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The celebration of Samuel de Champlain:Four hundred years ago, the great

French explorer Samuel deChamplain, traveled the area,

creating a journal along the way of whathe found in “New Spain.”

After exploring the area for nearlythree years, he returned to France andsubmitted his journal to King Henri IV,who in turn rewarded him by makinghim a noble — the Sieur de Champlain.

In 1909, in the southern areas of NewYork, a Tercentennial was celebrated —known as the Hudson-Fulton Celebra-tion — in honor of Henry Hudson’s dis-covery of the Hudson River, which alsohappened in 1609. During the 1909 cele-bration, numerous events flooded thearea to remember and honor that history.

However, this year — in honor of the400th anniversary — Champlain and therest of the Northern Tier of New Yorkwanted in on the celebration, changingthe name to the Hudson-Fulton-Cham-plain Quadricentennial.

People throughout New York, Canadaand Vermont — territories surroundingLake Champlain — are going all-out with ceremonies, events and parades.

Monuments dedicated to Champlain stand in communities in New Yorkand Quebec, including the first monument in his honor erected in theUnited States in 1907, which is still located on the grounds of St. Mary’sChurch in the village of Champlain.

This August, there will even be a special mass honoring Samuel de

Champlain’s religious commitment, followed bya ceremony re-dedicating the monument.

Planning for many of the events dates back to2002, when the Hudson-Fulton-ChamplainQuadricentennial Commission was formed. Itwas then, former Gov. George E. Pataki broughttogether 21 people to coordinate the once-in-a-lifetime celebration, including the North Coun-try’s own Celine R. Paquette.

“We had a lot of meetings, but it took a lot toget traction,” said Paquette, who serves as com-mission vice chairperson.

Pete Grannis, State Commissioner of the De-partment of Environmental Conservation, andCarol Ash, State Commissioner of Parks, Recre-ation and Historic Preservation got together toreally get the Quadricentennial off the ground,Paquette explained. In the North Country, Pa-quette said it was necessary to get some eventsprepared as well.

“I formed a Lake Champlain committee ofClinton, Essex and Washington counties,” Pa-quette explained. “We met quite regularly atfirst and then got some events down and wewere trying to pool our resources and poolevents.”

While there have been many events specially planned for the Quadri-centennial, the commission also suggested communities to put a new spinon events they’ve already had planned.

“A lot of these events were events that were held annually anyway, andwe said we’re going to ‘Quadracize’ them,” laughed Paquette. “So, if it’sa parade, maybe we’ll have a float of Champlain and do a little bit more.”

The logo chosen to represent the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial.

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great French explorerThe events will all lead up to a

Sept. 19 celebration in CrownPoint, which will see the rededica-tion of the Samuel de Champlainmonument there. That event hasinvolved significant planning, saidPaquette, and will be consideredthe year ’s signature event honor-ing the French explorer. It willinclude performances by theUnited States Merchant MarineAcademy Band from Great Neck,Long Island, interpretive historicalperformances and speeches fromseveral political dignitaries.

The governors of Vermont andNew York will be among those onthe guest list, with an invitationalso expected to be sent to FrenchPresident Nicolas Sarkozy.

“If we can’t get Sarkozy, we’ll trythe French ambassador, and cer-tainly the New York and Bostonconsulates,” said Paquette.

Though the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain QuadricentennialCommission has established theWeb site www.exploreny400.comto keep track of Quadricentennialevents across the state, a Web sitehas been established locally aswell.

The Web site, www.discover-lakechamplain400.org, was createdby Colin Read, former dean of theSchool of Business and Economicsat the State University of New Yorkat Plattsburgh. The idea behind thesite is to provide the public withthe latest information onQuadricentennial events — partic-ularly local ones — and provide alist of local points of contact.

“If you want to get involved inyour community, you can go to theWeb site and look for your commu-nity contact person,” saidPaquette.

“It’s been slow spreading, butthere’s been a lot of interest [in thequadricentennial],” said Paquette.“I think we’re doing very, verywell.”

When asked why people arelooking forward to this upcomingQuadricentennial, Paquette said, “Ithink people like anniversaries ...People like to relive their history.The United States is not very old;we don’t have much of a history.What we do have, we like to cele-brate. And Samuel de Champlainwas such a great man, he’s worth-while celebrating.”

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission vice chairperson Celine R. Paquette standsby Samuel de Champlain’s monument at St. Mary’s Church in Champlain. Events are in the works tocelebrate 400 years since the explorer came upon the area, including a rededication of the statue.

