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What's New on America's Historic Lakes? NEW, UPDATED, OR REVISED PAGES
Looking for the  PERFECT GIFT? Support This Site... Visit our Gift Shop!	New Guest Contribution: Notes on the Captains of the Vessels in the Battle of Valcour Island under Brigadier General Benedict Arnold and Table of Captains and Vessels- Battle of Lake Champlain at Valcour Island	Traduire en votre langue! Books by AHL's Jim Millard Pssst! Looking for the PERFECT GIFT?
	America's Historic Lakes is pleased to announce a new Guest Contributor- Stephen Darley. We're excited to bring you this important new material about the Captains and Vessels of the Continental Fleet at the Battle of Valcour. Click here for Part I and here for Part II. Learn more about Mr. Darley here.
	Changes at America's Historic Lakes...
	January 2011 America's Historic Lakes returns to its roots today. I just finished filing my final Sales and Use Tax returns with Vermont and New York State. Beginning this month, AHL has returned to being strictly a "labor of love"- my attempt at sole proprietorship (small business) being unsuccessful. What does this mean to you? Probably not much- our popular website will continue to be published online. My books will still be available, although individuals will now have to purchase them at bookstores or directly from our supplier- CafePress- instead of directly from the author. I will no longer be able to directly sell books retail since I won't be able to collect state sales taxes. The books I have on hand will be reserved for wholesale sales to bookstores and organizations. I intend to continue supplying local organizations and retail outlets with my books as long as they continue to want them. Thank you all- very much- for your past, and continued, support of my efforts and America's Historic Lakes. Sincerely Jim Millard                                                      South Hero, VT
	Following Fort "Blunder"...  The Strange and Sad Tale of Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain/Richelieu River, Rouses Point, New York
	We have added some material to this popular feature article, including a sketch of Fort "Blunder" from 1818. Click here.
	Newly redesigned pages with higher quality images
	As promised, we have started to revise many pages in the site.  Also, now that most viewers have high speed connections we are able to incorporate larger, higher quality images into our pages.
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	The Strange and Sad Tale of Fort Montgomery- Lake Champlain/Richelieu River at Rouses Point, New York
	We've made a few modifications to the text of this popular account of the region's famous fort to help clarify the distinctions between Fort "Blunder" and Fort Montgomery. Click here.
	Books by AHL's Jim Millard...
	We're happy to announce that all of Jim Millard's popular local history titles are now available at the Saint Michael's College Bookstore. Of course you can also still purchase the books directly online from America's Historic Lakes.
	Fort Montgomery Ruins: A Video Tour
	We have made available video tours of the ruins of storied Fort Montgomery at Rouses Point. There are two different versions. The short version runs 7 minutes without a soundtrack and the full, 14 minute version is much more comprehensive and features a musical track. Click here.
	A Signal Victory on Lake Champlain: THE BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG. Part V- Action on Cumberland Bay- September 11, 1814
	We have embedded a remarkable video showing what it would have been like to be aboard a wooden sailing vessel during a War of 1812 naval battle. Click here for the page with the video. Courtesy of YouTube and http://www.brigniagara.org/ .
	The Battle of Lake Champlain [a.k.a. Battle of Plattsburgh] The Story of an Eye-Witness, Retold by J.E. Tuttle
	We have added two original portraits of Battle of Plattsburgh eyewitness, Benajah Phelps. These images are courtesy of James Phelps, a direct descendant of Benajah. Click here to see the new material in this wonderful story.
	Privacy Policy Statement
	In order to bring our site in line with recent standards regarding privacy we have added a special Privacy Policy page. This page details the standard stuff about the information America's Historic Lakes (and our advertisers) know about site visitors. You can access the new Privacy Policy Page here.
	Odzihozo: The Abenaki Myth of The Transformer
	We have finally completed our story about Odzihozo, the mythical creature from Abenaki legend who created Lake Champlain and much that surrounds it. He loved what he did so much that he made himself a permanent part of the lake! Read the fascinating story here.
	Lake Champlain Islands: A History Tour
	We've added new information about South Hero's Vermont's tiny island known as Carleton's Prize. We felt it was important to share the island's original name- the one known to the Abenaki. Learn about Odzihozo's wife! Click HERE.
	Maps of the Historic Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Richelieu River regions...
	With this project, we embark upon a significant undertaking. We have begun customizing the excellent Google Maps to show all of the historic places featured on our site. You'll find all of the major locations of course. But we also plan to show you how to find the small and wonderful- the out of the way, off the beaten path places. Stay tuned- you're going to like these maps! Check our Table of Contents for the current listings.

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The historical information on this web site is provided as a public service by James P. Millard. I  have attempted to be as accurate as possible in my presentation of this historical material. However, I make no claims, guarantees or promises about the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the information provided. In no event shall the publisher; James P. Millard, be liable for any errors or omissions with respect to any information on this site. Material submitted by guest contributors and published on the site is the property of the contributor and may be removed at any time at my discretion or upon request of the contributor. This website occasionally provides links to sites of other organizations maintained by third parties. These links do not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website. Links to third-party websites are provided as a public service and convenience to users of our site; James P. Millard/America’s Historic Lakes does not control, endorse or recommend the content on sites we may link to. Once connected to another website, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website.