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Where’s Samuel?
By Wendy | July 21, 2009
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s discovery of Vermont’s famous lake - Lake Champlain - we designed a special edition Samuel de Champlain Vermont Teddy Bear and donated it to the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce. They’ll be using it in a summer-long fundraising event, giving Sam the Bear an opportunity to travel all around the Lake Champlain region (let us know if you see him anywhere!). Keep reading for a fun article written by our friends at VermontVacation.com.
Samuel de Champlain, aka a special edition Vermont Teddy Bear, is visiting the Champlain Islands this summer and fall, making friends and showing off his 17th century attire complete with feathered hat and leather boots, and he sports a goatee.
His appearance in 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of his first visit to Lake Champlain, a lake he liked so much he named it after himself! In this Quadricentennial year Sam hopes to visit all the towns in the Champlain Islands. He may make a couple of forays into the Burlington area.
Sponsored by the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce, Sam is keeping a busy schedule, with appearances at weekend festivals and events celebrating the Quadricentennial, and resting in between at shops and attractions.
His future, however, is uncertain; he will be raffled off to a lucky winner at the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce’s Oktoberfest celebration at Apple Island resort on October 10th, right in the middle of AppleFest in South Hero.
Sam will soon be tweeting his whereabouts on LCIChamberVT. In the meantime, following are a few of his ports of call:
- July 24- 26, Champlain Islands Arts Organization art show, Grand Isle School
- August 6-7, Island Arts Craft Show at Shore Acres, North Hero
- August 8-9, Hero’s Welcome General Store for North Hero Days
- October 10, Chamber Oktoberfest at Apple Island Resort
For more information, call the Chamber at (800) 262-5226 or 802-372-8400, or go to www.champlainislands.com to purchase raffle tickets.
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