Photo by Sarah L.Cronk


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CHAMPLAIN — Celine R. Paquette hasalways been interested in local history. She’scurrently involved in the many events sur-rounding the Hudson-Fulton-ChamplainQuadricentennial as vice chair, and has beensteadily working on bringing a long-standingdream of hers to reality.

The Samuel de Champlain History Center,owned by Paquette, houses hundreds of booksbased on the historical figure, maps, picturesand artifacts.

“I always had this dream of ... taking an oldbuilding in Champlain and making it a histori-an’s office or history center,” Paquetteexplained, “because the town of Champlain did-n’t have a historian’s office.”

Paquette purchased the building in 2001 andhas been working diligently to finish its restora-tion and cataloguing materials.

Prior to the purchase, Paquette explained,another man owned the building, and althoughshe had expressed interest in buying it, the manwasn’t ready to sell.

“But, it was vandalized so often ... then hedecided just to get out of it,” she said.

“We did a cleaning one day and had twodumpsters ... filled with dead pigeons and miceand broken glass,” Paquette recalled.

However, in the years since, she has hired theTrahan Bros., a contracting company; architectJohn McKenna & Associates; and Roger Bodine,

Celine R. Paquette stands with a replica of Le Don de Dieu, the ship with which Samuel de Champlain explored the region in 1609. Thereplica, which means “The Gift of God,” is on display at the Samuel de Champlain History Center in Champlain, with other artifacts andhundreds of books.

Photo by Sarah L. Cronk

Samuel de Champlain History Center is a place to discover

See HISTORY CENTER, page 6

who has built custom cabinetry anddoors, to finish the work.

“This didn’t have a floor,” Paquette ex-plained of the first floor of the building.“There was no sheet rock. The windowswere all broken. It was a disaster.”

The building was originally a bankwhen it was built in 1880, then, in 1905,the top story was added. But, there is an-other aspect of the center that makes ittruly unique.

“It follows the contour of the [GreatChazy] river,” Paquette said. “So, noticethere are no square corners in the build-ing. Everything’s angles.”

However, the most important part ofthe historic building is what it now hous-es today.

“I have a section ... upstairs that’s myChamplain room. So, it’s all Samuel deChamplain,” explained Paquette. “Then,I have a huge section of Franco-Ameri-can. That’s my background; it’s my inter-est.”

Throughout the history center, Paque-tte has more than 300 books, includingthe largest collection of Franco-Ameri-can material anywhere in the UnitedStates, which she purchased from Dr. An-dré Sénécal, retired director of CanadianStudies at the University of Vermont.

“It’s a huge collection,” she said.“Some things were quite expensive.”

But, why does Paquette have suchstrong ties to Samuel de Champlain?

“I really got interested because my an-cestor ’s mentioned in his will,” she said.“He was a founder of Quebec City andmy family’s from Quebec City.”

Paquette explained Marguerite Martin,who married a Racine, Paquette’s maid-en name, is listed in Samuel de Cham-plain’s will, as Martin was a friend ofChamplain’s.

Currently, the history center is open toanyone who wishes to see it. Simply con-tact Paquette at the center at 518-298-1609 and she will accommodate you.

“I’ve had several graduate studentscome in here doing some research onSamuel de Champlain for this year,” Pa-quette said. “Anybody can come borrowbooks. Frank Christopher ... the produc-er of the documentary on Champlain,‘Dead Reckoning,’ was here a couple oftimes.”

The Samuel de Champlain HistoryCenter is located at 202 Elm St. Oncerestoration on the building is complete,it will house changing exhibits which fo-cus on the history of the town and villageof Champlain, as well as permanent in-formation regarding Samuel de Cham-plain and Franco-American history.

“A lot is going on and it’s a lot of fun,”said Paquette.”

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The ideal souvenirAdelightful, yet

useful, souvenirhas been crafted

for distribution during thisQuadricentennial year —the Astrolabe Key Chain!

Miniature replicas of thedevice Samuel de Cham-plain used to map his nav-igational adventures havebeen affixed with metalgrommets to sturdy chainsto create the souvenir keyrings.

A little booklet accompa-nies the keychains and il-lustrates Samuel de Cham-plain’s use of the tool anddescribes in both Frenchand English the signifi-cance of the astrolabe.

The astrolabe was theGPS of the time, giving thelatitude in relation to theposition of the sun and oth-er celestial bodies.

The Astrolabe Key Chainmay be purchased for $5 atthe Samuel de ChamplainHistory Center in Cham-plain or by calling the cen-ter at 518-298-1609.

The Astrolabe Key Chain is now availableand is a great way to carry your car keysas you head to the numerous Quadricen-tennial events and festivals planned forthis year.

