Champlain
Sa·mu·el de [sam-yoo-uhl duh; French sa-my-elduh], /ˈsæm yu əl də; French sa müˈɛl də/, 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.
Lake, a lake between New York and Vermont. 125 miles (200 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1,550 sq. km).
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The new documents provide fresh information about unresolved problems that had blighted the Champlain complex in the years before the catastrophe, and they add to questions about the quality of the original construction of the building.
Florida condo board saw flaws in original construction in tests after 2018 engineer’s report | Jon Swaine, Emma Brown, Beth Reinhard | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostI am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.
It will be largely invisible to most drivers, since it will be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.
The gun-boats just above are the Princeton, the Champlain, the Still Water and the Erie.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChamplain became a navigator early in life, and was also a quartermaster in the royal army in Brittany, from 1592 to 1598.
Champlain limits this appellation to the tribes that dwell upon the Ottawa.
In 1617, he returned to Canada with his family, at Champlain's request, as one of the latter's colonists at Quebec.
In 1618, he came with Champlain to Canada, where he remained during the following winter.
Champlain, who had discovered this spot, took pride in pointing out to David its advantages.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for Champlain (1 of 2)
/ (ʃæmˈpleɪn) /
Lake Champlain a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
British Dictionary definitions for Champlain (2 of 2)
/ (ʃæmˈpleɪn, French ʃɑ̃plɛ̃) /
Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
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