Chazy Fossil Reef, Isle La Motte

Name: Chazy Fossil Reef
Address: Quarry Road, Isle La Motte, 05463, United States

#3 among attractions in Isle La Motte

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Chazy Fossil Reef is a United States National Natural Landmark spanning three Lake Champlain islands in Clinton County, New York and Grand Isle County, Vermont. The site is recognized as the oldest known diverse fossil reef in the world, and contains fossils that demonstrate faunal succession. The 1,567-acre site was dedicated as a National Natural Landmark in May 2009. ()

Coordinates: 44°51'10"N, 73°20'26"W

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Quarry RoadIsle La Motte 05463 United States

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Chazy Fossil Reef – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Sainte Anne, Isle La Motte Light, South Stone School House, Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte.

3.3 miN
Park
Fort Sainte Anne, Isle La Motte
86 min walk • In 1666, the French built a fort, on Isle La Motte, to protect Canada from the Iroquois. The fort was dedicated to Saint Anne. Fort Sainte Anne was the most vulnerable to attacks by the Iroquois, because it was the last of five forts stretching along the Richelieu River going south.
3.7 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Isle La Motte Light, Isle La Motte
95 min walk • The Isle La Motte Light in Vermont is an iron lighthouse at the northern end of Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. It is one of several lights on the lake which were reactivated in their original structures early in the 21st century.
~1060 ftW
Museum
South Stone School House, Isle La Motte
6 min walk • The South Stone School House is a historic school building at Main Street and Quarry Road in Isle La Motte, Vermont. Built in 1843, it served the town as a district school until 1932, and has served as home to its historical society since then.
1.7 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte, Isle La Motte
43 min walk • The United Methodist Church of Isle La Motte, also previously known as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte and known locally as the Old Stone Church, is a historic church in Isle La Motte, Vermont.
1.7 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Ira Hill House, Isle La Motte
45 min walk • The Ira Hill House is a historic house at 2304 Main Streets in Isle La Motte, Vermont. Built in 1822 for a prominent local citizen by James Ritchie, a regionally acclaimed stonemason, it is one of the rural community's finer stone houses of the period.
1.2 miSW
44°50'46"N • 73°21'48"W
Fisk Farm, Isle La Motte
31 min walk • Art gallery, Museum

Chazy Fossil Reef, Isle La Motte

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Isle La Motte plan & book

Chazy Fossil Reef – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Fort Sainte Anne, Isle La Motte

Isle La Motte Light, Isle La Motte

South Stone School House, Isle La Motte

Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte, Isle La Motte

Ira Hill House, Isle La Motte

Fisk Farm, Isle La Motte