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CHAMPLAIN — The history of thetown and village of Champlain hasbeen shared through pictures in an an-nual calendar for the past seven years.In honor of the 400th anniversary ofSamuel de Champlain’s exploration ofthe region, this year ’s calendar offersan even broader look at the way thingsonce were in the North Country.

David Patrick of Colchester, Vt., cre-ated what is his seventh calendar fea-turing historical black and white pho-tographs taken from his familyarchives. Patrick began the annualproject in 2002, utilizing photographsand papers handed down to him fromhis great-grandfather ’s brother, HughMcLellan. The artifacts, which havebeen preserved at Special Collectionsat the State University of New York atPlattsburgh’s Feinberg Library andClinton County Historical Association,include papers dating back more thana century. The documents include writ-ings from Pliny Moore, the founder ofChamplain, who is Patrick’s andMcLellan’s common ancestor.

Originally, Patrick wanted to compile a bookof the documents, but instead opted to create amore functional item — a calendar.

When planning his 2009 calendar, Patrick hadintended to continue his focus on the town and

village, but was contacted by former Celine R.Paquette, who serves on the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission.

“[Paquette] suggested that I focus on the 2009Quad celebrations,” Patrick said. “ I thoughtabout this and realized it was a perfect fit for my

calendar series and that it was now ornever to work on it. “

The project had even more meaning inthe new direction as McLellan was alsothe architect for the two Champlain me-morial monuments at Crown Point andPlattsburgh, built from 1911-1912. Bothmemorials were built in response to the300th anniversary celebrations in 1909 ofChamplain’s arrival.

“What a great coincidence, especially tohave a Champlainer who designed twovery famous memorials,” said Patrick.

The process to create the calendar tookseveral months of research and approxi-mately six weeks to compile and com-plete, said Patrick. The photos extend farbeyond the realm of the Northern Tier,though the Champlain monument at St.Mary’s Church in the village of Cham-plain and several others are among thosefeatured. In the end, more than 90 imagesof the memorials and dedications werecompiled for the calendar.

An additional four pages were includ-ed to expand the historical essay of

Champlain included in previous calendars to 15pages.

The 2009 Champlain Quadricentennial Calen-dar, which is sold for $15, is available throughwww.moorsfieldpress.com or by contactingPatrick via e-mail at [email protected].

Quadricentennial commemorated in calendar

The cover of the 2009 Champlain Quadricentennial Calendar features a photograph of thededication of the Crown Point Memorial Lighthouse July 5, 1912. The existing lighthouse,built in 1858, had been converted to a memorial by architect Hugh McLellan to honor Samuelde Champlain.

Image courtesy of David Patrick


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12:00 – Midnight Carnival Rides, Food Booths, Games, Beer Tent 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. BEAR TRACKS (Civic Center Pavilion) Sponsored by American Legion Montgomery Post 912 and Cornerstone Drug & Gift 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. COMMUNITY SINGERS/STRAWHATTERS (Civic Center Stage) UNMASKING OF THE “2009 MYSTERY GIRL” Sponsored by the Village of Rouses Point 8:00 – Midnight Live Music by ZERO TOLERANCE (Civic Center Pavilion) Sponsored by Chazy Hardware and the Rouses Point Fire Department Auxiliary

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8:00 a.m. - ??? Village Wide Garage Sales 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BIKE DECORATING CONTEST (Please be on time and helmets are required) 10:30 a.m. KID’ S DAY – Games, Contests & Entertainment Noon – Midnight Carnival Rides, Food Booths, Games, Beer Tent 1:00 p.m. JOEY FUNNY BUSINESS - Magician/Comedian Sponsored in part by Champlain Telephone Company and Primelink 2:30 p.m. FREE SUNDAES (To The First 200 Kids) Sponsored by Stewart’ s 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Live Music by BACK ROADS BAND (Civic Center Pavilion) Sponsored by Champlain Plastics 8:00 p.m. – Midnight Live Music by SOUTH JUNCTION (Civic Center Pavilion) Sponsored by Powertex

Sunday, 5 July 2009

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW Sponsored by Rouses Point Fire Department 12:00 noon - ??? ROUSES POINT FIRE DEPT. CHICKEN BBQ Sponsored by the Rouses Point Fire Department (Inside the Fire Station across from the Civic Center) DEMONSTRATION BY NORTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE DANCE CLUB 12 noon – 11:00 p.m. Carnival Rides, Food Booths, Games 12 noon – 4:00 p.m. Beer Tent 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Live Music by JUST US (Civic Center Pavilion) Sponsored in part by Rouses Point Sportsmen’ s Club and Northern Sanitation 6:00 p.m. GIGANTIC STREET PARADE DUSK FIREWORKS Over Lake Champlain Sponsored by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and the Village of Rouses Point

For information concerning these events, call 518-297-5502

*Made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Quadricentennial Commission and the office of Senator Betty Little.

