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	Lake Champlain
		Lake Champlain, the ribbon of fresh-water extending along the state's western boundary with New York, is one of the best locations on this continent for studying the past 300 years of inland water transportation.
		The nineteenth century was to be Lake Champlain's "Golden Era" of waterborne commerce.
		The third era in the lake's written history began with the introduction of the railroad to the Champlain Valley in the late 1840s.
	ina.tamu.edu /LChamplain.htm (840 words)

	Lake Champlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Champlain, named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it 1609, is a large lake in North America, mostly within the borders of the United States (states of Vermont and New York) but partially situated across the US-Canada border in Quebec.
		It is the sixth-largest body of fresh water in the United States, situated in the Champlain Valley between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York, drained northward by the Richelieu River into the St.
		Lake Champlain is one of a large number of large lakes spread in an arc from Labrador through the Northern United States and into the Northwest Territories of Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Champlain (941 words)

	Vermont Celebrates Champlain - Geography of Lake Champlain
		Champlain College students created an animated movie and game to help educate about the dangers of Mercury, which affects the health of fish and other animals in Lake Champlain.
		And it is vast: Lake Champlain extends 120 miles (193 km) from Whitehall, New York to its outlet at the Richelieu River in Quebec.
		Lake Champlain is surrounded by a vast watershed—nearly the size of New Jersey—that extends from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the Adirondacks of New York to southern Quebec.
	www.celebratechamplain.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=41 (663 words)

	LAKE CHAMPLAIN...the 6th Great Lake
		Lake Champlain is actually a very large lake (though not quite so when compared to the other Great Lakes) spanning 110 miles in length and 12 miles in width.
		Lake Champlain lies along the Richelieu River (its waters flowing south to north) and connects with The Saint Lawrence River.
		Lake Champlain, like the other Great Lakes, was formed by the withdrawal of glaciers which existed over the area during the North American Ice Age.
	www.dencities.com /champlain.html (556 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Lake Champlain (CV 39)
		Lake Champlain was reactivated and modernized at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., and recommissioned 19 September 1952, Capt. G.
		Lake Champlain continued to strike at the enemy until the truce was signed 27 July.
		Lake Champlain returned 30 October to Mayport, Fla. After yard overhaul, she again departed for the Mediterranean 10 June 1958 and visited Spain, Denmark, and Scotland, before returning to Mayport 9 August.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv39-lakechamplain/cv39-lakechamplain.html (1116 words)

	Lake Champlain
		Lake Champlain, for most of its 107-mile length the state line between Vermont and New York State, has been a vital freshwater highway in the Northeast since it first formed from the retreating Laurentian Ice Shield more than 11,000 years ago.
		The arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century AD marked the beginning of Lake Champlain’s “modern” history, first as a waterway to be explored from the north, but more importantly as an area to be exploited for its forests and furs.
		But construction of a rail line along the western shore of Lake Champlain in the late 1800s virtually killed what remained of the Lake’s major commercial shipping; it was easier to transport by train the ores mined in the nearby Adirondack Mountains than to continue shipping them by steam freighter.
	www.langrealestate.com /community_information/lake_champlain.shtml (1035 words)

	Lake Champlain Region - Champ History — From Ancient Times
		Both Native American tribes that lived near Lake Champlain, the Abenaki and the Iroquois, had their own legends about a large creature inhabiting the lake.
		Samuel de Champlain is often erroneously credited with being the first European to sight Champ, but readings of his accounts show that he saw something near the St. Lawrence river.
		This body of water was erroneously reported to be Lake Champlain in 1960.
	www.lakechamplainregion.com /content_pages/champyhistory.cfm (574 words)

	Maps and Guidebooks :: Lake Champlain Bikeways
		The upper Champlain Valley is one of the highest producing apple areas in the United States, second only to regions in the state of Washington.
		Franklin County is in the northwest corner of Vermont on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain.
		Near the lake the terrain is very gently rolling and the hills gradually increase as one leaves the vicinity of the lake.
	www.champlainbikeways.org /maps.htm (1844 words)

	Lake Champlain Trivia
		One of the many documented sightings of a serpent in the lake was by Champlain himself.
		Lake Champlain's deepest spot is slightly over 400 feet while the average depth is 68 feet.
		It is the largest of the lake's uninhabited islands with a surface area of 1000 acres.
	www.angelfire.com /home/lake/trivia.html (1275 words)

