They are calling this monster “Puff” but I think we all know better.

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You can view the google search result page here… 162 sources!

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NY Times
July 11, 1887, Wednesday
Page 1, 168 words
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 10.–That there is a Lake
Champlain sea serpent is stoutly maintained by a party from Charlotte
who were holding a picnic on the lake shore Saturday afternoon.
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NY Times
May 22, 1887, Wednesday
Page 13, 984 words
When any considerable number of truthful people agree in their
testimony touching anything it naturally receives human credence. That
an appearance of strange and extraordinary character has been seen in
Lake Champlain by many people both intelligent and truthful cannot be
denied.

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NY Times
May 29, 1887, Wednesday
Page 5, 520 words
While the general public were exulting over Adirondack Murray’sexplanation and disposition of the so-called sea serpent, as publishedin the Burlington Free Press and copied into many other papersthroughout the country, which no doubt was a fair description of what…
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“From the Land to the Lake,” the Henry Sheldon Museum’s
first online learning kit, offers web access to articles, lessons,
primary source materials and other resources supporting a place-based
curriculum focused on the historical relationships between people and
water in the Champlain Valley. This rich subject area lends itself to
extended study through a variety of disciplines.

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The Lake Champlain Basin Project has a great series of pages on the history of the lake. From their site:
pproximately 10,000 years ago, the glacier’s retreat allowed marine
waters from the St. Lawrence estuary to flood the Basin, forming the
Champlain Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The extent of this salty
sea is shown on the [...]

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The Chazy Reef, which has been called the oldest reef in the world,is located on Isle La Motte, a Vermont island on Lake Champlain.However, there are two even older reefs on the island, which are thesubject of study by scientists.

UVM Professor of Geology, Charlotte Mehrtens, says that the oldestreefs are found around “The Head” of [...]

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In the summer of 2006 I was the department head of canoeing and
kayaking at Brown Ledge Camp on Colchester Bay in Vermont. I was on
the dock every morning at 9am. This time of the day the water was
always flat and there was rarely any boat traffic. One morning I was
on the dock [...]

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If you are serious about snapping a photo of Champ, consider purchasing a pair of Binoculars with a built-in digital camera. There are cheaper models available, but you probably don’t want to risk not being able to capture a once-in-a-lifetime image of Champ.
Purchase this item…

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