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ALBANY — State Sen. Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury, has presented Celine R. Paquette, vice chair-person of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, with a Legislative resolutionby the New York State Senate. The resolution states, in part, that the commemorative medal com-missioned by Paquette to honor the 400th Anniversary of Samuel de Champlain has been namedthe Official Quadricentennial Medal by the Senate on June 2, 2009.

The medal is an original design inspired by Paquette, designed by Judi Danforth and craft-ed by Danforth Pewterers of Middlebury, Vt.

The souvenir medals are housed in a soft pouch andboxed with an insert that explains:

“Guided by his dream and his astrolabe, in1603, Samuel de Champlain crossed the

ocean and discovered New France. In1609, he arrived on what is now known

as Lake Champlain, the only place thatthe widely traveled, yet humble ex-plorer named after himself.

The astrolabe was the GPS of thetime, giving the latitude in relation tothe position of the sun and other celes-tial bodies. It is told that in 1867, Cham-plain’s precious tool, his lost astrolabe, was

found in the Ottawa River Valley. But no oneknows for sure.The astrolabe symbolizes the New World and ‘dreams come

true.’”The medals are being sold for $12.95, as well as the previously released astrolabe key chains that

are priced at $5, and may be found at any branch of Champlain National Bank, Champlain TelephoneCompany and PrimeLink, Champlain Federal Credit Union, Hancock House in Ticonderoga, Adirondack

History Museum in Elizabethtown, the town of Champlain office, village of Champlain office, and the Samuelde Champlain History Center.


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Friday, July 3-Sunday, July 5ROUSES POINT — Annual Fourth of

July Celebration, grounds of Rouses PointCivic Center, 39 Lake St. Family-orientedactivities and games, food. 518-297-2064

Saturday, July 4-Sunday, July 12PLATTSBURGH — 2009Mayor’s Cup Festival. Multi-ple events throughout thecity. 518- 420-2991 or visitwww.mayorscup.com for

complete listing.

Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day)ROUSES POINT — Inaugural Samuel

de Champlain Cup boat race hosted by PointAu Fer Racing Club, 10 a.m. Event beginsat Rouses Point breakwater on Lake Street,follows long-distance Olympic triangle be-fore returning. http://home.rr.com/2009sail-ingclub or 518-297-2064.

TICONDEROGA — “Declaration of Inde-pendence” reading, Fort Ticonderoga, 30Fort Ti Road. 518-585-2821.

Sunday, July 5TICONDEROGA — Champlain Theme

100th Anniversary Fort Ticonderoga, 30Fort Ti Road.

ROUSES POINT — Chicken barbecue,Rouses Point Volunteer Fire Department, 48Lake St. 518-297-6431.

ROUSES POINT — Car show sponsoredby Rouses Point Volunteer Fire Department,Rouses Point Civic Center, 39 Lake St. 518-297-6431.

PLATTSBURGH — Native AmericanHeritage Festival, Clinton Community Col-lege.136 Clinton Point Drive.518-562-4200.

ROUSES POINT — Annual 4th of JulyParade, downtown Rouses Point, 6 p.m.Fireworks display at dusk. 518-297-2064.

Wednesday, July 8-Friday, July 10

PLATTSBURGH — Clin-ton Community CollegeQuadricentennial Event,CCC, 136 Clinton Point Dr.Wednesday focuses on Native AmericanCulture and Heritage. Thursday focuses onFrench Canadian Culture and Heritage. Fri-day focuses on Legacy: 400 Years of Histo-ry in the Champlain Valley.

Wednesday, July 8TICONDEROGA — French Victory Day

with Memorial at French Lines, Fort Ticon-deroga. 30 Fort Ti Road, 518-585-2821.

Thursday, July 9PLATTSBURGH — Third annual Boat

Parade of Lights, Wilcox Dock, Cumber-land Avenue, 9 p.m. Decorated boat com-petition and moonlight parade along citywaterfront to Dock Street. 518-561-1170 orwww.mayorscup.com.

Friday, July 10-Saturday, July 11WHITEHALL — Quad Canal Days with

concert and fireworks. 518-449-1155.

Friday, July 10PLATTSBURGH — Third annual Splash

Party, Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., 6-9 p.m. Per-formance by Mango Jam. 518-561-6000,[email protected] or www.may-orscup.com.

