Notable Events
Around 480 Million Years ago when the Chazy Formation was flourishing, Strematoporoid colonies were among the most common builders of the reef.
In 1609, Samuel de Champlain debarked on Isle La Motte July 9.
In 1666, Fort Sainte Anne, the first permanent European settlement, was established by the French.
In August 1897, President William McKinley addressed the Vermont Fish and Game League at Fisk Farm.
In September 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt visited Isle La Motte to deliver an address to the Vermont Fish and Game League at Fisk Farm when he learned of the attempted assassination of President William McKinley.
In July 1909, Isle La Motte hosted the closing ceremonies of the Lake Champlain tercentenary celebration.
Vermont's first primitive Black Limestone quarries was located in town. The oldest is found behind Fisk Farms. The Black Limestone is a unique sedimentary rock composed of mineral calcite, the fossilized remains of marine creatures, which are especially pronounced within the quarry's 40 feet (12 m) walls. This local limestone is so dark in appearance that it was originally marketed in the 18th and 19th century as Black Marble.
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