	Lake Champlain Homes
		Lake Champlain Homes, in conjunction with Forest Homes, has developed a unique building process which offers extensive benefits to the home buyer.
		At the core of Lake Champlain Home's success, is our conventionally framed open panel wall system, combined with a comprehensive package of rough and finished materials.
		In addition, Lake Champlain Homes is equipped to respond to your requests with a comprehensive library of attractive designs, adaptable specifications, plus product and pricing information.
	www.lakechamplainhomes.com (229 words)

	Lake Champlain Bikeways :: Vermont, New York, and Québec in one bicycling adventure
		Lake Champlain Bikeways is proud to partner with BCBS of VT - working together to promote healthy, active lifestyles in the Champlain Valley.
		Champlain Bikeway, a 363-mile principal route around the entire Lake and along the Richelieu River to Chambly, Québec.
		With growing national interest in bicycle tourism, Lake Champlain Bikeways, a public/private partnership, is quickly expanding its bicycle route network while serving as the information clearinghouse on bicycling opportunities in the Champlain Valley.
	www.champlainbikeways.org (339 words)

	Protecting Lake Champlain
		Stretching nearly 120 miles from Whitehall, NY to the Richelieu River in Quebec, Lake Champlain is one of Vermont’s greatest natural treasures.
		Lake Champlain supports a regional economy of more than $9 billion and a watershed of more than 8200 square miles.
		Leahy is honored to have his name, and Marcelle's, attached to the ECHO Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington, a campus that is home to several programs dedicated to studying and preserving the lake.
	leahy.senate.gov /issues/environment/lakechamplain.html (316 words)

	Lake Champlain Monster: Investigating the Champ Photo (Skeptical Inquirer July 2003)
		The lake (and therefore the monster) is named for explorer Samuel de Champlain, who is often--but erroneously--said to have been the first to report the creature.
		Lake creature sightings are complicated by the fact that it is very difficult to judge distances and sizes on bodies of water.
		LeBlond, Paul H. An estimate of the dimensions of the Lake Champlain Monster from the length of adjacent wind waves in the Mansi photograph.
	www.csicop.org /si/2003-07/monster.html (3516 words)

	USN Ships--USS Lake Champlain (CV-39, later CVA-39 & CVS-39)
		USS Lake Champlain, a 27,100-ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier, was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia.
		Lake Champlain was decommissioned in February 1947 and remained in reserve until the Korean War and Cold War greatly increased the demand for active aircraft carriers.
		USS Lake Champlain was striken from the Naval Vessel Register in December 1969 and sold for scrapping in July 1972.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/cv39.htm (1081 words)

	Champ of Lake Champlain
		In the eyes of the Lake Champlain Land Trust, Champ embodies the mysteries, wonders and importance of the Lake and the creatures that may or may not live within.
		The Lake is 120 miles long, 400 feet deep in places and home to a diverse population of birds and aquatic life which would be more than enough to sustain the belly of this great beast.
		Sandra Mansi and her fiancé Anthony were vacationing on the shores of Lake Champlain when they saw a great head and neck break the surface of the lake.
	www.lclt.org /Champ.htm (1186 words)

	Paddlers' Trail History and Use: Lake Champlain Committee
		Becoming a member of the Lake Champlain Committe for $40 or more and obtaining the annual Lake Champlain Paddlers' Trail Guidebook and Stewardship Manual is the "ticket" for trail use.
		Joining the Lake Champlain Committee in advocating for clean, unpolluted water, scenic vistas, appropriate public access, and protection of the natural resources of Lake Champlain and its Basin.
		The Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) is a membership-based nonprofit 501(c) 3 educational organization.
	www.lakechamplaincommittee.org /lake/paddlers.html (915 words)

	Lake Champlain Monster; Investigative Files (Skeptical Inquirer July 2003)
		Lake Champlain began roughly 10,000 years ago when an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, the Champlain Sea, was transformed by receding glaciers into an inland, fresh-water body (Zarzynski 1984).
		We explored the lake shore around Otter Creek, dropped in on the naturalist at Button Bay State Park, and then proceeded to Bristol to keep our appointment with Sandra Mansi regarding her famous snapshot of--well, that is the question Ben addresses in his article elsewhere in this issue.
		Ben was glad to finally be able to wash up from his swim in Lake Champlain and to treat a cut foot--injured on sharp rocks during the earlier experiments.
	www.csicop.org /si/2003-07/i-files.html (4061 words)