Saturday, July 11PLATTSBURGH — 32nd annual Mayor’s

Cup Regatta, Plattsburgh Bay, Dock Street,9:30 a.m. Largest and oldest internationalsailing regatta on Lake Champlain.Compet-itive racing in several sailing classes. 518-566-2020, [email protected] orwww.mayorscup.com.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — AbenakiDay, Adirondack Museum, corner of State

Routes 28N and 30. Demonstrations of na-tive crafts of wood carving, basket makingand more. 518-352-7311 or www.adkmuse-um.org.

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Mayor's Cup Mountain to LakeBike Ride, 8:30 a.m. 54-mile ride

begins at CVPH FitzPatrick Can-cer Center, 75 Beekman St., contin-

ues to Beekmantown, Point au Roche,Chazy Landing, Sciota, West Chazy andback to Plattsburgh. Barbecue for riders tofollow at 11 a.m. Register by calling 518-562-7913.

Wednesday, July 15PLATTSBURGH — Travel in Time, Kent-

Delord House Museum, 17 CumberlandAve., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Kids can explore var-ious aspects of life during earlier times inthe North Country. Try on the type of armorthat Samuel de Champlain wore in 1609.

Thursday, July 16PLATTSBURGH — Behind the Scenes

Tour, Kent-Delord House Museum, 17 Cum-berland Ave., 7 p.m. $5. 518-561-1035.

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Craft Fair. Dress up in cos-tumes related to the 1600sthrough 2000s. 518-963-

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lakechamplain400.org.TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga

Centennial and Quad Celebration, 30 FortTi Road.

TICONDEROGA — Dedication of Samuelde Champlain Legacy Monument, Cham-plain Legacy Park. Ceremony to includeChamplain’s arrival with native Americans in

a birch bark canoe.Reception to follow.518-585-7868.

Sunday, July 26ELIZABETHTOWN — Bits and Pieces

Performance Tour: From the Center of theWorld, A Celebration of LakeChamplain, Adirondack HistoryCenter Museum, 7590 CourtSt., 4-5 p.m.

Wednesday, July 29PLATTSBURGH — Olde Tyme

Crafts and Games, Kent-Delord House Mu-seum, 17 Cumberland Ave., 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Hands on activities for children of all ages.$3. 518-561-1035.

Thursday, July 30ELIZABETHTOWN — Bits and Pieces

Performance Tour: From the Center of theWorld, A Celebration of Lake Champlain,Adirondack History Center Museum, 7590Court St., 11 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1PLATTSBURGH — Walk with Champlain

Day, PARC Oval, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Event com-memorates travels of explorer Samuel deChamplain.

PLATTSBURGH — Caravan des Arts,presented by The Arts Council of Chambly,Quebec, Samuel de Champlain monument,Cumberland Ave.

TICONDEROGA — Annual Fife & Drum

Corps Muster, fort Ticonderoga, 30 Fort TiRoad. Corps from around the Northeast toperform 18th- and 19th-century military mu-sic. 518-5852821.

Sunday, Aug. 2CHAMPLAIN — Rededication of Samuel

de Champlain Monument, St. Mary’sChurch, 86 Church St. Event to begin withMass honoring Champlain's religiouscommitment at 10:30; rededication to fol-

low.ELIZABETHTOWN — Bits and Pieces

Performance Tour: From the Center of theWorld, A Celebration of Lake Champlain,Adirondack History Center Museum,7590 Court St., 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 8PLATTSBURGH — “Canal

Splash,” Champlain Valley Trans-portation Museum, 8 MuseumWay. Songs and stories on the Cham-plain Line of the Underground Railroad.

Monday, Aug. 10-Wednesday, Aug. 12PLATTSBURGH — Day Peckinpaugh

Waterfront Exhibit. Events will includehands-on maritime educational programs,music and circus performances, tugboatraces and tours.

Thursday, Aug. 20ELIZABETHTOWN — “Settlers and Set-

tlements,” Adirondack History Center Muse-

um, 7590 Court St., 3 p.m. Slide show de-picting lives of successful farmers. 518-873-6466.

Sunday, Sept. 6PLATTSBURGH — “Willing Hands: Fran-

co-American Labor in Industrial Platts-burgh,” Clinton County Historical Associa-tion Museum, 98 Ohio Ave., 7-8 p.m.Free.

Sunday, Sept. 10-Monday, Sept. 14PLATTSBURGH — Battle of Platts-

burgh Commemoration/Parade withtheme of “French Connection.”

Saturday, Oct. 10-Sunday, Oct. 11ROUSES POINT — Tours of Fort Mont-

gomery. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily and 1-4 p.m.Saturday. Visit www.historiclakes.org.

There are more Quadricentennialevents being added each week atwww.discoverlakechamplain400.organd www.exploreny400.com.Be sure tokeep checking for the most up-to-dateinformation!

