Lake Champlain

Angebl. Sightings of a monster

The Lake Champlain (, Champlain '), French: Lac Champlain ) is the sixth largest lake in the United States.

Located just south of Montreal between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains on the border of the U.S. states of Vermont and New York and has low proportion in the north in the Canadian province of Québec. It is named after Samuel de Champlain, who explored it in 1609 and sailed from 4 July of the year. At this time he was regarded as the boundary between the tribes of the Algonquian and the Iroquois in the west to the east, as reflected in the names that had been on the lake the aborigines: Pe - Tonbonque (such as " water, which between them [the tribes ] is " ) at the Algonquin, Caniaderi - Guarunte (about :" See, which is the gateway to the land " ), among the Iroquois.

In about 180 km long and up to 19 km wide Champlain are approximately 80 islands of which forms a private County in the U.S. state of Vermont. He is on the Great Lakes in the Midwest, the Iliamnasee in Alaska and the Lake Okeechobee in Florida, the largest lake in the United States.

History

On September 11, 1814, the American fleet under Commodore Thomas Macdonough successfully fought a brilliant victory against the advancing British, as they attempted an invasion of the State of New York from Canada.

In the 19th century Champlain was connected by a duct system to the Hudson River. The ports Burlington, Port Henry and Plattsburgh are only of little commercial interest.

The waters became famous through the rumor of a sea monster, which is named after its discoverer Champ already mentioned above. Since 1982, the distant relatives Nessie is protected by law, as it has become a major tourist attraction.

Islands

The Champlain also includes about 80 islands, including an entire county in Vermont.

  • Isle La Motte
  • Grand Isle ( Vermont), including South Hero (Vermont )
  • North Hero
  • Valcour
  • Three Sisters
  • Two Brothers
  • Burton Iceland
  • Cloak Iceland
  • Garden Iceland - " Gunboat Iceland "
  • Crab Iceland (New York)
  • Hen Iceland

Lighthouses

  • Historical brick lighthouse on Cumberland Head.
  • Pink Lighthouse at the north end of Isle La Motte.
  • Historic lighthouse in private ownership at the Point Au Roche, Beekmantown, New York.

Infrastructure

Ferries

The Lake Champlain Transportation Company offers north of Ticonderoga three ferry routes:

  • Charlotte ( Vermont) - Essex (New York)
  • Burlington (Vermont ) - Port Kent (New York)
  • Grand Isle ( Vermont) - Plattsburgh (New York)
Otter Creek (Vermont) Missisquoi River Lamoille River Ausable River (New York) Chazy River La Chute River Burlington (Vermont) Plattsburgh (city), New York Algonquin people County (United States) Iliamna Lake Champ (cryptozoology) Grand Isle (Vermont) North Hero, Vermont Valcour Island Crown Point (New York) Integrated Authority File
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