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The Quadricentennial and going through the motions

Mavis wrote 4 days ago: So, Burlington has had its festival commemorating the Champlain Quadricentennial —- meaning th … more →

Tags: vermont, History, Burlington, Champlain Quadricentennial, Commemoration, Vermont History

Navigational Aids (67 of 365)18 comments

Julie wrote 3 weeks ago: Samuel de Champlain was a French navigator who explored and mapped much of northeastern North Ameri … more →

Tags: HDR, statue, Navigational Aids, mariner's astrolabe

late June 16091 comment

bowsprite wrote 4 weeks ago: Crash!  Tear!   Rend!  Rip!  Thwack! all sounds of terror added to wind and thunder in the darkness … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, half moon, Henry Hudson, Hudson quadricentennial, John Smith

BDJ Festival, day 2: rock, paper, scissors

Cheryl wrote 1 month ago: a Firehouse floor socket, only one in the whole place that was empty! Yesterday evening’s perf … more →

Tags: Articles, Burlington, Lake Champlain, Discover Jazz Festival, quadricentennial, UVM, Firehouse Gallery, Paul Metzger, portative organ

A Visit to Isle La Motte and the Alburg Sand Dunes

Joanna wrote 1 month ago: On Sunday I drove to the Champlain Islands to visit the Alburg Dunes State Park and the Fisk Quarry … more →

Tags: Environment, Nature, Alburg sand dunes, beach pea, Bog, Champlain beachgrass, Coral, Events, Fossils

early May 16092 comments

tugster wrote 2 months ago: Déjà vu . . . déjà vu. That’s the term coming to mind. Only last year we followed the Norwegian sh … more →

Tags: 17th century cartography, Art, Creative Nonfiction, half moon, Henry Hudson, John Smith, Robert Juet

late April 16091 comment

tugster wrote 2 months ago: ((Editor’s Note: Although Henry channeled this logbook installment some days back, we’ve … more →

Tags: 17th century cartography, Amsterdam, Creative Nonfiction, half moon, Henry Hudson, Hudson quadricentennial, John Smith

Paddlers to Hail Hudson(s) on the Great Champlain Hudson River Paddle

newyorkoutdoors wrote 2 months ago: By LEIGH HORNBECK,T imesUnion.com, link to original full article Schuylerville will play host to the … more →

Tags: paddling, History, New York City, Kayaking, Hudson River, Albany, Hudson Valley, litter, yonkers

bonjour from québec city

Cheryl wrote 3 months ago: musicians atop the battlement wall Ready for that visit to Europe? Forget about booking a flight. Yo … more →

Tags: Articles, Dobet Gnahore, Québec, Québec city, Palais Montcalm

3 April 1609

bowsprite wrote 3 months ago: I love the warm breezes on my cheek telling me it’s spring. Soon, soon we will be under way and col … more →

Tags: Art, Creative Nonfiction, half moon, John Smith

Enthusiasm Runs Deep for Hudson's 400th Anniversary

newyorkoutdoors wrote 3 months ago: By Michael Risinit, The Journal News, LoHud.com, link to original article Organizers from Manhattan … more →

Tags: History, New York City, Hudson River, Albany, Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Henry Hudson, 400th anniversary, Robert Fulton

If You've Got A Dream Like Mine

ponpilate wrote 4 months ago: In this great land is one of the best rivers in the world. The beauty of the countryside cannot be o … more →

Tags: Canadian Film, Canadian History, National Film Board of Canada, NFB, Robert Doucet

The Lake Champlain Quadricentennial2 comments

Janeite Deb wrote 6 months ago: This year marks the quadricentennial [400th!] celebration of Samuel de Champlain’s “foun … more →

Tags: Vermont resources, Featured Titles for sale, antiquarian books, Bygone Books, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Quadricentennial, Vermont Celebrates Champlain, Lake Champlain Land Trust

Samuel De Champlain Plaque4 comments

Joey wrote 7 months ago: Can you place the location of this sign? Samuel De Champlain Plaque, originally uploaded by captjoe … more →

Tags: gloucester, beauport, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Tercentary Commision

David Hackett Fischer's Champlain Biography Released

mlynchhistory wrote 9 months ago: I was in a bookstore earlier today and found, to my surprise and delight, that David Hackett Fischer … more →

Tags: Colonial America, Historiography, David Hackett Fischer, Champlain's Dream

Every Once in a While ...1 comment

ducksanddrakes wrote 9 months ago: I remember why God gave Maureen Dowd her overdeveloped tendency for literary indulgence. Syntax serv … more →

Tags: found phrases, language, Apologies, Gags, jean-marie gustave leclezio, Latin, Maureen Dowd, Sarah Palin, Syntax

Lake Champlain

Nathaniel wrote 9 months ago: Just a quick post here.  A wonderful article by Christopher Shaw about canoeing down Lake Champlain … more →

Tags: General Destruction, vermont, New York Times, Lake Champlain, New York

Champlain’s Shores 1 comment

goingcoastal wrote 9 months ago: THE weather was blustery but hardly forbidding when I set off by canoe from just below Rouses Point, … more →

Tags: Get Wet, Region, paddle, kayak, hudson, Canoe, Lake Champlain, Québec, Rouses Point

Preservation League announces Quadricentennial theme for 2009 Seven to Save List

goingcoastal wrote 10 months ago: The Preservation League of New York State will use its endangered properties program, Seven to Save, … more →

Tags: Dive In, Henry Hudson, Robert Fulton, Preservation League, Seven to Save


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