Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a long, narrow lake between New York and Vermont that extends north into Quebec and drains into the St Lawrence through the Richelieu River. It is named after Samuel de Champlain, who reached it in 1609 and fought the Mohawk on its shores. As the water route between the Hudson and the St Lawrence, it was fought over in the colonial wars, the American Revolution and the War of 1812.