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The Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society recently announced the winners of a poster contest held to commemorate the 400thanniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the North Country. Children in grades K-12 within the Northeastern Clinton CentralSchool District were able to enter the contest with the chance to have their artwork featured on the historical society’s quadricentenni-al pin. Sierra Gonyo from Mooers Elementary won first place overall and among other entries from her school. Emily Stiles was select-ed as the winner from Rouses Point Elementary, Wyatt Rivers from NCCS Middle School and Meghan Langr from NCCS High School.Three of the winners are seen here with project coordinator Alice Mossey, far left, and historical society president Geri Favreau, farright. The three are, from left, Gonyo, Stiles and Rivers. The pins featuring Gonyo’s design are available by contacting Favreau at 297-2064 or from any historical society member.

Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

Historical Society hosts ‘Quad’ poster contestROUSES POINT — This year not only

marks the 400th anniversary of Samuel deChamplain’s exploration of the region, italso marks the 50th anniversary of the vil-lage of Rouses Point’s annual Fourth ofJuly events. This year, the two celebra-tions will combine.

The village of Rouses Point wasapproached by the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commissionto have the theme of their annual Fourthof July events be the Quadricentennial.

One of the primary ways in which theQuad celebration has joined with the vil-lage’s annual events is through its Fourthof July parade. Typically, the parade isbased on a theme, but, this year, theQuadricentennial committee askedRouses Point Elementary School studentsto determine the specific theme, somehowfocused around the Quad.

The winning slogan for the paradetheme was chosen by the committee andwill be “Celebration of the Exploration,”created by fifth-grader Meghan Sheehan.

This year ’s Fourth of July events will beheld from Friday, July 3, throughSaturday, July 5.

For more information, contact the vil-lage office at 518-297-5502 or visit the vil-lage Web site, www.rousespointny.com.

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In 1609, two European ex-plorers staked theirclaims on the water ways

of modern-day New YorkState. As Henry Hudson sailedfor England up the river thatwould bear his name, Samuelde Champlain discovered thelake that bears his name on anexpedition for France.

Born in 1567, Champlainfought in the French religiouswars between Catholics andProtestants. When he sailedwith an uncle to transportSpanish troops to their homecountry, the Spanish govern-ment commandeered theirship for an expedition acrossthe Atlantic.

Samuel’s first visit to theNew World lasted nearly threeyears. He secretly composed adetailed journal of what hesaw in “New Spain.” When hereturned to France, he submit-ted the journal to King HenriIV, who rewarded him by mak-ing him a noble – the Sieur deChamplain. Sieur de Cham-plain. The French first ven-

tured into the New World near-

ly 100 years earlier, whenJacques Cartier sailed up the St.Lawrence searching for“Northwest Passage” to Asia.After early expeditions failed,French activity was mostly lim-ited to fishing expeditions un-til booming demand for beaverfur made North America looklike lucrative territory. In 1603,King Henri sent Champlainacross the Atlantic on a missionfor France.

For the next four years, ontwo separate expeditions,Champlain explored the At-lantic Coast from NewBrunswick down to New Eng-land. He sailed the St.Lawrence River in search of anorthwest passage, reachingthe Lachine Rapids before turn-ing back. He befriended Huronnatives and wrote Des Sauvagesabout the people and the terri-tory.

Champlain returned to “NewFrance” in 1608. To strengthenrelations with the Hurons, heagreed to join them on an expe-dition to the south to fight theirIroquois enemies. The Hurons

were as curious about theFrench as Champlain was aboutthem. They insisted on seeingthe colony Champlain had es-tablished at Quebec beforeheading off to war. It was thefirst permanent French settle-ment in present-day Canada.

Champlain’s men and theHurons penetrated Iroquoisterritory on June 18, 1609. Onthe Richelieu River, the Frenchsoon found it impossible to car-ry their bulky boats on the landportages required by rapidsand other water obstacles.Leaving all but two Frenchtroops behind, Champlain con-tinued on canoes with theHurons on the Richelieu untilthey reached a large lake onJuly 4.

“Lake Champlain” formedpart of a chain of lakes andrivers stretching from the St.Lawrence in Canada to theHudson in present-day NewYork. The lake itself stretchesfrom north to south for approx-imately 100 miles, fluctuatingin width from a quarter-mile tomore than 12 miles. Its border-

Examining the history of French explorer

A painting titled “Champlain Exploring the Canadian Wilderness.”Image courtesy of Library of Congress, New York Newspaper Publishers Association


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crossing length destined LakeChamplain to be fought over byrival Indian nations, and laterby rival European powers.

