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In 2009 the region celebrates the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain by Samuel de Champlain. 100 years earlier, Vermont, New York and Quebec invited the world to come see and celebrate what the intrepid French Explorer had found— a rich and beautiful place which had been inhabited by native peoples for generations before. This is Part IV of the story of those festivities.
The day's activities began with a reception at the Catholic Summer School in Cliff Haven. Here, in a rustic setting, President Taft joined with a crowd numbering in the thousands in the singing of "America the Beautiful." Remarks were made, following which the Presidential party left for Plattsburgh Barracks.
Downtown Plattsburgh hosted a parade, attended by huge numbers of spectators. Later in the day the crowds moved to the Parade Ground at Plattsburgh Barracks, where the visitors were treated to a Presidential review of troops from the United States and Canada. This day also ended with the popular "Indian pageant" and spectacular fireworks display.
1 THREE CENTURIES IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL FACTS AND INCIDENTS- TERCENTENARY EDITION. 1909: Compiled and Edited by Mrs. George Fuller Tuttle. Saranac Chapter, D.A.R. Plattsburgh, NY.
2 The Champlain Tercentenary: Report of the New York Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission.1911:Prepared by Henry Wayland Hill, LL.D., Secretary of the Commission. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, State Printers.
LA GRANDE SEMAINE: FÊTES DU TROISIÈME CENTENAIRE DE LA DÉCOUVERTE DU LAC CHAMPLAIN. 1909: RÉDIGÉ PAR J.-ARTHUR FAVREAU. Secrétaire de la Société Historique Franco-Américaine. Worcester, Massachusetts: Compagnie De Publication Belisle.
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