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From the Land to the Lake…

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:21:37 +0000

“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.

The Lake Champlain Basin Project

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:18:35 +0000

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 Champlain Sea Map [182 KB].
Many marine animals, including Beluga whales, Atlantic cod, seals, and
blue mussels lived in the Champlain Sea. In 1849, railroad workers
found a Beluga whale skeleton in Charlotte, VT, which is now on display
at the University of Vermont. Many other fossils of the Champlain Sea
time period have been found in Canada.

The Chazy Reef

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:14:55 +0000

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 the
subject of study by scientists.

UVM Professor of Geology, Charlotte Mehrtens, says that the oldest
reefs are found around “The Head” of the south end of the island,
slightly younger reefs are found at the Fisk Quarry and the youngest
(the famous coral reefs) are located in fields to the north. Together,
these three sites provide a unique narrative of events which took place
over 450 million years ago in ocean in the Southern Hemisphere, long
before the emergence of Lake Champlain – 20 thousand years ago.

Wikipedia Entry

Port Henry, NY – Champ Central

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:43:27 +0000

Port Henry loves Champ so much they have a page and holiday dedicated to him. Great stuff on this site.

Lake Champlain on Wikipedia

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:53:58 +0000

There is a ton of info on Lake Champlain on the Wikipedia site. Key champ-related points are the topography and geological history.

Beautiful Lake Champlain.

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:45:42 +0000

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.