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Samuel De Champlain By: Livy P.

 Samuel De Champlain was a famous French explorer. Champlain was born in 1580 and died December 25, 1635 around the age of 55. On his first trip in 1599, he went with a Spanish fleet to colonies in Cuba, Antilles, Puerto Rico, and Central America. Then in 1603, he sailed to Canada. This was a fur trading trip. On this trip he also explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saguenay River, and the St. Lawrence River. In 1604, he went on another journey to explore the Bay of Fundy, and established a colony at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Then in 1604 - 1607 Champlain explored coasts and rivers of Cape Breton island, New Brunswick, Maine and Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay, Mt. Desert island, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard. During this trip, he charted Boston Harbor and Plymouth Harbor. He then went on yet another trip in 1608 and found a permanent settlement at Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. In 1609, he explored Richelieu River South from St. Lawrence then he reached a huge lake, and named it Lake Champlain.

In 1611 Champlain established a summer outpost for fur trade at what is present-day Montreal. He then went and explored Ottawa River as far as Allumette Island in 1613. He then went on ANOTHER trip in 1615-1616. With the help of Etienne Brule, he explored Montreal along Ottawa River and Lake Nipissing to French River and Georgian Bay on the northeast sore of Lake Huron which goes around Lake Ontario to Oneida Lake. He spent the winter there with the Indians at Georgian Bay, right after he explored New York. Finally in 1616 - 1634, he went with Brule and explored Canadian interior as far as the western Great Lakes and the headwaters of Mississippi River. All of Champlain’s trips were sponsored by King Henry the first. In May of 1633, after his long time away, Champlain returned home to Quebec. He suffered a severe stroke in October 1635, and died on the 25 of December 1635. Champlain will be remembered for exploring parts of Canada and New England. He has lots of memorials including a Lake named after him. media type="custom" key="5164511"



