Friends of Island Park Meeting 10/24/25
The Friends of Island Park meet in the Brattleboro Coop Community room on Friday, October 24th, 2025. The meeting featured a presentation by special guest Craig Della Penna from Northeast Greenway Solutions. More information about them:
https://www.greenwaysolutions.org/
Who are the Friends of Island Park? A group of citizens and professionals from Brattleboro, Hinsdale, and beyond with a mission to elevate and steward the path (aka former Rte. 119 roadbed) and surrounding natural area for ecological and community benefits.
A 22-acre playground until early in the last century, the island once anchored Brattleboro and Hinsdale’s historic connection to the Connecticut River. The island provided circus grounds, playing fields, and a 3,000 seat pavilion during the Island Park era of 1911-1927. As a hub for river access and outdoor recreation, the island and bridges complex can now again anchor a vibrant river connection for downtown Brattleboro, Hinsdale, and the region’s trail networks & biking loops.












