Lake Memphrémagog

Lake Memphrémagog stretches between the wooded hills of the Abenaki homeland, its name describing a great expanse of water. Canoe routes and portages linked the lake with the Saint-François and Connecticut river systems, carrying travellers between the Saint Lawrence and the country to the south. During the colonial wars these routes carried warriors and captives as well as traders. After attacking the Abenaki village of Saint-François in 1759, Robert Rogers and some of his rangers retreated past the lake on their way south.