Lake Champlain Life https://lakechamplainlife.com Exploring Life on and Around Lake Champlain Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 29843168 Lake Champlain Sunset! https://lakechamplainlife.com/lake-champlain-sunset/ Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:45:43 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288263 Lake Champlain Sunset!   This beautiful Lake Champlain Sunset photo was taken by Kathy Longe in Alburgh, Vermont on September 25, 2017.  

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]]> 288263 VT Fish & Wildlife Manages Popular Wetland Area https://lakechamplainlife.com/vt-fish-wildlife-manages-popular-wetland-area/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:02:30 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288230 Fish & Wildlife Manages Popular Wetland Area To Promote Bird Habitat, Improve Water Quality   Every August, biologists with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department intentionally lower water levels along several impoundments at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison. The goal of these annual water drawdowns is to promote healthy wetlands on the almost […]

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]]> 288230 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Upgrading Fishing Access Areas https://lakechamplainlife.com/vermont-fish-wildlife-upgrading-fishing-access-areas/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:37:55 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288224 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Upgrading Fishing Access Areas Department Focusing on ADA Accessibility Improvements   The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is over halfway to completion on a series of fishing access area improvement projects designed to enhance accessibility for anglers and boaters, including those with disabilities. “We’re working on various improvements to a number […]

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]]> 288224 Everyone Enjoys Lake Champlain Sunsets https://lakechamplainlife.com/everyone-enjoys-lake-champlain-sunsets/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 10:10:04 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288132 Everyone Enjoys Lake Champlain Sunsets   This Great Blue Heron is watching something very intently. Do you wonder what it Is? It’s another beautiful Alburgh sunset over Lake Champlain.   These photos by Kathy Longe show that everyone enjoys Lake Champlain sunsets … even Blue Herons.  

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]]> 288132 Two fish certified as new Vermont state records https://lakechamplainlife.com/fish-certified-new-vermont-state-records/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:24:55 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288140 Two fish caught in Lake Champlain tributaries certified as new Vermont state records     A new state record carp, weighing 33.25 pounds and measuring 40 inches in length, was caught in Otter Creek by Ferrisburgh angler Chase Stokes in April. Stokes, an accomplished Vermont youth angler, caught the carp in the town of Panton. […]

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]]> 288140 Fort Ste. Anne https://lakechamplainlife.com/fort-ste-anne/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:25:52 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288100 Fort Ste. Anne, Isle La Motte, Vermont In 1665, the French sought to protect their colony in New France (now Canada) along the Saint Lawrence River from attacks by the Iroquois. Their defensive plan was to built a string of five forts stretching along the Richelieu River and Lake Champlain. Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy had the […]

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]]> 288100 New Lake Champlain Blueway Trail Guide Available Online https://lakechamplainlife.com/lake-champlain-blueway-trail-guide-available/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:23:49 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=287989 New Lake Champlain Blueway Trail Guide Available   A recreational water path extending the length of Lake Champlain’s New York shoreline from Whitehall to Rouses Point, the Lake Champlain Blueway Trail is a guide for paddlers featuring more than 90 points of interests including: parks, wildlife viewing spots, geological curiosities, historic sites, museums, and campgrounds. […]

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]]> 287989 Lake Champlain Sunset in Alburgh, Vermont https://lakechamplainlife.com/lake-champlain-sunset-in-alburgh-vermont/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:44:54 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288069 Lake Champlain Sunset in Alburgh, Vermont   Photo of a Lake Champlain Sunset in Alburgh, Vermont was taken by Tom McHugh on July 20. 2017.

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]]> 288069 Fishing Access Areas Are Not Safe for Swimming https://lakechamplainlife.com/fishing-access-areas-are-not-safe-for-swimming/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:06:23 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288055 Fishing Access Areas Are Not Safe for Swimming   Vermont’s Fish & Wildlife Department reminds the public not to swim at fishing access areas due to safety concerns. The primary use for the fishing access areas is to launch and retrieve motorboats. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department maintains over 180 developed fishing access areas […]

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]]> 288055 Reel Fun Fishing Program Expands at Vermont State Parks https://lakechamplainlife.com/reel-fun-fishing-program-expands-at-vermont-state-parks/ Sun, 09 Jul 2017 13:40:37 +0000 https://lakechamplainlife.com/?p=288040   Reel Fun Fishing program expands at Vermont state parks Vermont State Parks and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department have expanded the popular Reel Fun Vermont program for 2017. Eighteen Vermont State Parks now offer free loaner fishing equipment to park visitors, along with a mix of educational resources focused on the sport of […]

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