Crossroads of a Continent Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the immediate fallout of the failed attempt of the British to take Fort Carillon in 1758, and cover the following year, 1759, which sees Amherst and the British finally take control of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point.  This episode will also cover the St. Francis Raid by Robert Rogers and the Rangers and discuss the legacy from both the British and Abenaki perspective.

This episode takes a deep dive into the controversial events at Fort William Henry in 1757.  These events were made famous in a historical fiction book and later Hollywood movies "The Last of the Mohicans".  We will look at the complex social and cultural clashes that led to an explosion, figuratively and literally, in one of the most famous engagements of the French and Indian War.

This episode is part two of a six part series on the French and Indian War in the Champlain Valley.  We will discuss the events of 1756 and the construction of Fort William Henry and Fort Carillon.  We will also discuss the Robert Rogers' First Battle on Snowshoes and the winter-time raid on Fort William Henry.

This is part one of a six part series covering the French and Indian War in the Champlain Valley.  This episode delves into the Champlain Valley connections to the French players of the war in the Ohio Valley, whose actions were the proverbial spark to the conflict.  We will also cover the Battle of Lake George in 1755 and the role it would play as the first major conflict in the Champlain Valley.

This episode explores the years of French control in the Champlain Valley, including Fort St. Anne on Isle la Motte, and the "forgotten wars" of the Beaver Wars, King Williams War, and Queen Anne's War.

In this episode we will explore the years of French control in the Champlain Valley, including the Treaty of Utrecht which established Split Rock Point on Lake Champlain as the boundary of New France and New England.  We will also explore Fort St. Frederic, a medieval-looking French fort at Crown Point, as well as the French "habitants" of the Champlain Valley.

This is episode one of a two part episode exploring the War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley.  These episodes explore the social tensions created by the trade embargo with Canada, the embarrassing American false starts attempting to capture Montreal, and the signal American victory in the battle that changed the course of the war, the Battle of Plattsburgh. 

This is episode one of a two part episode exploring the War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley.  These episodes explore the social tensions created by the trade embargo with Canada, the embarrassing American false starts attempting to capture Montreal, and the signal American victory in the battle that changed the course of the war, the Battle of Plattsburgh. 

This is part two of a two part episode focusing on Samuel de Champlain, the Father of New France, and his venture across the Atlantic to the Champlain Valley.

This is part one of a two part episode focusing on Samuel de Champlain, the Father of New France, and his venture across the Atlantic to the Champlain Valley.

This is the introductory episode of Crossroads of a Continent Podcast.  In this episode, we look at the physical and geographical characteristics of Lake Champlain, in addition to a brief overview of historical events we will cover in more depth in future episodes.  We will also define why we call Lake Champlain the Crossroads of a Continent.