Gwenaska

Gwenaska, “the long point,” is the Abenaki name for the peninsula that reaches into Lake Champlain at Shelburne Bay. Its long arm shelters the bay from strong winds, while the LaPlatte River enters from the south. The French called the point Pointe au Calumet, a name connected with an Abenaki name for the river, “stone pipe river.” Nearby, the rock called Dunder is associated with the Abenaki story of the Transformer, who shaped the land and waters before becoming stone in the lake.