This episode explores the years of French control in the Champlain Valley, including Fort St. Anne on Isle la Motte, and the "forgotten wars" of the Beaver Wars, King Williams War, and Queen Anne's War.

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This is episode one of a two part episode exploring the War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley.  These episodes explore the social tensions created by the trade embargo with Canada, the embarrassing American false starts attempting to capture Montreal, and the signal American victory in the battle that changed the course of the war, the Battle of Plattsburgh. 

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This is episode one of a two part episode exploring the War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley.  These episodes explore the social tensions created by the trade embargo with Canada, the embarrassing American false starts attempting to capture Montreal, and the signal American victory in the battle that changed the course of the war, the Battle of Plattsburgh. 

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This is part two of a two part episode focusing on Samuel de Champlain, the Father of New France, and his venture across the Atlantic to the Champlain Valley.

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This is part one of a two part episode focusing on Samuel de Champlain, the Father of New France, and his venture across the Atlantic to the Champlain Valley.

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This is the introductory episode of Crossroads of a Continent Podcast.  In this episode, we look at the physical and geographical characteristics of Lake Champlain, in addition to a brief overview of historical events we will cover in more depth in future episodes.  We will also define why we call Lake Champlain the Crossroads of a Continent.

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