Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain
Title Lake Champlain PDF eBook
Author Mike Winslow
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2008
Genre Champlain, Lake
ISBN 9781884592515

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An engaging introduction to Lake Champlain s varied physical and biological resources in short essays that offer enough detail to satisfy ecologists, but a prose style that anyone can enjoy. Six sections: The Setting; Forces; Phenomena; Living Lake: Plants; Living Lake: Animals; The Future of Lake Champlain. Copublished with The Lake Champlain Committee, a non-profit environmental organization that has been working since 1963 to protect the lake's environmental integrity and recreational resources. Author Mike Winslow, Staff Scientist for the LCC since 2001, has a BA in Biology and Environmental Studies from St. Lawrence University and an MA in Botany from the University of Vermont.

The Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain

The Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain
Title The Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain PDF eBook
Author John R. Bratten
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 272
Release 2002
Genre History
ISBN 9781585441471

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"In this work, archaeologist John Bratten details the gunboat's history, construction, armament, tools, utensils, personal items, and rigging elements. He takes advantage of contemporary records to describe the Philadelphia's artifacts and presents for the first time an analysis of photographs taken during the 1935 recovery of the boat. Finally, he assesses the replica Philadelphia II, built at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum during 1989-91 in order to provide an opportunity to evaluate how the gondola was constructed, manned, sailed, and propelled by sweeps."--Jacket.

Cruising Guide to the Hudson River, Lake Champlain & the St. Lawrence River

Cruising Guide to the Hudson River, Lake Champlain & the St. Lawrence River
Title Cruising Guide to the Hudson River, Lake Champlain & the St. Lawrence River PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre
ISBN 9780961641283

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History of Lake Champlain

History of Lake Champlain
Title History of Lake Champlain PDF eBook
Author Peter Sailly Palmer
Publisher
Pages 292
Release 1866
Genre Canada
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The Untold Story of Champ

The Untold Story of Champ
Title The Untold Story of Champ PDF eBook
Author Robert E. Bartholomew
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 274
Release 2012-12-04
Genre History
ISBN 1438444850

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"The lake surface was glass. My girlfriend and I were fishing from our anchored rowboat in about fifteen feet of water, facing the New York shore. 'Ron, what's that?' I turned. About thirty feet away I saw three dark humps ... protruding about two feet above the surface. The humps were perhaps two or three feet apart. They didn't move. We didn't either. We watched in disbelief for about ten seconds. The humps slowly sank into the water. There was no wake, no telltale sign of movement. Unexplained. Eerie. Unsettling." — from the Foreword by Ronald S. Kermani Scotland may have Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, but we have Champ, the legendary serpent-like monster of Lake Champlain. The first recorded sighting of Champ, in 1609, has been attributed to the lake's namesake, French explorer and cartographer Samuel de Champlain. This is pure myth, but there have been hundreds of sightings since then. Robert E. Bartholomew embarks on his own search, both of the lake firsthand and through period sources and archives—many never before published. Although he finds the trail obscured by sloppy journalism, local leaders motivated by tourism income, and bickering monster hunters, he weighs the evidence to craft a rich, colorful history of Champ. From the nineteenth century, when Champ was a household name, to 1977, when he appeared in Sandra Mansi's controversial photograph, Bartholomew covers it all. Real or imaginary, Champ and his story will fascinate believers and skeptics alike.

Benedict Arnold's Navy

Benedict Arnold's Navy
Title Benedict Arnold's Navy PDF eBook
Author James L. Nelson
Publisher McGraw Hill Professional
Pages 418
Release 2006-05-12
Genre History
ISBN 0071502246

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An epic story of one man’s devotion to the American cause In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold’s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion. Benedict Arnold’s Navy is the dramatic chronicle of that desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on the American Revolution’s critical northern front. Written with captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how Benedict Arnold’s fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray. Praise for James L. Nelson: "James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language." --Patrick O'Brian, author of Master and Commander "James L. Nelson tells this story with clarity and literary skill and with such ease and order that the reader feels he is attending a dissertation on history given by a consummate lecturer." --Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, winner of the American Library Association’s 2004 Award for Best Military History "It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I’ve read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. It’s a triumph of imagination and good, taut writing . . . " --Bernard Cornwell on Glory in the Name, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award

Ghosts and Legends of Lake Champlain

Ghosts and Legends of Lake Champlain
Title Ghosts and Legends of Lake Champlain PDF eBook
Author Thea Lewis
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 135
Release 2012-08-21
Genre History
ISBN 1614236585

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The author of Haunted Burlington shares Lake Champlain’s chilling history—from swashbuckling spirits to Champ, “North America’s Loch Ness Monster.” Lake Champlain is located between New York’s majestic Adirondacks and Vermont’s famed Green Mountains. Yet despite the beauty of this region, it has been the site of dark and mysterious events; it is not surprising that some spirits linger in this otherwise tranquil place. Fort Ticonderoga saw some of early America’s bloodiest battles, and American, French and British ghosts still stand guard. A spirit walks the halls of SUNY Plattsburgh, even after his original haunt burned in 1929. Champlain’s islands—Stave, Crab, Valcour and Garden—all host otherworldly inhabitants, and unidentified creatures and objects have made appearances on the water, in the sky and in the forests surrounding the lake. Join Burlington’s Thea Lewis as she explores the ghosts and legends that haunt Lake Champlain. Includes photos! “For Lewis, a gifted storyteller, a good story makes a haunted place all the more compelling.” —Happy Vermont