lake champlain

Remo Plunkett October 2, 2008
YWP Discovery Prompt Honors English 9

Sam and his men found a lake,
Not long after 1608,
“We’ll name it for me,”
His men all agreed,
And now it is named for his sake

The wonderful lake was a reef,
Long before any Indian chief,
Upon it some battles were fought,
And many large fish to be caught,
Today no more coral or chief

We’ve even got a white whale
Discovered while building a rail,
Some men came upon it,
And thought something of it,
And now its complete tip to tail

No more warships patrol the lake,
Now it’s ferries for the citizen’s sake,
Much fishing is done,
Some enjoy the sun,
Fun for all to partake

There is some suspicious activity,
Champ is quite the celebrity,
He rarely is seen,
Some say he’s mean,
I’m convinced it’s because he’s wary

Discovering Lake Champlain

By Maria Burt
Fair Haven Union High School, Grade 9

Vermont’s history is full of discoveries. Throughout time, people have discovered slate, granite, marble, maple, arrowheads, fossils and, if we look back far enough, we even have evidence of the discovery of our largest body of water, Lake Champlain. The saying holds true, you can find anything if you just dig deep enough.
The best way to explain the discovery of Lake Champlain is to elucidate some things about the person who discovered it. After all, the lake is named after him. Do you know who I’m talking about? If you said Samuel De Champlain, you are absolutely correct.

Sunset
Lake
Beauty

Love it
Love Vermont
Love life

Reflection
Of sun
On the water

Awesome

I'm wondering
About you
About others

I don't
know why

Or maybe
I do

I miss you

And I don't

I can't
Write more

This is
What I
Know