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Champlain 400th Anniversary
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Teaching the Quad! A Workshop Series for Teachers About the Quadricentennial How do you engage your students in the topics surrounding the upcoming Quadricentennial? The 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s entrance onto the lake that now bears his name is fast approaching. Join the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and her partner institutions for a day-long workshop for educators to learn more about the pivotal year 1609, and the people and events that shaped the Champlain Basin for centuries to come. Workshops will be held on: April 8 – Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT
Visit the LCMM website for more details or call them at (802) 475-2022 to reserve your spot. HFCQ 2008-2009 Community Mini-Grant Program (NY locations only). Two hundred grants of up to $1,000 each, will be awarded to communities for projects, events and programs that embody the theme of “Explore 400 years of Progress in the Environment, Energy, Innovation and Education.” Deadline: April 30, 2008. Click here for more details. March 19, 2008: QUAD Workshop at St. Michaels College. Sponsored by LCBP This workshop will focus on projects, research and programs that unite the people of Vermont, New York and Quebec through our shared natural and cultural history. Individual breakout sessions will follow presentations by the Vermont Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, the New York Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, and the Quebec Corporation Richelieu-Champlain 2009. Click here for details and registration info. Click for campus map. QUAD Workshop Held to Plan for 2009 Celebration! On June 13, 2007 more than 200 people from New York, Vermont and Quebec met at St. Michael's College in Colchester, VT to plan for 2009. We hope to post more summary information soon, but in the meantime, please read an article about it in the Burlington Free Press! Vermont LC Quadricentennial Commission Strategic Plan. In March 2007, the VT Quadricentennial Commission released its strategic plan. Click here to read the draft plan online. Senate Passes Jeffords’ Champlain Valley Heritage Bill (Jeffords' Press Release) [10/04/06] Learn About Samuel de Champlain
"A Day With Sam" How might Samuel de Champlain feel about Lake Champlain if he were to visit today? Read this humorous encounter with Sam, written by LCBP Program Manager Bill Howland to celebrate the LCBP's 15th Anniversary in October 2006. Read, "A Day With Sam..." (PDF file). We'd Like Your Opinion Write your ideas, suggestions, or concerns on the back of the update and mail it to us. You can also send e-mails to us at: champlain400@lcbp.org. Additional Websites Vermont Lake Champlain
Quadricentennial Website Samuel
de Champlain - Adventurer in New France (America's Historic Lakes website) |
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