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QUAD in the News

Burlington Free Press
Region Celebrates Champlain's Arrival
Jan 1, 2008

Vermont Public Radio
Kicking off the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial
December 30, 2008

Times Argus
Countdown to the Lake
Champlain Quadricentennnial

December 30, 2008

NECN
Burlington to Celebrate
400th Anniversary of
Lake Champlain

December 29, 2008

Burlington Free Press
The Focus is on
Samuel de Champlain

December 2, 2008

Rutland Herald/
Times Argus

Celebrate Champlain
November 16, 2008

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December 29, 2008 - Vermont Kicks-Off 2009 Lake Champlain Quadricentennial on New Year’s Eve


MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the lake that bears his name with a variety of special events, programs and exhibits that will kick-off Dec. 31 in Burlington.
 

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December 18, 2008 - Events for 2009 Endorsed


MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the lake that bears his name with a variety of special events, programs and exhibits in 2009.
 

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November 19, 2008: VPT Premieres Documentary on Champlain’s Legacy Dec. 3


COLCHESTER, Vt. - In 1609, Frenchman Samuel de Champlain was the first European to travel the lake that now bears his name. The region had already been home to Native cultures for thousands of years. In re-enactments set against the lake’s natural beauty, and in interviews with historians and culture bearers, the new documentary “Champlain: The Lake Between” commemorates the Champlain Quadricentennial. It premieres Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. on Vermont Public Television and will repeat Dec. 13 at 7:30 a.m. and Dec. 14 at noon.

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