At Ticonderoga, near thesouthern end of the lake, Cham-plain and the Hurons finallyfought the Iroquois. Cham-plain’s firearms were decisivein the battle, which served as aprecursor of 150 years of con-flict. In the future, the Frenchand Hurons would be allies inCanada, while some of the Iro-quois allied with Great Britainin New York.

After the battle, the Huronsreturned to Canada, and Cham-plain returned to France to pro-mote further trade and settle-ment. He made sure to leaveone Frenchman behind with theHurons to learn their language,and to take a Huron with him tolearn French. He encouragedothers to learn native languagesand customs to solidify theHuron alliance.

Champlain invaded Iroquoisterritory again in 1615, and waswounded while storming anIroquois fort. Afterwards, he

Samuel de Champlain and Lake Champlain

“McDonough’s Victory on Lake Champlain” is one of many famous paintings that depict the waterway named for Samuel de Champlain.Image courtesy of Library of Congress, New York Newspaper Publishers AssociationSee CHAMPLAIN, page 16


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stuck to administering Quebec, butwar would eventually follow himnorth.

In 1627, New France was reorgan-ized under the supervision of Car-dinal Richelieu, the power behindthe French throne, and the Compa-ny of One Hundred Associates. TheCompany took more aggressivesteps to promote French settlement,while Richelieu appointed Cham-plain “Commander” of NewFrance. Two years later, Britishforces besieged Quebec untilChamplain surrendered control ofthe colony. In 1632, through theTreaty of St. Germain-en-Laye,Quebec was restored to Champlainand the French. He remained asCommander until his death onChristmas Day 1635.

The lake itselfToday, Lake Champlain is a scenic

highlight of Vermont, New YorkState and part of the peaceful bor-der between the United States andCanada. During America’s earlyhistory, however, Lake Champlainwas often a war zone.

Before the Europeans came, thelake and the land surrounding itwere fought over by the Hurons

and the Iroquois. In the 17th and18th centuries, Lake Champlainseparated French and Englishcolonies. During the Seven Years'War (1756-63), British armiesfought bloody battles for control ofFort Carillon near thesouthern tip of thelake. After failing in1758, the British suc-ceeded with over-whelming force oneyear later, renamingtheir prize FortTiconderoga.

Early in the Ameri-can Revolution,Ethan Allen's GreenMountain Boysseized Fort Ticon-deroga, followed byCrown Point the nextday. British forces still had domi-nance on Lake Champlain but itwas short-lived. During the war,the lake became a focus of navalcompetition. It was the easiestroute for shipping British troopsinto the heart of New York, and anideal staging point for an Americaninvasion of British-ruled Canada.Both sides built fleets on the lake,and America fought its first navalbattle off Valcour Island in October1776. While the Americans lost thebattle, they delayed battle, they de-layed a British invasion until win-

ter made it impossible. The British controlled Lake

Champlain after seizing Fort Ticon-deroga in July 1777, but defeat atthe Battle of Saratoga preventedthem from exploiting their advan-

tage. The fort was destroyed byBritish troops after their defeat atSaratoga in 1777. When Britain rec-ognized American independence in1783, the Americans regained con-trol of the southern tip of the lakeand most of the eastern and west-ern shore, while the British retaineda presence at the Canadian end.

So things stood until the UnitedStates declared war on Britain inJune 1812. Americans were out-raged when British ships forcedAmerican merchant sailors into theBritish navy and forbade Ameri-

cans from trading with France. Forambitious Americans, this was anopportunity to conquer and annexCanada. Plattsburgh on LakeChamplain was one of three stagingareas for an American invasion, but

the attack stalledwhen local militia re-fused to cross theCanadian border.

In 1813, an Ameri-can attempt to driveBritish forces off thelake backfired badly.The British capture oftwo American ships,the Eagle andGrowler, at Isle-aux-Noix gave Britainnaval supremacy onLake Champlain, butU.S. forces still con-

trolled Plattsburgh Bay. Both sidesraced to build bigger navies for aneventual showdown.

Throughout the war, Americansand Canadians traded with eachother, despite U.S. attempts to pre-vent traffic with the enemy. Thelake made Quebecois, New Yorkersand Vermonters natural tradingpartners, while widespread opposi-tion to the war made many Cham-plain Valley people willing to sellfood to a foreign army. To concealtheir part in the illicit trade, someAmerican merchants hired priva-

ChamplainFrom page 15

Did you know ...Lake Champlain stretches from north to south

for approximately 100 miles, fluctuating in widthfrom a quarter-mile to more than 12 miles?

Its border-crossing length destined Lake Cham-plain to be fought over by rival Indian nations, andlater by rival European powers.


