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DERBY is the largest township within our service area and is the location of the Up-East Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s Information office. Derby is bordered in the west by the City of Newport and Lake Memphremagog and to the north, the Canadian border. Off Interstate 91 at Exit 28, Derby Center is at the conjunction of Rtes US 5 and 105. Derby is the hub of the up-east community’s activity and opportunity. Within town limits are: Derby Pond, the Clyde and John’s Rivers, Big and Little Salem Lakes, and a small portion of the international Lake Memphremagog.
The VAST snowmobile trail, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, the bike path, motor cross racing at Rider Hill, the Cow Town Elk Farm, summer camps, as well as fishing, hunting, boating, cross country skiing, and snow shoeing are all available to residents and visitors.
DERBY LINE Village is within the township of Derby and is named for its location on the demarcation line of the Canadian border and the 45th parallel (half way between the equator and the North Pole) and the last village on US Rte 5 and I 91 at Exit 29. Derby Line is host to two Customs and Immigration checkpoints and boasts the historic international Haskell Public Library and Opera House, where the stage is in Canada and the audience sits in the US. Derby Line is on of the Three Villages (a collaboration of across border cooperation). Rock Island Quebec Canada and Beebe being the other two.
BEEBE is located west of Derby Line and is divided by the Canadian border, so there is a Beebe, VT and a Beebe, Quebec, Canada. This village is also host to a Customs and Immigration checkpoint. On one residential street one side is in Canada and the opposite is in USA - Canusa Street.
HOLLAND is situated east out of Derby Line on a town highway offering scenic pastoral views and rolling farmlands. Holland Pond and the Silvio O Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge are favorite places for fishing, hunting, trapping, canoeing/kayaking, hiking, wildlife observation, snow shoeing, and groomed snowmobiling.
MORGAN is located on VT Rte 111, which connects US Rte 5 to VT Rte 114 and is situated on the shore of beautiful Lake Seymour. Summer homes and camps wind around the Lake’s public beach. Famous for its record winning fish, Lake Seymour provides scenic boating and quiet canoeing and hikers enjoy Mount Elon. Favorite winter activities are ice fishing, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, and groomed snowmobiling.
CHARLESTON, which includes both East and West Charleston, is situated along US Rte 105 along side the Clyde River. Besides the river Charleston is home to Echo Lake and Pensioner Pond. Fishing/hunting, canoeing, summer camping, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and groomed snowmobiling are available activities.
WARNER’S GRANT, WARREN GORE, and AVERY’S GORE are wilderness areas unsettled since they were granted. Rte 114 and the Canadian railroad runs through them on the way to Norton Pond dotted along the way with hunting camps. Besides the history that formed these name-only towns, Norton Pond is their only claim to fame.
NORTON is a border crossing town on Rte 114 with a small customs checkpoint into Stanhope, Que. Canada. Norton Pond and the surrounding wilderness is a favorite for trapping, fishing/hunting, moose watching, as well as groomed snowmobiling.
AVERILL is an unorganized town in Essex County. Great Averill, Little Averill, and Forest Lakes rest within its area. Noted as a rustic vacation spot, fly fishing , moose watching, and snowmobiling are the favorites.
CANAAN is the easternmost town northern VT on Rte 114 bordered by the Connecticut River. Wallace Pond, northwest of the village lies in both US and Canada and is a favorite winter snowmobiling and ice fishing vacation spot. Summer camps buzz with activity during the summers.
BEECHER FALLS is the home and birthplace of the Ethan Allen Furniture on the Conecticut River, located on the borders of Canada and the state of New Hampshire.
