The Ferrisburgh Historical Society invites you to a talk by Erik Andrus of The Vermont Sail Project on Sunday, February 16, at 2:00 at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall/Community Center. Last September, Erik took his handmade sailing barge on a 10-day journey down the Hudson River to deliver Vermont potatoes, apples, maple syrup and the like to hungry New Yorkers, an event that is remarkable only because it was in 2013. Between the opening of the Champlain Canal in 1823 and the advent of the railroad in the late 1860's, sailing barges were a vital link between farmland up the Hudson Valley and the ever-growing population of New York City. Free. All are welcome.

Oct 17, 2024, 5 to 7 PM

Oct 19, 2024, 8 to 9 AM

Oct 19, 2024, 8:30 AM to 12 PM