Author : Catherine Frank
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781883789947
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)
Book Synopsis A Kayaker's Guide to Lake Champlain by : Catherine Frank
Download or read book A Kayaker's Guide to Lake Champlain written by Catherine Frank and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, revised and updated second edition of A Kayaker¿s Guide to Lake Champlain offers 50 different paddling adventures that circumnavigate the entire lake, providing an intimate, cove by cove, island by island exploration of America¿s ¿other great lake.¿ The routes described are illustrated with full-color maps and photographs and enlivened with essays on the Abenaki and other Native Americans, the pivotal naval battles of Plattsburgh and Valcour Island, lighthouses and shipwrecks, the French & Indian wars, the Revolution, the War of 1812, smugglers, the fascinating geology of this fossil-rich one-time arm of the sea, and up-to-date environmental issues like algal bloom, urban and farm runoff, milfoil, zebra mussels, fish hatcheries, and endangered species. The result is a well-rounded overview of a remarkable natural resource, a book that will be of interest not just to paddlers but to all boaters on the lake, tourists, and residents. Includes 50 full-color maps and 100 color photographs.