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News and events around the Lake Champlain Valley of northern New York and Vermont and southern Quebec

Senator Leahy Ribbon-cutting to celebrate completion of Waterfront North Improvements, Nov 23

Ribbon cutting for Burlington’s, Waterfront North improvements, Lake Street, near the Burlington Skate Park. The $9 million project was completed with the help of a $3.3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant that was strongly supported by Senator Leahy. Date: Monday, November 23, 2015 – 10:00am

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Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015

2015 Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Record
Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015

The toxic algae bloom on Lake Erie was the most severe this century. That news was delivered by the scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who make it their business to know about water quality on Lake Erie. And these all-too-regular record setting blooms illustrate what happens when you add the impacts of climate change to existing water quality problems.

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Guns Over The Champlain Valley:
A Guide To Historic Military Sites And Battlefields
(Paperback)
Author: Coffin, Howard

The Champlain Valley is one of the most historically rich regions of the country. Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Fort William Henry, Crown Point, Plattsburgh, Bennington and Valcour Island all lie along the ancient warpath that is the Champlain Corridor.
In this lively and informative new travel guide to historic places and events, the author leads you to each venue, describing the events and their long-lasting impact.  Adventure awaits you with Guns over the Champlain Valley.
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Farmers: Lake pollution is not just us

Farmers: Lake pollution is not just us

St. Albans meeting discusses additional rules for reducing phosphorus

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About 50 farmers, clean water advocates and lakefront property owners turned out for a public hearing on possibly additional rules for reducing phosphorus pollution from farms in the Missisquoi Bay Basin

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Ethan Allen: His Life and Times
is the story of one of Vermont’s
most famous citizens.Written by
Willard Sterne Randall this book
sheds a new light on one of
Vermont’s founding fathers.
Buy Ethan Allen: 
His Life and Times
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Farmers, environmentalists sound off on Missisquoi Bay settlement

Farmers, environmentalists sound off on Missisquoi Bay settlement

Farmers, environmentalists sound off on Missisquoi Bay settlement

Dozens of farmers, environmentalists and Lake Champlain advocates spoke out Thursday at a hearing called by state Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross over tightening rules governing Vermont’s northern farms.

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The basin encompasses a wide area along Vermont’s northern border whose rivers and streams flow into Missisquoi Bay. The bay is most polluted segment of Lake Champlain thanks to high levels of phosphorus that produced frequent algae blooms.

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Ethan Allen: His Life and Times
is the story of one of Vermont’s
most famous citizens.Written by
Willard Sterne Randall this book
sheds a new light on one of
Vermont’s founding fathers.
Buy Ethan Allen: 
His Life and Times
Here

 

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