Town of Isle La Motte

09/02/2026

Join the ILM Recreation Department Book Club's next reading discussion on October 19th!

09/01/2026

08/30/2026

The Recreation Department's 250 Miles for 250 Years Challenge wraps up in just eight days and it has been an activity-filled August for the participants! Cheers to our eleven finishers as of this morning:

🏅 Stars & Strides
🏅 Maple Glory
🏅 Firewalker
🏅 Island Fury
🏅 From Afar
🏅 Canine Chaos
🏅 Mellie Moves
🏅 Patriotic Pacer
🏅 Zuri the Doodle
🏅 Daybreak Walker
🏅 East Shore Walker

Sunrise/sunset drives, walk, dance, skip, play, exercise, snow shoe, run, paddle, skate, swim, peddle, court activities, playing with your kids, cats, or canine companions - however you log your movements in and around Isle La Motte, track them at: https://forms.gle/6KcXpVNnd3DE6Jyo6. The goal to have as many community members log 250 miles of movement on and around Isle La Motte between now and Labor Day.

You can log your movement in miles or minutes: 2,000 steps = 20 minutes of activity = 1 mile. Sign up as an individual or team....all ages welcome...prizes to finishers will be awarded on Celebration Day, September 19th! Questions? Please email us at [email protected] and good luck to all! Reminder - if you miss logging any entries, just include them in one entry the next time you log and keep logging even after you reach 250.

Here's the leaderboard as of August 30th - you can still sign up and log all your miles accumulated since March 1st through Labor Day! 🇺🇸

⭐️ Team 3 Gen Dance Party - 138.0 movement miles
⭐️ Mountain Momma - 115.0 movement miles
⭐️ Freedom 1776 - 45.5 movement miles
⭐️ IPS - 30.0 movement miles
⭐️ Island Cyclist - 19.4 movement miles

08/29/2026

We'll be at Veterans Park beginning at 9:00am, please help us Bring Back the Diamond! ⚾

08/27/2026

Just a reminder to join us at Veterans Park on Saturday and Sunday to Bring Back the Diamond! Snacks and lunch for volunteers, details below or by emailing [email protected]. ⚾

08/23/2026

Sincere thanks to everyone who attended, volunteered, and supported yesterday's "Commemoration Day" events!

For those who were unable to attend Jonathan C. Lane's lecture, hosted by volunteers of the Isle La Motte Preservation Trust at the beautiful Goodsell Ridge Preserve, you can listen to the recording at: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/LppecCzHj5EOgb0VRdJdsBgut4G5KUwXbWbNPrVZLSWQiNELbVLsx8ArP29xu83H.LohB9nEw47TVZ1EO?startTime=1787406608000. Thank you to Jonathan and his wife, Allison, for being a part of this special day.

Special thanks to The Main Stop , Brown & Jenkins "The Vermont Coffee Roasters", and Hannaford Supermarkets for providing food and beverages for the event. And cheers to The Border Press, Isle La Motte Vineyard, and VT Audio Visual for contributing to the success of the event.

"Celebration Day" hosted by the Isle La Motte Recreation Department is just four weeks away, so mark your calendars for the September 19th event which will feature a 1:00 PM free concert by the extraordinary Mark Shelton! For a preview of what is sure to be a spectacular show, please visit Mark's profile at https://www.facebook.com/mark.shelton.52493 or navigate to https://www.marksheltonwow.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/. More information about the event will be shared in the days ahead 🇺🇸

The ILM 250th Anniversary Commission events are supported in part by the Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, www.vermonthumanities.org, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission, https://anniversary250.vermont.gov.

08/22/2026

Today's Commemoration Day's events include an afternoon performance by Remember Baker, "a five piece string band from northern Vermont specializing in bluegrass and old-time music with a nod to our region's yankee roots"(courtesy of www.rememberbaker.com).

Please stop by following the ceremony at Burying Yard Point for some ice cream and music, and stay for a visit through Isle La Motte history at the Isle La Motte Historical Society of Vermont campus. Kids will have a chance to get creative with a few activities coordinated with volunteers from the Recreation Department and the Historical Society.

Commemoration Day would not have been possible without the support of Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, www.vermonthumanities.org, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission, https://anniversary250.vermont.gov and dozens of donors, sponsors, and volunteers from across the region.

08/22/2026

Lunch Reminder! Three of the island's ILM 250 sponsors will be open and serving on Commemoration Day. Please stop to pay them a visit after Saturday's events conclude!

08/21/2026

Cheers to Scotts Electric for checking the power at Burying Yard Point before Saturday's Commemoration Day events. You've helped make the day possible - you truly brightened our day!

08/19/2026

"Isle La Motte Celebrates Our Independence" - the Town's summer-long program to mark America's 250th Anniversary - is being made possible thanks to the collaboration of local residents, organizations, and businesses. In advance of "Commemoration Day" this Saturday, today we extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone making our "Revolutionary Summer" possible.

⭐️ Vermont Humanities
⭐️ Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission
⭐️ Brown & Jenkins Vermont Coffee Roasters
⭐️ Vermont Freemasons Isle La Motte Lodge #81
⭐️ Saint Anne's Shrine
⭐️ Spare Time Colchester & City Sports Grill
⭐️ Complete Excavation & Septic Services
⭐️ Poissant Tire & Auto
⭐️ Isle La Motte Vineyard
⭐️ Devyn's Creeme Stand
⭐️ Stewart's Shops
⭐️ Memorial Hardware
⭐️ Happy Bird Poultry Farm, Smokehouse, & Farm Market
⭐️ Eagles Landing Rest Stop
⭐️ Skidrowe Sugarhouse
⭐️ Kraemer & Kin
⭐️ Missing Piece Bakery
⭐️ The Main Stop
⭐️ Hannaford Saint Albans
⭐️ Alburgh American Legion Post #60
⭐️ Isle La Motte Free Public Library
⭐️ Island Flower Farm
⭐️ Island Arts
⭐️ The Honorable George Ned Spear
⭐️ Mary LaBrecque
⭐️ Bill Johnson
⭐️ Bill & Bernice
⭐️ Michelle & Greg Jarvis
⭐️ The Spaulding Family
⭐️ The Erickson Family
⭐️ The Dulude Family
⭐️ The Jensen Family
⭐️ Isle La Motte Historical Society
⭐️ Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.
⭐️ Vermont Agency of Transportation
⭐️ State of Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
⭐️ Town of Isle La Motte Recreation Department
⭐️ Isle La Motte Preservation Trust
⭐️ Isle La Motte Community Organization
⭐️ Isle La Motte Town Planning Commission
and
⭐️ Our dozens of dedicated Volunteers...the everyday heroes enriching our community!