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 | Sand Bar State Park takes its name from a natural sandbar between South Hero Island in Grand Isle County and the town of Milton on the Vermont mainland. The park is on the mainland, or eastern end, of that sandbar. The sandbar itself is the result of the Lamoille River, over tens of thousands of years, washing sediment downstream from the present Lamoille Valley. The river borne material sank to the bottom as the river emptied into the lake, eventually filling the lake to create the marshland south and east of the park, and the sandbar to the west. Natural lake depths here, without the sandbar, would be over 150 feet. As it is, water depth now along the top of the sandbar to South Hero is only a couple of feet. Because of the shallow water, the route along the sandbar served as a ford from the mainland to the islands well before construction of the first bridge in 1850. Crossing that first toll bridge, built of rock, gravel, and logs laid corduroy-fashion through the marsh and along the bar, must have been an adventure. Narrow and much lower than the present causeway, it was often flooded and always needed major repairs after damage caused by shifting ice each spring. Even crossing today's wider, higher causeway, completed in 1959, can be an adventure when snow blowing across the frozen lake blocks visibility, or spray and water from crashing waves washes across the highway during storms when the lake is high. |
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| Business People Vermont article: Out and About - Vital statistics and brief descriptions -- the sites to see and the events to attend -- in some of Vermonts cities and towns. | | Area Campgrounds | | Twin Ells Campsite & Trailer
255 Laplante Rd
West Chazy, NY
(518) 493-6151
| New York State: Cumberland Bay State Park
152 Cumberland Head Rd
Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 563-5240
| Shady Oak's RV Park LLC
70 Moffitt Rd
Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 562-0561
| Plattsburgh RV Park
7185 Market St
Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 563-3915
| Grand Isle State Park
36 E Shore Rd S
Grand Isle, VT
(802) 372-4300
| Iroquois Campground
270 Bear Swamp Rd
Peru, NY
(518) 643-9057
| Ausable Point Campground
3346 State Route 9
Peru, NY
(518) 566-7173
| Ausable Pines Campground & RV Sales
3281 State Route 9
Peru, NY
(518) 561-1188
| Monty's Bay Campsites
715 Lake Shore Rd
West Chazy, NY
(518) 846-7342
| Horseshoe Acres Campground
1978 Weston-Andover Rd
Chester, VT
(802) 875-2960
| Homestead Campgrounds Inc
864 Ethan Allen Hwy
Milton, VT
(802) 524-2356
| Maple Grove Campground
1627 Main St
Fairfax, VT
(802) 849-6439
| Lone Pine Campsite
52 Sunset View Rd
Colchester, VT
(802) 878-5447
| Malletts Bay Campground
88 Malletts Bay Campground
Colchester, VT
(802) 863-6980
| Camp Skyland
398 South St
South Hero, VT
(802) 372-4200
| Rock Point Summer Conferences
20 Rock Point Rd
Burlington, VT
(802) 863-6178
| Lakehurst Campground & Marina
204 Lakehurst
Isle La Motte, VT
(802) 928-3266
| Shelburne Camping Area
4385 Shelburne Rd
Shelburne, VT
(802) 985-2540
| Carry Bay Campground-Cottages
5289 Us Route 2
North Hero, VT
(802) 372-8233
| Cross Country Ski Center
Ausable Chasm
Keeseville, NY
(518) 834-9990
| Holiday Travel Park
428 Route 373
Keeseville, NY
(518) 834-9216
| Hidden Valley Campgrounds
1924 Mattson Rd
Chester, VT
(802) 886-2497
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| | Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Martin Fish Preserve
157 Town Line Rd
West Chazy, NY
(518) 566-8949
| Hook & Hackle Co
7 Kaycee Loop Rd
Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 561-5893
| Gordon's Marine Tackle
Route 3
Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 561-2109
| Gordon's Marine Tackle & Archery
RR 3
Morrisonville, NY
(518) 561-2109
| Gordon's Marine Tackle
1428 State Route 3
Morrisonville, NY
(518) 561-2109
| Classic Outfitters
861 Williston Rd
South Burlington, VT
(802) 860-7375
| Schirmer's Fly Shop
34 Mills Ave
South Burlington, VT
(802) 863-6105
| Bob's Gun Shop
576 Ballard Rd # 1
Milton, VT
(802) 524-4906
| Bob's Gun Shop
Ballard Rd
Saint Albans, VT
(802) 893-2124
| Datillio's Discount Guns
794 Shelburne Rd
South Burlington, VT
(802) 862-5516
| Sunset House B & B
78 Main St
Burlington, VT
(802) 864-3790
| Champ Charters
78 Main St
Burlington, VT
(802) 864-3790
| Nils Master USA Inc
1150 Airport Dr
South Burlington, VT
(802) 658-1070
| Nomad Fishing Charters
2355 Mountain View Rd
Williston, VT
(802) 878-2080
| Fishing Info Svc & Hotline
36 Brickyard Rd # 40
Essex Junction, VT
(802) 878-7124
| Sure Strike Charters
218 River Rd
Essex Junction, VT
(802) 878-5074
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| | Area Resorts and Lodging | | Apple Tree Island Resort
71 Route 2
South Hero, VT
(802) 372-5398
| Coventry Club & Resort
468 Beebe Hill Rd
Milton, VT
(802) 893-7773
| Navajo Lodge
Route 9
Keeseville, NY
(518) 946-4646
| Catamount Outdoor Family Ctr
592 Governor Chittenden Rd
Williston, VT
(802) 879-6001
| Wyndham Burlington Hotel
60 Battery St
Burlington, VT
(802) 658-6500
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