Alburgh, Vermont
- Supermoon Rising Over Lake Champlain
- Biologists Working to Save Lake Champlain’s Young Island
- Magnificent Sunset over Lake Champlain