Lake Champlain

The natural freshwater lake of Lake Champlain is in North America between the borders of the US states Vermont and New York, with some overlap along the US and Canada borders. Cities that meet the lake's shoreline include: Plattsburgh, New York, Burlington, Vermont, of which follow the western and eastern region, while the small village of Ticonderoga in New York covers the southern area. There are quite a few islands located in the lake as well, a few of which include Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, and North Hero. The Champlain Canal is what connects the lake to the Erie Canal from the Rochester on toward Lake Ontario and Albany. Lake Champlain connects to the St. Lawrence River through way of the Richelieu River along with the bypassing rapids of the Chambly Canal. Additionally, the lake is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, extending out 740 miles from Old Forge in New York all the way to Maine’s Fort Kent.