The Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club, working with U.S. Border Patrol, recently rebuilt a dilapidated bridge along the international boundary in Holland.
The bridge, east of the club's trail on the border, had become unsafe and unusable. The club recruited 20 volunteers and rebuilt the 40-foot structure in a single day, using lumber supplied by Border Patrol.
The club opened the nation's first internationally shared snowmobile trail in Holland in 2018, a route running parallel to the Canadian snowmobile trail maintained by Club Motoneige Les Trois Village along what locals call the "Border Cut." The trail now spans more than four miles.
The trail gives riders views of Lake Memphremagog and the Green Mountains while providing Border Patrol with easier access for patrolling. The rebuilt bridge will be used by Border Patrol and will not be open to snowmobiles at this time.
Drift Dusters is based in Derby and maintains 70 miles of trail in Derby, Holland, Morgan, Charleston, and Norton. The club said it has always supported local law enforcement.
Originally reported by Newport Dispatch.
Photo: Abhi Verma via Unsplash. Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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