	Welcome to LCRA, Lake Champlain Restoration Association, Addison County Vermont
		The mission of this Association is to educate the public about the effects of nuisance aquatic weeds and to promote the restoration and improvement of Lake Champlain for the benefit of those who live along its shores and those who use its waters.
		Lake Champlain was discovered by French Explorer Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) who explored Central America and the northern part of North America for France.
		He explored the lands surrounding the Saint Lawrence River and reached as far south as northern New York at Lake Champlain, which is named for him.
	www.lakechamplainrestoration.org (242 words)

	Lake Champlain Chocolates :: Visit Us
		It is inspiring to be here on the scenic shores of Lake Champlain, in this beautiful state where people love the outdoors and appreciate fine, fresh foods.
		Lake Champlain Chocolates has been making fresh, all-natural gourmet chocolates for 25 years.
		Lake Champlain Chocolates has been making fresh, all-natural gourmet chocolates and chocolate gifts for 25 years.
	www.lakechamplainchocolates.com /VisitUs.aspx (317 words)

	Lake Champlain Valley Region, VermontVacation.com
		Lake Champlain’s fishery includes landlocked Atlantic salmon, lake and brown trout, northern pike, walleye, crappie and bass.
		With prevailing winds averaging 10 knots and steady out of the north-northwest, Champlain is a perfect spot for sailing or gunkhole style cruising, with a number of charter boat services operating in and near Burlington.
		Lake Champlain is also home to the New York/Vermont Underwater Historic Preserve (UHP), a collection of eight historic wrecks at depths from 30 to 110 feet.
	www.vermontvacation.com /region04/LakeChamplainCommunities.asp (402 words)

	Cryptozoology.com
		The lake itself formed around 10,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age, prior to that the Champlain area (named after the explorer Samuel de Champlain from his exploration in the 1600's) was made of an arm of the Atlantic Ocean called the Champlain Sea.
		As the lake is tied off to the ocean through a series of dams and blocked tributaries, it is unlikely that they would travel to the ocean.
		The lake itself retains its mysteries, from ancient archaeological evidence of the Native peoples, to the ingenuity of the later settlers who used the resources of the area to support themselves.
	www.cryptozoology.com /cryptids/champ.php (1443 words)

	Lake Champlain Vacation rRentals, Lake Champlain Valley Rentals, Vermont Cyber Rentals
		Lake Champlain vacation rentals, including vacation homes, cottages, cabins and lodges, are the perfect lodgings for your Vermont vacation.
		Lake Champlain rentals are also conveniently located near several ski resorts in central Vermont.
		Excellent accommodations in the Lake Champlain Islands include Alburg VT rentals, Grand Isle vacation rentals, and North Hero summer rentals and South Hero rentals.
	www.cyberrentals.com /USA/Vermont/Lake-Champlain-Valley/r124.htm (451 words)

	Champlain Valley - Wikitravel
		The Champlain Valley is the fertile (mostly rural) strip of land that borders Lake Champlain's eastern Vermont and western shores New York.
		Flowing south to north, the lake is connected to the Richelieu River in the north (flows into the St. Lawrence River near Montreal), and to the south Lake Champlain connects to the Champlain Canal, and by extension the Hudson River.
		Lake Champlain is therefore connected to the Atlantic Ocean indirectly at both extremities.
	wikitravel.org /en/Lake_Champlain (259 words)

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		The sixth largest body of water in the United States, Lake Champlain is located near the Canadian border, between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondacks in New York.
		It is naturally drained by the Richelieu River, and is fed by Otter Creek, and the Winooski, Missisquoi and Lamoille rivers in Vermont and the Ausable, Chazy and Saranac Rivers in New York.
		In the early 19th century, Lake Champlain was connected to the Hudson River system by a canal.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lake_champlain.html (562 words)

	AllRefer.com - Champlain, Lake, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Lake Champlain lies in an elongated plain between the Adirondacks and the Green Mts.
		A link in the Hudson–Saint Lawrence waterway, the lake is connected with the Hudson (at Fort Edward) by the Champlain division of the New York State Canal System; the Richelieu River connects the lake with the St. Lawrence.
		The lake, named for the explorer Samuel de Champlain, was the scene of battles in the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution at Crown Point and Ticonderoga, of a naval engagement in 1776, and of the American victory of Thomas Macdonough in the War of 1812.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/ChamplaiLak.html (295 words)

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