From alpine summits to rich shoreline wetlands, the Lake Champlain Basin is home to diverse habitats and abundant natural beauty. With a long and rich history of human occupation, the Basin’s cultural landscapes are equally as diverse. Physical and human landscapes in all corners of the Basin are home to both iconic visas and obscure sites. Some are seen by thousands of people in glossy calendars and coffee table books; some are known mostly by members of the communities in which they’re found. The Place in the Basin blog explores these locales—famous and not—and challenges readers to identify them. Look for a bi-monthly contest in our social media and the Casin’ the Basin e-newletter!
At 4,395 feet, Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in the state of Vermont. Viewing the distant mountain from the shore of Lake Champlain is equally as breathtaking as taking ... Read More →
We're back with a winter edition of our Place in the Basin contest! Can you guess the mountain featured in the photo above? For bonus points, guess the location of ... Read More →
The binational Missisquoi River originates in rural northern Vermont and runs through Québec for a stretch before reentering Vermont and draining into Lake Champlain’s Missisquoi Bay. The main stem runs ... Read More →
We're back with another Place in the Basin. Can you guess where the drone footage below was filmed? Enter your guess for a chance to win a copy of Lake Champlain: ... Read More →
This post is part of a series of blogs exploring significant features of the Winooski, Ausable, and Missisquoi Rivers--all featured in the interactive video and mapping project, Summit to Shore. ... Read More →
Congratulations to Tom from Burlington, Vermont, who correctly guessed the location of our last Place in the Basin: the Winooski headwaters! To learn more about the headwaters' significance, check out ... Read More →
Flowing through northern Vermont, the Winooski River is Lake Champlain’s largest tributary watershed. While the main stem connects a vast network of brooks and streams whose drainage basins cover about ... Read More →
Welcome to the first month of our Place in the Basin contest! The LCBP is running an ongoing contest to celebrate the launch of our forthcoming digital publication Summit to ... Read More →
Take a moment to imagine a mountain stream: cold water rushing over boulders and pebbles, dried leaves swirling on riffles, cascading down and down. Where is the water going? For ... Read More →