After 30 minutes of fighting with weeds, we managed to free our anchor. Bill got a workout.
We then retraced our steps turning north out of a Keeler Bay. The mountains of Vermont are even more visible this morning. Passing several small islands ( Lazy Lady, Ball, Burton and Rock Islands) we enter St Albans Bay to anchor.
At the north end of the bay is the town of St Albans and further south are two state parks- Burton Island and St Albans. We will spend the next 2 days here visiting both of these.
After lunch, we launched the dinghy and headed to Burton Island State Park. The island is only accessible by ferry or privately owned boats. Originally the island was used for pastureland and crop cultivation with continued use til 1902. There are lean-to shelters, cabins and tent sites, biking apnd hiking trails and a small marina.
We tied up at the marina and took to the trails. We really enjoyed the woods and rocky shores and cliffs. Is fascinating how ice and water have carved out the shore of this island.
Some drone shots of our anchorage below.
August 23
We woke to an off and on rainy day, so we did chores and planned marina stays and later as it cleared up, we launched the dinghy to explore.
We ate dinner in the 1920 road side diner called Bayside Pavillion. Was a wooden bar with a several tables. Had dinner with the mixture of Vermonters- farmers and summer cottagers. On our way back we explored the forested Lazy Lady island and its rocky shore. As it was evening all the Cormorants from the area had come to roost. According to the waiter the island was once had a cottage on it but has been abandoned for almost 100 years. The small town of St Albans supports the local farmers and used to have a ice house that shipped ice on barges to New York City.
