Teresa Robinson is a South Hero resident who taught South Hero history at the local Folsom School before retiring in 2016. There’s something special about being in South Hero, in more ways than one. Many people notice a feeling of calmness come over them as they take a deep breathe and take it all in. 2, commuting for work, shopping, entertainment, and schooling for Junior High and High school students is easier than from many places in Chittenden County, although something happens as one starts across the bridge toward South Hero and sees the views on both sides, taking in the mountains and valleys. Most days, getting on and off the island is no problem. In 1959 major improvements were made to the bridge making travel “off island” much easier for residents. ,or by way of the Rouses Point Bridge in N.Y. Today people can arrive in South Hero by way of the sandbar bridge, by bike over the old train causeway, by ferry from Cumberland Head, N.Y. At that time, the north side of the road was a picnic and bathing area like today and the south side was a camping site for people with tents. In 1933 a beautiful state park was built where the bridge and Whittemore Road meet.
In 1955, the telephone poles were taken down from the south side and an underwater cable was laid. Often during a hard wind, it was necessary to use car windshield wipers to keep spray off the windshield.
A rough wind kept the lake from freezing, but did not keep the sudden cold snap from freezing the spray on the road. In December 1945, a hard wind produced ice chunks on the causeway. If you hit one of those rocks there was no way to keep your steering wheel straight! Between the wide tractor trailer trucks and the tourists driving in the middle of the road because they disliked the rocks, a few unhappy people found themselves plucked into the water. In 1930, the surface was cemented, making it really modern although too narrow for most folks. For guard rails, large square chunks of stone, which had been quarried from just east of the Whittemore Road, were set along both sides.
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