Derby Historical Society & Museum
On Sunday afternoon, September 15, the Derby Historical Society & Museum will present a free lecture with refreshments. The lecture is based on the recent book published by the Derby Historical Society on the Covid-19 crisis in the town of Derby. This book is the first Vermont town history written as a local response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The book’s author, Ken Lawson, will present the lecture. The talk will be at 2:00PM and is free. The Museum address is 35 Junior High Drive, Derby, VT. For more information contact Bill Gardyne at 802-766-5324.
Kingdom Games Schedule of Events
Kingdom Games is proud to host over 50 days of highly acclaimed swimming, running, and biking events in 2024
Run the Kingdom
The Dandelion Run – May 18, 2024 – Half Marathon, 10 K, 4 Mile and 2 Mile – Run, Bike or Hike on dirt roads through the World Famous Dandelion Fields of Derby, Morgan, and Holland. Musicians sprinkle the course. It’s May! It’s Time to Run! Just for the Fun of It!
Harry Corrow Freedom Run – July 4, 2024 – 10 Mile, 10 K, 5 K and 1 Mile Runs and Walks – We celebrate Freedom from Tyranny and Freedom from Asphalt. We run on the Newport-Derby Bike Path up the east side of Lake Memphremagog and on the Memphremagog Trails.
Fly to Pie, Kingdom Marathon – October 5, 2024 – Run, Bike or Hike – 26.2, 17, 13.5, and 6 miles – Doin’ the dirt through the gut of the Kingdom at the height of Fall Foliage. We start at the airport in Coventry (or at the Irasburg Common for the 6-mile option) and finish at Parker Pie, West Glover. All the pizza you can eat, Hill Farmstead Beer on tap, some fine music. One of the toughest, most spectacular marathons East of the Mississippi. Just the best way to finish up our year.
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Bike the Kingdom
The Moose – June 8, 2024 – 103 mile “timed event” through Moose Country. We start and finish at Mike’s Tiki Bar in East Burke, VT, with a 66 mile Short Route starting at the Island Pond Historical Society. Moose Dollars all around to be spent at Mike’s Tiki Bar with 30 beer on tap, the Burrito Stand, and, in Island Pond at the Essex House and Tavern.
Fly to Pie, Kingdom Marathon – October 5, 2024 – Run, Bike or Hike – 26.2, 17, 13.5, and 6 miles – Doin’ the dirt through the gut of the Kingdom at the height of Fall Foliage. We start at the airport in Coventry (or at the Irasburg Common for the 6-mile option) and finish at Parker Pie, West Glover. All the pizza you can eat, Hill Farmstead Beer on tap, some fine music. One of the toughest, most spectacular marathons East of the Mississippi. Just the best way to finish up our year.
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SWIM THE KINGDOM
Kingdom Swim – July 27, 2024 – Our Flag Ship Swim – With a robust weekend, celebrating open water swimming in the Heart of the Kingdom in the Heart of Summer. We offer courses of varying distances including our 25 km Border Buster, 10 miles, 10 km, 5 km, and 1 mile. NO LANES – NO LINES – NO LIMITS.
Saturday Clubhous Swim Series – Summer 2024 –10, 6.5, 4, 3.3 and 2-mile courses. From The Clubhous out to and around the Islands of Derby Bay on Lake Memphremagog. Offered from the middle of June, through July, August and the middle of September, on the following Saturdays:
Saturday June 15, 2024
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Saturday, September 14, 2024
NEK Swim Week – August 3 – August 11, 2024– 8 lakes over the course of 9 days – 46 miles. Swim one. Swim them all. Laid Back – Magical – Restorative – Summer at its best.
Crystal Lake – 5 miles
Island Pond – 4 miles
Lac Massawippi – 9 miles
Lake Seymour – 6.2 miles
Echo Lake – 7 miles
Clubhouse Swim – 2, 6.5, 12 miles
Willoughby – One Way – 5 miles
Two Ways – 10 miles
Caspian – 3 miles
In Search of Memphre – Summer 2024 – Our epic, 25-mile, international swim between Newport, VT and Magog, QC. This year we are offering seven three-day windows throughout July, August, and September (we pick the best day of the three to swim) with room for 1 to 3 swimmers in each window. Each swimmer is supported by a motorboat and pilot. We swim to support a more open border with our Canadian friends and to seek our swimmer friendly and elusive lake creature, Memphre.
June 17-19. 2024 – Our first three-day window
July 08 – 10, 2024 – Our second three-day window
July 15-17, 2024 – Our third three-day window
August 20-22, 2024 – Our fourth three-day window
August 26–28, 2024 – Our fifth three-day window
September 3 – September 5, 2024 – Our sixth three-day window
September 09 to 11, 2024 – Our seventh three-day window
Clubhous Cold Water Swimming –Spring and Fall 2024 –We will be hosting short, cold water swims at the Clubhous on Lake Memphremagog on Sunday mornings at 10 am during May and early June and again in October, November, and December until the lake freezes over, followed by another New Year’s Day Willoughby Swim on January 1, 2025. Spring swimming starts on Sunday, May 12, 2024 and continues until June 09, 2024. Fall swimming starts on Sunday, October 6, 2024 and continues every Sunday through December.
Vampire Swim –October 26, 2024 –In venues all over the world, cold water swimmers gather to celebrate this ghoulish holiday. We donate blood and raise donations for the Red Cross. We swim in costume and howl at the Moon. This year we will be hosting a Vampire Swim at The Clubhous in conjunction with our cold water, cold blooded friends around the world. VE VANT YOUR BLOOD!
Derby Light Up the Night Holiday Parade
December 2024 at 5:00 PM
August 9, 2025
Please call the Village of Derby Office 802-873-3420 or email dlvillage@derbyvt.org
for vender forms, be apart of the entertainment, like to share your style of music or if you would like to volunteer your time. We would be happy to hear from you. The Community Day Committee
