As Brio headed further south, past Crown Point (and the Crown Point Fort), the Lake narrows dramatically. It's not a stream, but it may be about a half-mile wide. It has a very different flavor. And it is as if development has left this area behind, sort of like what can be seen in villages Salem, Newburyport and parts of Portsmouth on the coast.
Brio stopped at the Chipman Point Marina, which dates back to about 1814. The War of 1812 was fought in the Champlain Valley, so the founders felt the effects and the uncertainties of those battles.
The 2008 Vermont Legislature recognized this endeavor with the certificate below. It gives a nice history.
Today, in the adjacent stone building, the first floor is open to guests and there are freezers and coolers and coffee pots and baked goods all available for sale. No one is there, so it is entirely on the honor system.
Just put your quarters or paper money in a jar. Pat Ullom will collect it and refill anything that needs filling.
There is also a mast lift service for putting in your mast if you are headed north, or removing it if you are headed south.
All is calm here.
Pat is a very generous person. She offered to take us to Fort Ticonderoga, our next installment. That's coming right up!
Have a good night!
Cheers,
Brio
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