Cheryl Willoughby hosts "Lake Music: The First 400 Years" - an exploration of this region's unique musical heritage, part of the Champlain 400 series.

In the final part of our series "History Under the Waves" we learn about the dramatic end of the sailing canal boat General Butler on a cold December night at the Burlington Breakwater in 1876.

Today in our series "History Under the Waves" we learn about The Champlain II, a boat that had two carrers before meeting its fate on the side of Split Rock Mountain in 1875.

In the third part of our series, "History Under the Waves", the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's Art Cohn describes the tragic fate of the schooner, Sarah Ellen in 1860.

All this week in our series "History Under the Waves" VPR is looking at five historic wrecks that lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain. Today, we look at the Phoenix. Built in 1815, it was the second commercial steamboat launched on Lake Champlain.

In the first part of our series "History Under The Waves" we look at the Gunboat Spitfire, a part of Benedict Arnold's fleet of ships assigned the task of repeling the British as they advanced down Lake Champlain in 1776.

The dust has settled following the recent Burlington International Waterfront Festival - and the event's producer, commentator Jay Craven, is taking a moment to look back.

Andy Kolovos, archivist with the Vermont Folklife Center talks with VPR's Jane Lindholm about "Young Charlotte", a folk ballad that is part of a collection of songs celebrating Vermont music in a new two-disc collection.

All this week, as part of VPR's special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin has been looking at the New World through the "Eyes of Champlain." Today, he offers a brief glimpse of the man himself.

Vermont is welcoming dignitaries to the state this weekend to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's exploration of the region. One of those who will be visiting is Pierre Arcand, Quebec's International Relations Minister.

This week, as part of VPR's special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin is looking through the "Eyes of Champlain." Today, he considers Champlain's attitudes about torture and the humane treatment of prisoners.

This week, as part of VPR's special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin is looking through the "Eyes of Champlain." On Wednesday, he considers Champlain's views about the various cultures he encountered in the New World.

This week, as part of VPR's special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin is looking through the "Eyes of Champlain." Today, he considers the importance of religion in Champlain's life and work.

As part of VPR's special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin is looking through the "Eyes of Champlain" all this week. Today, he considers Champlain and The French Connection.

Celebrate the 400-year wealth of music from the Lake Champlain region with guests including Vermont songcatcher Deb Flanders, French-Canadian fiddler Lisa Ornstein and guitarist Andre Marchand, and singer/songwriter/farmer Alan Greenleaf.

Celebrations for America's Independence today are intermingled with international festivities under way in Vermont's largest city. Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven says the events commemorating the arrival of Samuel de Champlain 400 years ago offer an opportunity to creatively examine the history and culture that shaped the Champlain Valley we know it today.

Mary Watsin of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources talks with VPR's Jane Lindholm about changes in Lake Champlain over the last 400 years.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with David Hackett Fischer, author of the acclaimed Champlain's Dream about the Samuel de Champlain's life.

Filmmaker Jay Craven, producer of the Burlington International Waterfront Festival, which begins today-says for this celebration, everyone connected in any way to Champlain will be part of the festivities.

After tourism and recreation became firmly established in the region, a new appreciation grew for Lake Champlain's beauty and natural resources. Today, we explore how people are honoring the lake's heritage and preserving it for future generations.