Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Vermont Circumnavigation
Date: Jun 02, 2001 @ 21:01
Author: Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
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RE: [BoundaryPoint] Vermont Circumnavigation

Brian, nice pics of Estcourt.  I was there about three years ago, and as far as I can remember there were only about 4.5 houses on the US side of the village, together with a small convenience store (attached to a house and owned by US citizens who only spoke French), two customs offices (one in the village and one further out in the woods where lumber trucks cross), a small post office, and a gas station.  The gas there was significantly cheaper than in Quebec, so it was popular in that area among the Canadian neighbors.  Did you get a chance to walk around the houses that were bisected by the line?  One has a little sign on the outside wall that says 'Can-USA' with a line showing where the exact border is on the wall.

Dallen


-----Original Message-----
From: bjbutler@... [mailto:bjbutler@...]
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:13 PM
To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Vermont Circumnavigation


Strange that the topic of Derby Line came up recently.  I am planning
a "circumnavigation" of Vermont in the next few weeks to try out some
camping gear and an inflatable boat in preparation for a more
ambitious pointing adventure later in the summer.  I am planning to
check out Derby Line, plus an island and a peninsula that are
bisected by the boundary, both with monuments according to the topo
map.  Also plan to reach the wet New York - Ontario - Vermont tri-
point in Lake Champlain.

By the way, Peter, you mentioned Estcourt Station, Maine.  Here is a
link to my photos of that place, taken last summer:

http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdetail.php3?point=250

There is not much else to see in Estcourt Station, but if you are in
the area, you can visit the Maine - New Brunswick - Québec tri-point,
shown in the following link:

http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdetail.php3?point=143

BJB




 

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