b'VAST NewsDRIFT DUSTERS REPAIR BRIDGE ON INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARYBy Roger GosselinDrift Dusters Snowmobile Club, in cooperation with US Border Patrol (USBP), has repaired a bridge on the international boundary in Holland. In 2018, Drift Dusters opened the nations first Internationally shared snowmobile trail in Holland. This is the only known trail that is shared by two separate snowmobile clubs in different countries. Since then, the trail has grown to a length of over four miles running parallel to the Canadian Snowmobile trail maintained by Club Motoneiges Les Trois Village along what locals refer to as the Border Cut. This trail has allowed riders to experience extreme northern Vermont with views of Lake Memphremagog and the Green Mountains while providing the Border Patrol with a trail that allowsHolland, Morgan, Charleston, andFor more information, contact Trails/them to easily monitor the border,Norton. Snowmobiling contributesProject Coordinator Roger Gosselin increase their presence, and further500 million dollars to Vermontsat vtsnowmobiler@gmail.com or 802-their mission.economy each year, with much of that274-4502 or President Michael Koehler In the Fall of 2019, it was broughtending up in the Northeast Kingdom.at nekdusters@gmail.com or (802)487-to the attention of Drift Dusters4313. Snowmobile Club that there was a bridge, east of the trail on the international boundary, that wasPRINOTH TRAIL GROOMINGdilapidated to the point of being unsafe and unusable. This bridgeTAMEruns parallel to the international boundary and was no longer beingTHEused. Because of the relationship Drift Dusters has created with USBP and the US Boundary Commission,TRAILwe were asked to rebuild the bridge to give them better access along the boundary. Drift Dusters recruited the 20 volunteers needed and the 40-foot-long bridge was rebuilt in a day with lumber supplied by USBP. The bridge will be used by USBP to patrol the boundary and will not be used as a trail at this time. Drift DustersDELIVERING UNRIVALLED RESULTS IN VERMONThas always been and always will beReliable and efficient, PRINOTHs HUSKY trail groomer is the ultimate work tool to take care of Vermonts snowmobile trails. With its narrow width, supportive of our community andlight weight, low fuel consumption and optimal comfort, it delivers of the local law enforcement officersresults like no other option.that patrol our area around the clock, making it safe for all of our membersContact our local offices so your club can get the most out of its trail system.and guests.PRINOTH Eastern USA Gilmanton, NH Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club is(603) 267-7840a family-friendly club based out ofprinoth.comDerby that maintains 70 miles of trail throughout the towns of Derby, 8 | Snowmobile VERMONT'