Photo by Jason Millard
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Jim Millard has been publishing
America's Historic Lakes since early 1997. The site is a direct
result of his love for the region's remarkable history and natural
beauty. America's Historic Lakes
is one small way to give something back to the area.
Jim is a member of the
Vermont Historical Society,
Clinton County Historical Association, Mount
Independence Coalition, and the
American Association for State and Local History. Jim is also
the webmaster for the
Valcour Bay Research Project
and the
Clinton County Historical Association. He is
employed by Saint Michael's College, as a
Senior Instructional Technologist.
Jim lives with his wife, Lynn, on
Vermont's western shore of Lake Champlain, directly opposite Plattsburgh
Bay and Valcour Island. They have six grown children and seven
grandchildren.
In addition to
the America's Historic Lakes project, Jim is the author of
"The Secrets of Crab Island", "Fort
Montgomery: Through the years... A Pictorial History of the Great Stone
Fort on Lake Champlain", and the recently published
"Lake Passages: A Journey Through the Centuries".
This book, volume 1 of 2 volumes, is a
compilation of primary source documents and comprehensive timeline of
historical events in the region. He is currently writing a
second, comprehensive volume detailing the history of all of the
fortifications in the Rouses Point, New York area — Fort "Blunder",
Fort Montgomery, and the never constructed fortifications planned
for Stony and Windmill Points.
Jim has had articles and
photos published in an number of magazines and journals including "Lifelines"- The Journal of the
Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society, "The Burning Issues"-
Newsletter of the Burning of the Valleys Military Association, and "The
Red Hackle"- the regimental magazine of the 42nd Highland Regiment
(The Black Watch). Jim has also provided
materials for use in museum exhibits in the US and the United Kingdom,
atlases, public television documentaries and educational textbooks.
It has long been Jim's desire to share his enthusiasm
for the remarkable history and incredible beauty of the Lake Champlain and Lake
George Regions. It is his earnest desire that this web site will in some
way increase your knowledge of and appreciation for this wonderful place.
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Top Left: Jim Millard leading tours of the ruins of
Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, NY. These
tours are hosted by
Adirondack Architectural Heritage
and the Rouses
Point/Champlain Historical Society.
Bottom Left; Jim discusses the fort during one of his presentations. Want to see photos of last year's tours?
October 11 and 12,
2008.
Photos by
Tim Gonyo at
North Woods Digital- click
here.
By "Dunott" on Webshots-
here, and by Jason Millard on Facebook-
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Jim enjoys speaking about the America's Historic Lakes project and the rich history of the Lake
Champlain/Lake George region. Jim also enjoys giving personal tours of
some of the more unusual locations on the lakes. His popular multimedia presentations are
lively and informative. Civic groups and organizations interested in
a presentation by Jim can find his contact information listed below.
For a
listing of upcoming presentations or tours, click
here.
Photo courtesy of Ian Barrett, Montreal, PQ.
To view more photographs by Jim, check out
the following links:
Panoramio---Picasa |
