BEFORE THE BRIDGE; The Forgotten Ferries of Lake Champlain
Date and Time
Monday May 14, 2012
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Monday, May 14, 2012 at 7pm.
Location
Ilsley Library, Main St. Middlebury, Vermont
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Chris Kirby
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Description
Before the opening of the first Champlain Bridge in 1929, more sail ferries operated in
Addison County than in any other region of Lake Champlain. Jim Bullard, former
Addison County than in any other region of Lake Champlain. Jim Bullard, former
owner-operator of the Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, together with Douglas Brooks, re-
owner-operator of the Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, and Douglas Brooks, researcher, writer
searcher, writer and boatbuilder, will present an illustrated lecture about about the fer-
and boatbuilder, will present an illustrated lecture about the ferries of Lake Champlain.
ries of Lake Champlain. Attendees will be invited to share their relationships and asso-
Attendees will be invited to share their relationships and associations with local ferry
ciations with local ferry history.
history.
