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Aerial Photographs of the Historic Lakes/Richelieu River Region   [Back to top]

• Lake Champlain Viewed From Space Courtesy of NASA Johnson Space Center

• Lake George Viewed From Space
  Courtesy of NASA Johnson Space Center

• The Narrows of Lake George Featuring a beautiful aerial photo by Guest Contributor Fred Chase.

• Northern Lake George Historic Region Stunning aerial photo courtesy of Guest Contributors Doug and Mark Harwood.

• Ticonderoga/Mt. Independence Historic Region Another in our series of aerial photos by Doug and Mark Harwood.

• Ticonderoga Village Historic Region  See in vivid detail why the area between the lakes played such a key role in the history of the Historic Lakes. Courtesy of Doug and Mark Harwood.

• Mount Defiance, Ticonderoga New York See the place that played a pivotal role in the abandonment of the Fort Ticonderoga/Mt. Independence military complex. Courtesy of Doug and Mark Harwood.

• Valcour Island Scene of the Battle of Lake Champlain. Courtesy of Doug and Mark Harwood

• The Battle of Valcour- another view of Valcour Island. Courtesy of Roger and Doug Harwood.

• The Secrets of Crab Island- View of the island from the western side. Roger and Doug Harwood photo.

• Aerial Photo of Fort Montgomery, a.k.a Fort Blunder
  Rouses Point, New York on the American/Canadian border. Courtesy of Roger and Doug Harwood

• Fort Montgomery and the Richelieu River, Rouses Point New York. Courtesy of Roger and Doug Harwood.

• Isle aux Noix/Fort Lennox, Richelieu River, Quebec. Courtesy of Roger and Doug Harwood

• Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Courtesy of  Doug and Mark Harwood

  • View 1

  • View 2

• Mount Independence, Fort Ticonderoga, the mouth of the LaChute River and the base of Mount Defiance, Lake Champlain, Courtesy of Doug and Mark Harwood

• Windmill Point, Alburgh, Vermont on Lake Champlain, Courtesy of Roger and Doug Harwood

• Crown Point/Chimney Point Historic Region, Courtesy of Doug and Mark Harwood

• Historic Crown Point Aerial Photos (January 2004)- by Doug and Mark Harwood (FLASH slide show)

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Scenic Photographs of the Historic Lake Champlain and Lake George Region  
Not all of our photos are of historic sites or even history-related, oftentimes they are simply lovely photos of a truly beautiful region. You'll find some of those images listed here:

• The Burlington, Vermont Waterfront- Lake Champlain

• Sandbar Sunrise- Milton/South Hero line, Vermont

• Lake George from Hague, New York

• Sawyer Bay Afternoon- South Hero, Vermont

• Sunset on the West Shore- South Hero, Vermont

• Rockwell Bay- South Hero, Vermont

• Winter Sunset over the Adirondacks- Rockwell Bay, South Hero, Vermont

• The Grand Isle Ferries pass- Grand Isle, Vermont, February, 2003

• Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, New York by Roger and Doug Harwood

• Fort Ticonderoga as seen from Mt. Defiance

• Valcour Island and the Adirondacks from South Hero, Vermont

• The Boathouse on the Burlington Waterfront- a view from Battery Park

• Bluff Point Lighthouse- Valcour Island, Lake Champlain

• Windmill Point Lighthouse, Alburgh, Vermont on Lake Champlain by Roger and Doug Harwood and Frank Pabst

• The Lake George Steamboat Company's Lac du Saint Sacrement

• The Lake George Steamboat Company's Minne-Ha-Ha

• Lake Champlain south from Mt. Defiance

Unless noted, all photos by Jim Millard

NEW! NOW AVAILABLE!!!
"LAKE PASSAGES: A Journey Through the Centuries"
Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Richelieu River History Timelines. Volume I: 1609-1909
by James P. Millard

First Edition- Click HERE

Recommended Titles- What do we read?  

Lake Champlain and Lake George History Timelines   [Back to top]
By James P. Millard
A comprehensive day-by-day account of events on the historic lakes, complete with quotations from primary sources. Not your average chronology!

