GMD52
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Spring has finally arrived. The ice has left the lake, and the land slowly warms. Over the last month some projects and explorations have started to be formulated in my head, now it's time to head out.
Lake Champlain is one of the richest, and historical asset that we have here in the Northeast. Discovered in 1609 by Samuel de Champlain,(the same year that Hudson named his river), this lake was the main trade and transport route centureys earlier. Living on the lakeshore in the region hunted and settled by both the Mohawk, and Abenaki, the area is rich in potentially valuable, historic sites that have yet to be discovered.
This springs project include the site of a summer fishing camp, that was used by numerous tribal units, right to the end of the 19th century. In the 1920's it was the camp of an elder African American. I have found the site referred to as "Turtle Bight", and is located at the mouth of a small creek,(Thorp Brook) where it enter's the Lake. Not sure where the actual camp was located, but I have fished and waterfowl hunted the mouth of this creek for years. After years of rumors and legend, this winter I research the stories and they are well documented, once you look. Being less than 2 minutes from the house by boat, the time is here. Pictures(I hope), and more when I find it.
The other site is a rock overhang at the mouth of Little Otter Creek, 5 minutes from the house in the other direction. I learned this from an old hunter here on the lake who told me he used to visit it from time to time while hunting. More on this later.
I would also like to state that it is due to finding this site that I have finally found the need and desire to locate and search these sites. Prior to this time, all my hunting had been in my library of books and research pamphlets collected over the last 20 years. Thanks for the desire to further that book knowledge with actual searches.
Lake Champlain is one of the richest, and historical asset that we have here in the Northeast. Discovered in 1609 by Samuel de Champlain,(the same year that Hudson named his river), this lake was the main trade and transport route centureys earlier. Living on the lakeshore in the region hunted and settled by both the Mohawk, and Abenaki, the area is rich in potentially valuable, historic sites that have yet to be discovered.
This springs project include the site of a summer fishing camp, that was used by numerous tribal units, right to the end of the 19th century. In the 1920's it was the camp of an elder African American. I have found the site referred to as "Turtle Bight", and is located at the mouth of a small creek,(Thorp Brook) where it enter's the Lake. Not sure where the actual camp was located, but I have fished and waterfowl hunted the mouth of this creek for years. After years of rumors and legend, this winter I research the stories and they are well documented, once you look. Being less than 2 minutes from the house by boat, the time is here. Pictures(I hope), and more when I find it.
The other site is a rock overhang at the mouth of Little Otter Creek, 5 minutes from the house in the other direction. I learned this from an old hunter here on the lake who told me he used to visit it from time to time while hunting. More on this later.
I would also like to state that it is due to finding this site that I have finally found the need and desire to locate and search these sites. Prior to this time, all my hunting had been in my library of books and research pamphlets collected over the last 20 years. Thanks for the desire to further that book knowledge with actual searches.
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