About this episode

The episode explores how Lake Champlain was briefly considered the sixth Great Lake in the 1990s and the story behind it.

For a brief moment in the 1990s, Lake Champlain was known as the sixth Great Lake. The lake wedged between Vermont and New York doesn’t quite measure up to the five Great Lakes. So how did this happen? Curious City partners with the Points North podcast from Interlochen Public Radio to bring you the story.

Topics covered

• Great Lakes
• Lake Champlain
• 1990s
• geography
• history
• collaboration

Keywords

• Lake Champlain
• Great Lakes
• 1990s
• Vermont
• New York
• Curious City
• Points North

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Curious City, Points North, Interlochen Public Radio

Places: Lake Champlain, Vermont, New York

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