• Timeline Part 1- New France and New England
  Discovery and Exploration: 1609- 1645

• Timeline Part 1a- New France and New England
  For God and King: 1646-1688

• Timeline Part 1aa- New France and New England
  A New Type of Warfare in the New World: 1689-1701

• Timeline Part 1ab- New France and New England
  Queen Anne's War and Grey Lock's War: 1702-1739

• Timeline Part 1b- New France and New England
   King George's War: 1740-1753

• Timeline Part 1c- New France and New England
  The French and Indian War- Part I: 1754-1756

• Timeline Part 1d- New France and New England
  The French and Indian War- Part II: 1757- July 1759

• Timeline Part 2a: The Fall of New France  august 1759- December 1760

• Timeline Part 2b: The British lakes January  1761- august 1773

• Timeline Part 3a: The Great Rebellion
  Independence Declared/Canada Invaded: September 1774- December 1775

• Timeline Part 3b: The Great Rebellion
  Retreat from Canada: January 1776- June 1776

• Timeline Part 4: War in the Northern Department
  Invasion from the north- Carleton's Campaign: JULY 1776- September 1776

• Timeline Part 4a: War in the Northern Department
  Invasion from the north Carleton's campaign: September 1776-December 1776 

• Timeline Part 4b: War in the Northern Department
  The British Campaign of 1777 (Burgoyne Part I): January 1777- June 1777

• TImeline Part 4b1: War in the Northern Department
  The British Campaign of 1777 (Burgoyne Part II): June 1777

• Timeline Part 4b2: War in the Northern Department
  The British Campaign of 1777 (Burgoyne Part III): July-october 1777

• Timeline Part 5: Between the Wars-Peacetime in the New Nation
  may 1778- SEPTEMBER 1811

• Timeline Part 6: The War of 1812 on Lake Champlain
  SEPTEMBER 1811- DECEMBER 1813

• Timeline Part 7a: The War and its aftermath- 1814 and beyond...
  The Young Nation again Victorious: JANUARY 1814- December 1814

• Timeline Part 7b: 1814 and beyond...
  Peace and Prosperity: 1815- 1859

• Timeline Part 8: A Nation Divided...
  The American Civil War 1860-1865

The French and Indian War
on Lake Champlain and Lake George   [Back to top]
By James P. Millard

The Battle of Lake George

Bloody Pond at Lake George

The Battle of Fort William Henry

His Majesty's Fort at Crown Point

An Open Letter to Lake George Visitors

Roger's Rangers- Battle at Point au Fer, June 6, 1760
From our Lake Champlain and Lake George History Timeline

Commanders of Fort St. Frederic

Guest Contributors   [Back to top]

  By Gregory T. Furness
Crown Point, An Outline History

 By Jerry Patterson
Quebec City: May 1999 and
Following in the Footsteps of William Johnson...

 By James G. Bailey
The Forgotten Graves of Crab Island-

 By Edwin P. Scollon
The Valcour Bay Research Project on the Web

 By Judy Swink
The Log of the Rosina

 By Myron C. Smith
Daniel McCay's Military Record

By David Minor
Exile's Travels

By Emily Marcason
Silenced Witnesses: Women at the Battles of Saratoga

By Stan Ransom
Music from the War of 1812

By Tom Ventiquattro II
Dear Lucy- A Love Song for the Battle of Plattsburgh

By Charles Barney
Fort Montgomery-Rouses Point, New York
The Charles Barney Image Collection

By John R. Weaver II
Fort Montgomery: Through the Years... Book Review

By David C. Glenn
The Battle of the Bouquet River

Other

How to get the most out of your visit to America's Historic Lakes...

What People Are Saying About America's Historic Lakes
Your comments and suggestions- the good and the bad

Dedication Page
This Site is dedicated to Lynn Millard

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Photo contributions can be found throughout America's Historic Lakes. In addition to images from Jim Millard and the authors listed above; photos have been graciously contributed by Greg Furness, Jerry Forkey, Barbara Gallagher, Frederic Chase, Roger and Linda Harwood, Floyd Harwood, Doug and Mark Harwood, Judy Carpenter, Dan Rock, John Tomkins III, Claudia Hornby, Matt Booth, Ralph Gilpin, Charles Barney, and Michael Bernstein. In addition, we have images from the collections of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Clinton County Historical Association and Museum, Special Collections at Feinberg Library, State University of New York and Powertex, Inc. of Rouses Point, NY. Musical contributions have been made by Stan Ransom and Thomas Ventiquattro.