Explores - Champlain College

The Spring 2009 American Heritagemagazine includes an introduction by Prof.Willard Sterne Randall on the significanceof Samuel de Champlain’s and HenryHudson’s explorations 400 years ago.If you goChamplain CollegeQuadricentennial SymposiumJuly 2–5, 2009Individual registration is $200, whichincludes admission to all sessions, allconference material, open reception, mostmeals, Friday night fireworks cruise onLake Champlain, and Saturday formal banquetand chamber music recital. On-campushousing is also available: $27 per person,per night, double occupancy, or $54 perperson per night, single occupancy, forthree nights. There is a one-time additional$20 linen fee. To register online, visitwww.champlainquadricentennial.com.Plenary Keynote speeches, July 2 at 4:30 p.m.,July 3 at 11 a.m., July 4 at 2 p.m., are free andopen to the public. A limited number of freetickets are available through www.flynntix.org.A small service fee will be charged.Aug. 1–2Aug. 14–16Aug. 29–Sept. 7Sept. 18–20FinishMeet Samuel de ChamplainAlburgh, VTWearing an authentic 17th-centuryFrench costume, historic interpreterDonald Thompson will play the roleof the famous explorer of the NewWorld. He will share stories of hisexploration of the lake that he wouldname Lake Champlain and tellabout his experiences with NativeAmericans.Lake ChamplainMaritime FestivalBurlington WaterfrontCelebrate the past, present,and future of Lake Champlainand the vibrant Burlingtonwaterfront in this multi-dayevent with activities takingplace up and down thelakeshore park and piers.Champlain Valley FairEssex, VTVermont’s largest annual eventfeatures the biggest and bestof the state fair events: animaljudging, giant vegetables, crafts,tractor-pulling, 4-H exhibits, fairfood, midway rides, and 10 daysof entertainment in the Coca-Cola Grandstand.Festival of Nations/Fetedes NationsChimney Point, VT, CrownPoint, NY, and the LakeChamplain BridgeJoin an intercultural,international and many-nationscelebration taking place onboth sides of the lake inVermont and New York.Photograph by Stephen MeaseChamplain View | Spring 09 17