Fietsroute tussen Vroomshoop en Vriezenveen

The canal between Vroomshoop and Zwolle was opened in June 1855. This allowed Vroomshoop to have a bridge. When the drawbridge 'De kleine Puntbrug' needed replacement in 2007, because cars and freight traffic could not safely use the bridge, the municipality wanted to replace the bridge with a dam. In response, local residents protested, as they considered the tourist value of the bridge important too. People living in the Frisian Veen had to pay an annual rent of a bucket of butter at St. Martin. This rent could not be bought off.