Samuel de Champlain’s Voyages

On these years of celebrating Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of New France, many want to see a map of where he actually traveled. And because we could not find a good one on the internet, we have chosen to create one - a really nice and complete one! Why? you may ask. After all, we have the mission of bringing interesting news to travelers, and a map of Samuel de Champlain’s voyages looks more like history than travel! Well, the answer is that we will be talking a lot about Samuel de Champlain’s discovery of Lake Champlain next year, as Vermont will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the event. And we simply thought this was nice background information to launch the celebrations - here at Travel-Vermont.net!
It is actually amazing to realize how extensively Samuel de Champlain traveled in these regions from 1603 to 1636, 12 voyages all together… from Nova Scotia to Cape Cod and all the way west to Lake Ontario and Lake Huron! And in Vermont, may you ask? Well, Samuel de Champlain traveled down the Richelieu River to Lake Champlain in July 1609. He first landed on Isle La Motte, at the North of the lake and then traveled down all the way to either Crown Point or Ticonderoga (historians are not sure), where he fought against the Iroquois, at the end of July 1609. Later, the surroundings of the lake would see French settlements… but that’s another story!
To see the full size map, click here.
And if you are interested in the history of this region and period, see our Summer 2009 Historic Tour, “When this land was called New France” - a 6-day historic tour to Quebec City, the Richelieu River and Lake Champlain (Vermont/NY) and discover 150 years of little-known history!
You can also learn more about the first contacts between native Americans and Europeans, by attending the September 25th 2008 conference on this subject, at the Vergennes Opera House.

Related posts:
Celebrating Champlain
Lake Champlain… New France