Thanks to the 545 donors to The Big Fix and the Friends of the Island Line, we reached out $1.5M goal on October 14th! As a result, Local Motion was able to help Burlington and Colchester with their trail repairs from the record 2011 flood.
On November 1st, Director Chapin Spencer and Board President Cathy Frank provided a $50,000 check to the City of Burlington.
On November 2nd, Local Motion joined Colchester officials in re-opening the recently repaired causeway and provided a $33,108 check to the Town.
Local Motion is now working hard to prepare for the Bike Ferry improvements that will enable a re-launch of expaneded Bike Ferry service. We are shooting for a late June 2013 opening.
Thanks to the 500+ families and businesses who donated $1.5M to The Big Fix and the Friends of the Island Line, the Colchester Causeway reopened on October 26, 2012! Thanks to your generosity, Local Motion provided a $33,108 check to Colchester to help with the repairs.
Thank you to the Town of Colchester, FEMA, SD Ireland and all the private donors who helped with the local match. Go out and run, walk and bike on the refurbished causeway!
On November 1, Local Motion and RunVermont handed over a $50,000 check to the City of Burlington as repairs commenced on two areas of the path (Lakeview Cemetary and Northshore).
What a wonderful evening! 225 attendees packed the Main Street Landing Film House on September 19 to take a 111-year historical journey along the Island Line.
It was a great night of storytelling with a dozen people weaving together tales of the rail years and the trail years.
Missed the event? You can watch it online!
Find out why this rail line was built through Lake Champlain? Who first proposed turning it into a trail? What bike path battle went all the way to the US Supreme Court? What is happening with the flood repairs?
The event was part of The Big Fix -- a campaign to repair the trail and relaunch expanded Bike Ferry service.
Thank you to our sponsors: Main Street Landing, Shanty on the Shore, ECHO, CCTV, Lake Champlain Islands Chamber and Urban Rhino.
Thank you to our presenters: Laz Scangus, Jim Jones, Bill Hauke, Peg Clark, Rick Sharp, Brian Costello, Joe McNeil and Michael Monte!
Why was this rail line built through Lake Champlain? Who first proposed turning it into a trail? What bike path battle went all the way to the US Supreme Court? What is happening with the flood repairs?
Take a 111-year historical journey along the Island Line at this free special event. Stories, videos and photos will bring alive the history. The event is part of The Big Fix -- a campaign to repair the trail and relaunch expanded Bike Ferry service.
Legends of the Line September 19, 2012 6:30pm mingle, 7pm showtime Main St. Landing Film House 60 Lake Street, Burlington VT Cash bar -- Free dessert
Sponsored by: Shanty on the Shore, Main Street Landing, Urban Rhino, Free Press Media, ECHO and Farm Fresh 102.9.
On July 11th, a capacity crowd of 150 trail enthusiasts boarded the Northern Lights to take a special trip up to 'the cut' in the Causeway. See photos here!
It was part of The Big Fix -- Local Motion's $1.5M fundraising campaign to repair the Island Line Trail from the record 2011 flooding and to relaunch dramatically expanded Bike Ferry service.
The energy on board to finally complete the 14-mile Burlington / Colchester / South Hero trail was palpable.
Honorary Co-Chairs Bill & Carole Hauke announced their tremendously generous $100,000 challenge grant as the boat paused next to the causeway. The Hauke's ongoing enthusiasm and hands on efforts have inspired us all.
VTrans Secretary Brian Searles told the crowd that Local Motion is the most effective advocacy organization he has seen and reiterated the the State's support for this spectacular trail.
Campaign Co-Chair Cathy Frank encouraged us all to seize this opportunity in the 111 year old history of the Island Line to restore its former glory and complete the trail.
Huge thanks to Lake Champlain Transportation Company and Gobeille Hospitality for donating the boat, the fuel and the food for the event! Thanks also to photographer Doug Goodman and musician Joe Cleary for donating their services.
The campaign has raised $1.43M -- with just $70,000 to go!
We need you! The sooner fundraising is completed, the sooner the works gets done. Your support is needed now to make sure we have ferry service in 2013.
This campaign relies on volunteers like you. Make this ambitious trail repair and reconnection project succeed by plugging into one of the events below:
June 30: Campaign Kick-off @ Airport Park, Colchester VT, 11am
July 4: South Hero and Colchester parades, 11am
July 11: Cruise to Cross the Cut (invitation only)
July 31: Green Drinks @ Main Street Landing, 6-8pm
September 19: Island Line history presentation, 7pm
More information: Contact campaign intern
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