| Tuesday Evening Races - 6:30 PM Start - FINAL SCHEDULE |
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| Date |
River/Lake |
Meeting Place |
Course |
| May 27 |
Winooski River |
Bolton - canoe access on Duxbury Road
Richmond - Bridge Street town recreation area |
Downriver from Bolton canoe access to Bridge Street Recreation Area: 5.9 miles
(shuttle needed). Directions: The Duxbury Road is off Cochran Road in Jonesville near the
new bridge over the Winooski. The Bolton canoe access is not signed, and is a few miles upstream
on the paved portion of Duxbury Road. Poison Ivy Alert! |
| June 3 |
Lamoille River |
Johnson - Willow Crossing pull-off
Jeffersonville - Rt 108N bridge |
Downriver from Willow Crossing to 108N: 7.5 miles (shuttle needed). Directions: The
Willow Crossing pull-off is on Rt 15 about 5 miles east of the Rt. 15/108 intersection. Do not
block the farm field access road. The 108N bridge is just off Rt 15 in Jeffersonville on Rt 108
North. |
| June 10 |
Winooski River |
Colchester - Town river access at the Heineberg Bridge, VT 127 |
Upstream from the Heineberg Bridge to Lake a midstream tree at the Ethan Allen Homestead,
and back: 7.2 miles. Directions: The access is a Colchester Town park, next to the VT
127 bridge crossing the Winooski at the end of the Burlington Northern Connector. |
| June 17 |
Lamoille River |
Milton - State Fishing Access off Rt 2 at Bear Trap Rd |
Upstream to the Bear Trap Road Bridge and back: 7.3 miles. Directions: Turn off
Rt 2 south on to Cub Rd (across from Bear Trap Rd), turn left at T, then right onto
dirt Access Rd. Follow to end. Mosquito Alert! |
| June 24 |
Winooski River |
North Williston Road Bridge at 6 pm |
Technical downriver run from the Bridge Street Recreation Area in Richmond, to the
North Williston Road Bridge: 8.3 miles. Directions: Meet to set shuttle at the North
Williston Road Bridge, which is 0.25 miles east of VT 117 (River Road). The start is the
town recreation area on Bridge Street in downtown Richmond. |
| July 1 |
Waterbury Reservoir |
Waterbury Reservoir Dam |
North from the dam, around a grassy island, and back: Approx 7 miles.
Directions: From exit 10 on I-89, take Rt 100 south, and then turn right onto Rt 2 west
in Waterbury. After 0.5 mile, turn right on to Little River Road, signed for Little River State Park,
and follow to the dam.
Recover at the Alchemist
in Waterbury. |
| July 8 |
Lamoille River |
Milton - Peterson Dam |
Upstream from the dam and back: 5 miles. Directions: Take US 2 east from exit 17 on
I-89 toward the Islands. Take next right onto Jasper Mine Rd, 0.25 miles from the exit. Turn
right onto Mayo Rd (paved). Follow Mayo Rd north along the Lamoille River (road name
changes to West Milton Rd). Within view of the dam, the road swings away from the river.
Take next left onto Peterson Dam access road. From New York, turn left off US 2 onto Bear
Trap Rd. Go over the Lamoille bridge and turn left upstream on to West Milton Rd. The dam
access road is the next left. |
| July 15 |
Winooski River |
Colchester - Town river access at the Heineberg Bridge, VT 127 |
Upstream a short ways from the Heineberg Bridge, downstream to the mouth, and back :
approx 6 miles. Directions: The access is a Colchester Town park, next to the VT
127 bridge crossing the Winooski at the end of the Burlington Northern Connector. |
| July 22 |
Waterbury Reservoir |
Waterbury Reservoir Dam |
North from the dam, around a buoy up near Blush Hill, around a No Wake buoy in the
north arm, and back: Approx 7 miles.
Directions: See July 1. |
| July 29 |
Lamoille River mouth |
Milton - Fishing Access off Rt 2 at Bear Trap Rd |
Downstream to Lake Champlain, around the island that forms the mouth, back upstream
past the start, around a navigational buoy just upstream of the Rt 2 bridge, and
back: 5.0 miles. Directions: See June 17. Small Craft Advisory! |
| August 5 |
Post Series Party |
Milton - Milton Falls Dam - Downstream Access |
End of season Pot Luck dinner and raffle. Food at about 6 pm. Bring a salad or pasta
to share. Bert is bringing burgers, veggie burgers, dogs, chicken, plates and utencils. BYOB.
Show up early to paddle if you want. Directions: From exit 17 on I-89, go
east on US 2, and then left on US 7 north. Follow US 7 into the village of Milton, past Milton
High School on the left. US 7 descends into a dip. Turn left at the bottom of the dip onto Ritchie
Avenue. At the dam itself, turn right onto a paved road that descends past the dam. Follow to
grassy field and dirt ramp at the end. |
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