Attention City Market members!  Starting July 2010, you can do your coop member work at Local Motion!  Just in time because we need volunteers immediately to fill 220 volunteer shifts to operate the Bike Ferry weekends and holidays in July as well as August.  Just think you could work as many as 12 shifts on the ferry during the beautiful days of summer, out in the middle of Lake Champlain and fulfill your coop obligation for the entire year!  Questions about volunteering in general contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Click here to sign up for a bike ferry volunteer shift or contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For 2010, the Causeway Bike Ferry will expand to run 22 days!  Weekends and holidays in July and August and Labor Day Weekend from 10am-6pm. We ask a donation of $10 per person for a round-trip. $6 for LM members, Colchester and South Hero residents, one-way travelers. Private charters available. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for info. We are working to offer expanded service throughout the season.

Thanks for your interest in the bike ferry!

Bike ferry volunteers are an essential part of this service which transports cyclists, walkers, anglers, and runners across the 200-foot "cut" in the Colchester - South Hero Causeway -- a critical link in the Island Line Trail. 

Two ferries will run from 10am - 6pm on each day.

Two shifts per day: 9:30 - 1:45 and 1:30 - 6:00.

Each ferry shift is in need of 5 volunteers:  2 deckhands for the boats, 2 greeters who welcome guests and take donations, and a support person to relieve the others from time to time. 

• Deckhands should be capable of helping passengers get bikes on and off the boat; basic knowledge and experience on boats is preferred.  
• Greeters should have good communication skills, be comfortable asking for donations from passengers, and be familiar with Local Motion and all the things the organization does.  
• Support person is there to help greet people and to give the others a break. 

If you have any concerns about the duties, contact Captain Brian Costello for further information:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 802-316-6382.

All volunteers should familiarize themselves with Local Motion’s programs and the history of the Bike Ferry and the Island Line by browsing Local Motion’s website, www.localmotion.org 

We hope you will have decided to help with the ferry.  If so, click on this link to see the dates and positions where volunteers are needed: 

 * Bike Ferry Volunteer Spreadsheet *

Once you’ve chosen a date/dates and position, email or call our volunteer coordinator, Bob Schermer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 802-899-2072), with the following information: 

• Name(s) (you can tag-team with a friend or spouse, if you like)
• Date(s) of Service
• Time Slot (9:30am-2:00pm or 1:30pm-6:00pm)
• Position (deckhand, greeter, or support)
• Telephone Contact(s) 

If you return to the web site the following day, you should see your name in the appropriate slot. 

In addition to August weekends, the ferry is also available anytime throughout the season as a charter. To cover our costs, we ask for a minimum donation of $120, but that includes one-way passage for up to 18 passengers. Call our Trailside Center for details and reservations. A scenic route that includes our ferry is known as the "triple ferry route" - a loop through the Champlain Islands, across the lake on the Plattsburgh ferry, along the New York shore to Port Kent, and back to Burlington on a second Lake Champlain Transportation Co. ferry.