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Draw Bridge 0 100 200 400 600 2 feet to Grand Isle to North Hero Lake Champlain ephelps - revised 06/2020 Knight Point State Park “inland sea,” east of the drawbridge. Because Welcome to Knight Point on North it is spanned by a draw bridge, this is the Hero Island. Knight Point opened as a state only passage suitable for sailboats and large park in 1978, but its history goes back much cruisers. There is usually plenty of boat traffic Knight Point further. John Knight, the Point’s first resident, to watch from the beach. began ferry service between the islands in 1785. His family operated a ferry until the Getting There – Knight Point State Park State Park first bridge opened in 1892. The historic is four miles north of Grand Isle Village and Knight Point house is a parks staff residence. three miles south of North Hero Village on US The wooden frame wing is a reconstruction Route 2. Map & Guide of the Knight Tavern, an inn built in 1790 for travelers crossing between the islands. The Knight Point State Park Amenities: brick section of the building, added to the • Swimming beach tavern in 1845, has an unusual two-story porch. • Picnic and group facilities While expansive lawns and meadows • Boat rentals make up much of this 54-acre day use park, the forest along the lakeshore is a significant Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area: natural feature. In addition to stands of mature, Grand Isle windswept oak and maple on the point, hickory • The Hyde Log Cabin State Historic Site and hophornbeam are found farther inland. • Grand Isle State Fish Hatchery Tight clusters of cedar trees enhance the beauty Isle LaMotte and wildlife cover of the area. • St. Anne’s Shrine The cobbled shoreline, west of the • ancient coral reef swimming beach and extending around the North Hero- point, is a State Natural Area. It‘s the largest Milton - undisturbed example of this type of natural Alburgh - Alburg Dunes State Park community on Lake Champlain, and is home to an unusually diverse group of uncommon For more information, contact: Knight Point State Park plant species. 44 Knight Point Road A trail loops around the point and offers North Hero, VT 05474 scenic lake and shore vistas, plus intimate (802) 372-8389 (operating season) Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day opportunity for close-up nature and forest Or Swimming viewing. A connecting path cuts through the Vt State Parks Reservations Center Boat rentals meadow for those wishing to shorten the walk. (888)409-7579 9am-4pm Mon-Fri Picnicking Both trails are wide and easy to follow. www.vtstateparks.com Group Events The land you can see south of Knight To request this publication in Braille or Point is Grand Isle. The channel between the alternate visual format, please contact islands is known as “The Gut” and is one [email protected] of only three navigable routes between the VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Printed on recycled paper main body of Lake Champlain, and the lake’s 04/08 CAW