Index | Champlain, Lake


Champlain, Lake: By its discoverer Samuel de Champlain, in 1609. Indian name Canaderi-Guarante, "mouth or door of the country." Allusion to the north entrance of the lake. In the Abenaqui tongue, called Petawa-bouque, "alternate land and water," alluding to its numerous islands. Iroquois name Andiatora.