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Juniper Island is a 13-acre (53,000 m 2) island in Lake Champlain, approximately 3.15-mile (5.07 km) southwest of Burlington, Vermont's King Street Ferry Dock. The island is home to the Juniper Island Lighthouse. The State of Vermont purchased the island for $200 in 1825 and ceded it to the federal government. A 30-foot (9.1 m) brick tower and ...
Lake Champlain in Burlington Harbor during sunset on May 27, 2012. Lake Champlain is in the Lake Champlain Valley between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York, drained northward by the 106-mile-long (171 km) Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, northeast and downstream of Montreal.
The Champlain Lake Valley is the most heavily populated region in Vermont, broadly stretching eastward from the lake's shore to the base of the Green Mountains. The state's largest city, Burlington , is located on the lake, and the city's associated suburban communities encompass part of the central section of the valley.
Schuyler Island, also known as Schuyler ' s Island or Whitney Island, [2] is a 161-acre (0.65 km 2) [1]: 6 uninhabited island in Lake Champlain.It is a part of the Town of Chesterfield in Essex County, New York, located between Port Kent, New York and Willsboro Bay, opposite Burlington, Vermont.
U.S. Route 2 crosses the town, leaving north into the town of Grand Isle and to the east, across Lake Champlain over sandbar bridge, into a corner of the town of Milton. Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, is 19 miles (31 km) to the south by road, and Rouses Point, New York, is 31 miles (50 km) to the north
To the west, across the western channel of Lake Champlain, is the town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York, while to the east, across the eastern channel of Lake Champlain, is the town of Milton in Chittenden County, and the town of St. Albans in Franklin County. The town of Grand Isle includes Savage Island in the eastern part of town ...
Dining destination in Champlain islands worth 'decompressing' drive from Burlington, says Heidi Tappan, who bought business with husband Doug Nedde. ... Hours and location. North Hero House, 3643 ...
North Hero is in the center of Grand Isle County and occupies the entire North Hero Island in Lake Champlain, as well as Knight Island, Butler Island, and a handful of much smaller islands. The town is bordered to the north by Alburgh , to the west by Isle La Motte , and to the south by the town of Grand Isle , all in Grand Isle County.