Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 6—PLATTSBURGH — At 8:40 a.m. on September 11, 1814, the USS Saratoga, the American naval flagship under Master Commandant ...

Lake Champlain was the site of several naval battles during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The general consensus had been that it was best to keep shipwrecks in the lake because the cold ...

PLATTSBURGH — The Battle of Plattsburgh festivities kicked off at the Battlefield Memorial Gateway, Thursday, with a ceremony of remembrance for all those who fought or gave their life for this ...

Push on to save relics from Battle of Valcour Island, 250 years after American forces clashed with the British on Lake Champlain By Zachary Matson, Adirondack Explorer Jan 25, 2026 Regional artist ...

In this week's This Is Our Home, Adrian Pastor explores Orwell, Vermont, the site of a key Revolutionary War military base.

1. History of the Military and Naval Events Leading to the American Defense of Lake Champlain in 1776 -- 2. Building the American Fleet -- 3. Building the British Fleet -- 4. The American Fleet ...

The battle of Valcour Island / James Kirby Martin -- The battle of Flamborough Head / James C. Bradford -- The Constitution's battles / Linda M. Maloney -- The battle of Lake Erie / David Curtis ...

It’s a classic case of losing the battle but winning the war. On Oct. 11, 1776 — 247 years ago today — the British Royal Navy thrashed a cobbled-together American flotilla at Valcour Island in Lake ...

A 25-year mystery is finally solved: Police say DNA testing has confirmed that remains found in Connecticut in 2006 belong to a man who disappeared in a 2001 boating accident in Vermont. An Upper ...

PLATTSBURGH — At 8:40 a.m. on September 11, 1814, the USS Saratoga, the American naval flagship under Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough, shot off the main anchor of HMS Confiance, the Royal Navy ...