Ice, strong winds snarl transportation on Champlain Islands
Lake Champlain Transportation Company’s ferry service between Grand Isle and Plattsburgh, New York, was suspended on Wednesday after shutting down Tuesday night as a result of ice and strong winds,...
View ArticleIce rink proposal draws support in Grand Isle
The Grand Isle town office. A group of residents wants to build a year-round recreation pavilion in town, including what would be the only ice rink on the Lake Champlain Islands.File photo by Shaun...
View ArticleSouth Hero child care facility plans to expand into Grand Isle
Thomas Chasse organizes supplies in June 2021 at the closed Learning Adventure Child Care Service in Grand Isle. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger When the sole licensed child care center in Grand Isle...
View ArticleIce fisherman drowns in Lake Champlain
Grand Isle resident Wayne Alexander, 62, died after falling through the ice in Lake Champlain on Thursday night. Alexander was ice fishing on the lake on Thursday afternoon, and a relative went...
View ArticleLaw enforcement uses roadblock to find jurors for Sheriff John Grismore’s trial
The Grand Isle County Courthouse in North Hero. File photo Jury selection for the trial of Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore took place Thursday in North Hero, but the typical court summonses did...
View Article