Derby Historical Society
MILITARY HISTORICAL MARKER TO BE PLACED IN DERBY
In December 1813, the town of Derby was raided by British soldiers in the War of 1812. The raid was at a militia supply depot and barracks area next to Derby Pond. Supplies, horses, and ammunition was looted, and the buildings were burned. The Derby Historical Society is placing a memorial sign at the location of the raid. On Saturday, October 14 at 10:00AM, we will commemorate this event with a brief ceremony and unveiling of the sign. The location is by the cemetery on Nelson Hill Road. After the event, the Derby Historical Society building on Main Street, at 35 Junior High Drive in Derby, will be open for tours with refreshments. All these events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Ken Lawson at 803-479-1339.
2023 DERBY LINE COMMUNITY DAY AUGUST 12TH
August 12, 2023
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
Lavender Essentials of Vermont
Lavender 5K Run/Walk
August 5, 2023
10:00 AM – Noon
2nd Annual Mac & Cheese Festival
August 5, 2023
Noon – 2:00 PM
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Kingdom Games Schedule of Events
Kingdom Games is proud to host over 50 days of highly acclaimed swimming, running, and biking events in 2023
Run the Kingdom
The Dandelion Run – May 20, 2023 – 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, 2023 – 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 7, 2023 – 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 10, 2023 – 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 7, 2023 – 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
Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival – February 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, 2023 – The only two-lane, 250meter winter swimming pool cut in the ice in all of the Americas. 25-meter, 50-meter, 100 meter, and 200-meter races, plus the fiercest of hat competitions. TOTALLY COLD
Kingdom Swim – July 29, 2023 – 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 2023 – 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 17, 2023
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023
NEK Swim Week – August 5 – August 13, 2023 – 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 – August 5, 2023 – 5 miles
Island Pond – August 6, 2023 – 4 miles
Lac Massawippi – August 7, 2023 – 9 miles
Lake Seymour – August 8, 2023 – 6.2 miles
Echo Lake – August 9, 2023 – 7 miles
Clubhous Swim – August 10, 2023 – 2, 6.5, 12 miles
Willoughby – August 12, 2023
One Way – 5 miles
Two Ways – 10 miles
Caspian – August 13, 2023 – 3 miles
In Search of Memphre – Summer 2023 – 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.
July 5-7. 2023 – Our first three-day window
July 10 – 12, 2023 – Our second three-day window
July 17-19, 2023 – Our third three-day window
August 22-24, 2023 – Our fourth three-day window
August 29–31, 2023 – Our fifth three-day window
September 4 – September 6, 2023 – Our sixth three-day window
September 11 to 13, 2023 – Our seventh three-day window
Clubhous Cold Water Swimming –Spring and Fall 2023 – 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, 2023. Spring swimming starts on Sunday, May 7, 2023 and continues until June 11, 2023. Fall swimming starts on Sunday, October 1, 2023 and continues every Sunday through December.
Vampire Swim –October 28, 2023 – 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!
