All posts tagged "Lake Champlain"
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7.8K8New England PlacesSix Canals That Built New England
In 1803, one of the first New England canals made Boston the undisputed commercial center of New England. Called ‘the Incredible Ditch,’...
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9.5K6New England PlacesThe Oldest Business in Each New England State
Family-owned businesses are becoming a thing of the past as Amazon and Walmart gobble up the consumer’s dollar. But there are exceptions...
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4.2KPolitics and MilitaryValcour Island – America’s Victorious Defeat on Lake Champlain
On October 11, 1776, British military forces finally drove the American military from Lake Champlain at the Battle of Valcour Island. Connecticut’s...
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29.1K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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14.0K8Arts and LeisureSix Brutalist Buildings
Two of the most famous Brutalist buildings in America are still provoking strong emotions in New England decades after they first reared...
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13.4K8ConnecticutThe First Town Meeting Still Going in Six States
Town Meeting dates to the European settlement of New England, and it persists today in town halls, schools and auditoriums. Not to...
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7.1KArts and LeisureBetsy DeBlois, the Girl Who Got Away From Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold might not have turned traitor if Betsy DeBlois had returned his affections. But the beautiful 16-year-old Loyalist broke the heart...
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15.7K10Science and NatureChamp, the Lake Champlain Lake Monster
Champ, North America’s answer to the Loch Ness monster, has long been a legend around Lake Champlain. He (or she) has spawned...
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25.4K9ConnecticutSix Military Routes Used During the American Revolution
You could do worse than look at fall foliage along old military routes in New England. Some of them, originally Indian trails,...
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18.2K8ConnecticutThe Highest Point in Each New England State
You might think the most challenging mountain climbing adventure in New England is to the highest point in the region: Mount Washington...
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