Tappan Zee Bridge to Exit 20
On
Northway
1.
Go to exit 24 on N.Y. Thruway (32 miles from the East Side
of the Tappan Zee Bridge to Thruway ticket toll booth, 103 miles from ticket
booth to exit 24)
2.
Get on Route 87 (Northway) about .6 miles after paytoll on
right side
3.
Go 51 miles to exit 20, (see below for route taking Essex
Ferry, to Garden Island)
Driving
Through Vermont to Garden Island
1.
At exit light (exit 20), turn left (Rt. 149)
2.
Go .6 miles to light, turn right (Rt. 149)
3.
Go 11.4 miles to light in Fort Ann, turn left on Rt. 4
4.
Go 10.5 miles to center of Whitehall, at light turn right
(Rt. 4)
5.
Go 7.9 miles to exit 2
6.
Turn left onto Rt. 22A
7.
Go 42 miles (through Vergennes) to dead end/stop sign. Turn left on Rt. 7 (note: 3.0 miles to short cut – turn left opposite
red school house)
8.
Go 9.2 miles to light – turn left onto F-5 (road to Essex
Ferry) – see local directions below.
Directions
to Garden Island Using Essex Ferry
1.
Continue on Northway to exit 31 (67.4 miles from Northway
exit 20 to Northway exit 31). Exit ramp to stop sign, turn right.
2.
Go about .1 mile and turn left (this is the first left)
3.
Go approximately 2.6 miles to dead end, turn right
4.
Go .1 mile to dead end, turn left (Rt. 22)
5.
Go 6.9 miles to dead end/bear right
6.
Go 2.5 miles to dead end/stop sign in Essex, turn left
7.
Go .1 mile – turn right into ferry
8.
Mark 0 miles on car odometer, go across lake
9.
After exiting ferry, go 1.5 miles, make right (if you miss
this turn, continue to old brick store (first stop sign) and follow local
directions below)
10.
Go 1.7 miles to dead end, make right
11.
Go 1.1 miles, turn right on dirt (Deer Point) road (this is
.2 miles after passing Point Bay Marina on left) – see local directions below
for details.
Directions
to Essex Ferry from Garden Island
1.
Turn left at end of dirt (Deer Point) road
2.
Go 1.1 miles, turn left (first left after leaving dirt road)
3.
Go 1.7 miles to stop sign.
Turn left on F-5
4.
Go 1.5 miles to Ferry
Directions
from Essex Ferry to Northway (87)
Exit
31 to go South
1.
Exit Ferry, turn left
2.
Go .1 mile, turn right (Rt. 22)
3.
Go 2.5 miles, bear left and stay on Rt. 22. Do
not go straight unless you want exit 32 on Northway to go North
4.
Go 6.9 miles, turn right (follow signs to 87 and
Elizabethtown)
5.
Go .1 mile, turn left toward 87
6.
Go 2.6 miles, to dead end, turn right
7.
Go .2 miles to 87 South
8.
Watch for signs for N.Y. Thruway (about 118 miles). Exit 3 on Northway has motels
Local
Directions
1.
From Rt. 7, turn at light on F-5 towards Essex Ferry
-
Turn left if heading North
-
Turn right if heading South
2.
Go .2 miles to stop sign.
Turn left onto Greenbush Road
3.
Go 2.2 miles and road bends right (you then cross railroad
tracks) onto Thompson’s Point Road.
4.
Go 1.8 miles from bend in road and turn right onto dirt road
(Deer Point Road). (note: .2 miles
before right hand turn onto dirt road (Deer Point Rd.), you will see Point Bay
Marina on left)
5.
Go .2 miles to water.
Be sure to go straight over hill on dirt road. Do not
turn left at top of hill. Continue all
the way down to the water. Follow
instructions for “UPON ARRIVAL”.
Upon
Arrival
A.
Just before the water on the RIGHT is a barn
B.
Go to the small locked box on the right hand side of
barn. The combination for the lock is
2791
C.
Push lock in then pull out to release
D.
Pick up phone; if no one is on the line, dial 425-2791
E.
Allow the phone to ring until it stops, then pick it
up. Someone will help you then. If someone is on the line, hit the
disconnect button a few times to alert the person on the line so they can call
the launch for you
F.
Unload luggage on cement dock and park car at the top of the
hill next to (not in front of) the green garages on the left as you go up the
hill. Do not leave car down by the dock
