Oskennonton

On the western shore of Lake Champlain, a wooded headland projects into waters linking the St Lawrence valley with the country to the south. A name related to the Mohawk word Oskennonton, meaning deer, was recorded for this point in the eighteenth century. In 1609 Samuel de Champlain travelled the lake with Indigenous allies, encountering Mohawk warriors along a route that would become a focus of conflict and trade.