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7 hours ago, ckf said:

No suburbs around here, LOL.

Geography

Island Pond is in the center of the town of Brighton, at the north end (outlet) of Island Pond, the lake. Vermont Routes 114 and 105 pass through the community, joining as Derby Street leading south out of the center of the CDP. Route 114 leaves north from Island Pond as Railroad Street, leading 16 miles (26 km) to the Canada–United States border at Norton; to the south Route 114 leads 24 miles (39 km) to Lyndonville. Route 105 leaves east as East Brighton Road, leading 16 miles (26 km) to Bloomfield on the Connecticut River; to the southwest it follows Derby Street and Route 114 for 2 miles (3 km), then turns northwest and leads 17 miles (27 km) through Charleston to Derby Center.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Island Pond CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 8.42%, is water.[3]

Bluff Mountain overlooks the lake and the island from the north.

The Clyde River flows west out of Island Pond after which the community is named. The Abenaki called this water Menanbawk (literally, "island pond"). It was renamed "Knowlton Pond" in tribute to Luke Knowlton, the surveyor who helped lay out the town in the 1780s.[4] The river is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog and part of the St. Lawrence River basin.

Fauna

A 2010 Christmas bird count found 28 species.[5]

History

The railroad

Island Pond became an important railroad center in 1853 when the Grand Trunk Railway established international connections between Montreal, Quebec, and Portland, Maine. The half-way point in the Portland-Montreal railroad line, this town became a booming railroad center with a roundhouse, shops, and all the facilities associated with train operations. In 1923 the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada was bankrupt and taken over by the Canadian government and operated as the Canadian National Railways. With the Canadian government directing the railroad, political considerations soon outweighed the economics of the railroad; commerce was displaced from the port of Portland to the Canadian ports of Halifax and St. John. The importance of the Portland line then began a decline which was never to be reversed. Island Pond's days as a major railroad town were over by the late 1950s due to the elimination of steam locomotives. By 1960 passenger train service to Portland had ended, and three years later the diesel locomotive shop was closed. In 1966 the roundhouse closed, and barely a skeleton staff of people worked in Island Pond. Canadian National continued to operate freight service to Portland until 1988; the following year the line was sold to a short line operator, the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, which provides service to this day.

Today, only the passenger station remains and is used by a bank. An historical society is housed on the upper floors.

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Common Sense Cafe at 28 Cross Street next door to Yellow Deli--both owned and operated by the Twelve Tribes.

The Twelve Tribes

Island Pond became the home of the Twelve Tribes when the religious movement relocated to Island Pond from Tennessee in 1977. Though the group sought shelter from the opposition it met elsewhere, it continually faced opposition, which culminated in the Island Pond raid in 1984, where state police and state social workers seized 112 children due to allegations of child abuse. The children were returned the same day upon a determination that the raid was unconstitutional, and no evidence of child abuse was found. Nevertheless, the "Island Pond Raid" retains its notoriety.[6]

Traffic enforcement

In 2007, the Brighton Constable's strict enforcement of traffic regulations became the subject of nationwide coverage. In 2006 alone, 1,224 tickets and 1,662 warnings were issued.[7]

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 849 people, 374 households, and 228 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 202.9/mi² (78.4/km²). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 132.9/mi² (51.4/km²).

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(The) Island (in the) Pond from which the village takes its name

There were 374 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,547, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $25,577 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,207. About 14.9% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.

the river that runs through my town which is the current NYS barge canal, and the replacement for the enlarged Erie canal, was named the Clyde river up until it was renamed Erie Canal around 15 years ago

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2 hours ago, Woodtick said:

Plainfield 

Closest I've gotten to Plainfield is lisle. I was actually working in Morris and drove home on i55 about an hour before that f5 tornado went thru Plainfield. I remember sitting in my apartment looking outside at how dark it was. Next day driving to work you could see the path of destruction it left. 

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50 minutes ago, Anler said:

Closest I've gotten to Plainfield is lisle. I was actually working in Morris and drove home on i55 about an hour before that f5 tornado went thru Plainfield. I remember sitting in my apartment looking outside at how dark it was. Next day driving to work you could see the path of destruction it left. 

I now live in the path it went through. Was living in FL when the F5 hit here.

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3 hours ago, Biggie Smails said:

Some visuals......

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Hey, I've driven across that bridge in the center of the picture.  Pretty cool town.  There are some bad ass houses on Lake Charlevoix.  Petoskey is also a very cool little town.  

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1 hour ago, ckf said:

When was the last time you visited Hampton Beach?

i went to Wallys and to the Casino to see shows.  About the only time i go to that part of the beach.  North beach fairly regularly,  walk it when the weathers good and it's less than a mile down the road.  

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