“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 […]
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From the Land to the Lake…
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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The Lake Champlain Basin Project
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
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The Chazy Reef
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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” […]
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Port Henry, NY – Champ Central
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Port Henry loves Champ so much they have a page and holiday dedicated to him. Great stuff on this site.
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Lake Champlain on Wikipedia
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
There is a ton of info on Lake Champlain on the Wikipedia site. Key champ-related points are the topography and geological history.
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Beautiful Lake Champlain.
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
There is a lot happening on the lake, you can keep up on events here. I will also use this category for environmental posts regarding the health of the lake.
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