The date: June 14-15, 2003.  Carole and Jay Furr spent one soggy night at the Stoney Point campsite on the grounds of Knight Island State Park, far out from shore in the middle of Lake Champlain.  The state park is only a mile long and a half mile wide (click here for a map) with only seven campsites (six with lean-tos, one for tenting) and a ranger cabin, and on the night in question, there were only two other occupied campsites.  This might have had something to do with the torrential rain showers that passed through the Lake Champlain region on Friday, June 13 and the overcast and drizzle that continued well into the 15th.  To say that it was secluded and quiet would be an understatement; other than the ranger and his friends at the ranger cabin, and the boats of fishermen competing in a Lake Champlain International-sponsored fishing derby visible all around the island, Carole and Jay did not see a single other soul while they were there.

Carole poses at the Oak Cliffs Overlook

Fishermen taking part in the LCI Father's Day derby

Carole poses at the Oak Cliffs Overlook

Carole poses at the High Cliffs Overlook

Jay poses at the High Cliffs Overlook

Carole peers eastwards from the High Cliffs Overlook

Carole looks down from the High Cliffs Overlook

Carole on North Beach

Jay on North Beach (he's wearing bug netting, which was occasionally needed on the waterlogged island trails)

Jay relaxes on North Beach

Jay on North Beach

Jay on North Beach

Carole heads along the West Trail

Carole poses with the island ranger, Jimmy, and his two dogs, Janey and Casey. Casey is the larger of the two dogs; Janey is his mom.

Jay works on the evening meal: chicken and dumplings made from scratch.

Jay works on the evening meal.

The chicken stew, bubbling.

Carole poses with the Stoney Point campground sign, looking east over the lake.

Carole with the Stoney Point campground sign. All the Knight Island campgrounds are right on the lake.

Jay with the Stoney Point sign.

Jay with the Stoney Point sign.

Carole sits down to dinner.

Carole, in her swimsuit, attempts to fill the collapsable water jug with lake water for general cleanup.

Carole demonstrates basic s'more technology.

The Stoney Point lean-to at bedtime.

Jay under his mosquito netting.

Carole on Sunday morning, posing with the Knight Island State Park sign.

This is the dock near the ranger's quarters. Carole is out on the dock taking this photo of Jay waiting for the "Island Runner" ferry to come.

Another photo of Jay waiting for the ferry on Sunday morning.

Yet another photo of Jay waiting for the ferry on Sunday morning.

The "Island Runner", the ferry belonging to the Vermont State Parks.

A view back toward the ranger cabin and state park sign from onboard the "Island Runner"

A parting view of Knight Island.