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teer vessels to “capture” Canadian cargoes the merchants had already paid for. By 1814, peace talks were under way. During the negotiations, the British planned to maximize

their bargaining position by establishing military supremacy on Lake Champlain. That meantseizing Plattsburgh and destroying the rebuilt American fleet.

On Sept. 1, the British began their offensive.Troops advanced along the western shore while afleet led by the warship Confiance, including thetwo captured American ships, prepared to sail forPlattsburgh Bay. The army reached Plattsburgh onSept. 6, but was pinned down by fire from Amer-ican ships before it could cross the Saranac Riverand fully control the town.

British land forces waited five brutal days beforetheir fleet was ready to confront the Americans.The Battle of Plattsburgh was fought on Sept. 11.The British had more guns, while the Americanshad more men. The British Confiance was morepowerful than any other ship in the lake, but at acrucial moment, the American commander onboard the U.S.S. Saratoga, Lt. Thomas McDo-nough, won the battle with superior seamanship.

Confiance badly damaged Saratoga’s starboardbattery in the early exchanges, and the British be-lieved the American flagship crippled. McDo-nough had planned ahead, however. He had putout Saratoga’s anchors before the battle, so hecould wind the ship around and blast Confiancefrom an undamaged leeward battery. When Con-fiance tried the same maneuver, its anchor linesbecame tangled, leaving the battered ship crip-pled.

The American victory at Plattsburgh ended the British threat to New York. It was the last bat-tle fought on Lake Champlain. Soon after the war ended, work began on a canal linking the laketo the Erie Canal project. Completed in 1823, the Champlain Canal strengthened the natural com-mercial ties between Canada and New York, while naval combat on Lake Champlain became adistant memory.

Did you also know ...When American forces de-

feated the British during the Bat-tle of Plattsburgh in September1814, the victory ended theBritish threat to New York? TheBattle of Plattsburgh was alsothe last battle fought on LakeChamplain.

The Battle of Plattsburgh As-sociation, established in 1999,has extensive information aboutthe battle in its museum inPlattsburgh.

Cumberland Avenue in the city of Plattsburgh is home to one monumentin the region dedicated to French explorer Samuel de Champlain. CrownPoint also has a monument dedicated to Champlain, which will be reded-icated Sept. 19.

Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau


PLATTSBURGH — Mountain Lake PBS,which broadcasts quality television pro-gramming to more than 3.5 million Amer-ican and Canadian viewers, in partnershipwith Lakes to Locks Passage and the Hud-son-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial,has teamed up with Montréal-based Ar-tifex Animation Studios, a leader in 3D im-aging and animation, to create a fully-ani-mated documentary on Samuel de Cham-plain, “Dead Reckoning ~ Champlain inAmerica.”

Samuel de Champlain is known as thefounder of Québec, a brave explorer, expertcartographer and a visionary who workedtirelessly to create a self-sustaining Euro-pean settlement in North America.

“Dead Reckoning ~ Champlain in Amer-ica” focuses on Champlain’s years of ex-ploration in North America, and his suc-cessful adaptation to the ways of theAmerindian people, who taught him howto explore and survive in the wilds ofNorth America.

Like the subject of the media project,Samuel de Champlain, “Dead Reckoning ~Champlain in America” explores new ter-ritory, drawing on current American andCanadian academic research and scholar-ship, collaborating with cutting-edge ani-mators and filmmakers on both sides of theborder to create the first historically-accu-rate, completely animated documentary on

Samuel de Champlain.Award-winning filmmaker Frank

Christopher produced and wrote theChamplain media project. Christopher ’sfilms and television programs have gar-nered numerous awards including anAcademy Award Nomination for Best Fea-ture Length Documentary and the highestawards from major film festivals.

Marc Hall, president of Artifex Anima-tion Studios, directed and supervised thecreation of the animation, graphic and Webcomponents of the production. Hallfounded Artifex Animation Studios in2006, and has built a thriving boutique-style 3D studio creating quality media forfilm, TV, the Web and video games.

“Dead Reckoning ~ Champlain in Amer-ica” will be broadcast in the U.S. and inparts of Canada this fall, as part of thisyear ’s Quadricentennial celebrations hon-oring Champlain’s arrival in the region 400years ago.

Video segments will also be streamed onan interactive Web site and delivered to thecell phones of travelers along Quebec, On-tario and New York highways and water-ways. In consultation with Canadian andAmerican scholars, Mountain Lake PBSwill create interactive lesson plans andsupportive Web-based content suitable fora number of educational outlets in the U.S.and Canada.

Mountain Lake PBS produces documentary about Champlain

Samuel de Champlain in an image created for Mountain Lake PBS based on researchon the French explorer. No authentic image of Champlain is known to exist.

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