Isle LaMotte, Vermont

Directions and Park Information:

The sound of drilling broke the evening quiet near Linda Fitch’s home in Isle La Motte in August of 1995. Linda discovered that one of the oldest fossil reefs on Earth was in danger of being quarried. To conserve the rock beds, Fitch created an alliance between the Preservation Trust of Vermont, the Isle La Motte Reef Preservation Trust, and the Lake Champlain Land Trust. "Everyone played a wonderful role," Linda says of the effort to preserve the 24-acre piece of the 480 million year-old Chazy Reef Formation. With Paul Bruhn’s leadership from the Preservation Trust of Vermont, the quarry became a preserve in 1999.

Fisk Quarry is one of 40 properties saved by the Lake Champlain Land Trust.  Over the past 25 years the Land Trust has preserved thousands of acres and miles of shoreline on Lake Champlain. For information on becoming a member visit our website www.LCLT.org!

Take Interstate 89 to Exit 17. Take Route 2 west through the islands. Follow signs to Route 129. Continue on 129 until it becomes The Main Rd. Follow this road until you see the Fisk Quarry sign and a small gravel parking lot on your right.

The quarry is managed by the Isle LaMotte Reef Preservation Trust. Open dawn to dusk. Due to the delicate nature of Fisk Quarry, no motorized vehicles or bicycles are allowed. Removing any rocks or fossils from the Quarry is strictly prohibited. There are no facilities at the preserve. Walking, hiking, snow shoeing, and cross-country skiing are allowed