Grand Isle

Champlain Islands Unified Union School District.  The following people will serve on the new Union School District Board:  Andrew Julow (North Hero), Gary Marckres (Grand Isle), Nathan Robinson (Grand Isle), Mike Talbot (Grand Isle) and Jane Zera (Isle La Motte). This Board will begin work on policies, procedures and the FY’20 budget, with an implementation date of July 1, 2019. School choice will begin for grades 7-8 in Fall 2019. The current school boards in each town will continue governance for FY’17 and FY’18.

The Grand Isle County stop of the FreshTracks Road Pitch series, which sends "business bikers" on a four-day motorcycle trip around Vermont where they hold "office hours" in select towns, stopping by appointment to listen to business pitches from start-up or early stage companies. Hosted by the Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery in South Hero and sponsored by the Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation. 

Road Pitch was founded in 2014 by Cairn Cross, co-founder and managing director of FreshTracks Capital. The event is a multi-day motorcycle trip around Vermont where a pack of motorcycle riders with investing, entrepreneurial/business and business advisory experience ride together and stop in small towns where “Local Hosts” have organized a pitch session for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to the group.

Rick and the Ramblers perform at the Grand Isle Lake House.