August in October: 80 degrees F. on Lake Champlain in the first few days of October. Summer, but with low-angle Autumn light. Very strange, but very beautiful. Hazy on the…
Part of the scene at the Burlington, VT, waterfront, on Lake Champlain, over the past weekend. Lots of people out after a long winter.
We've had some frosty nights, followed by summer-like weather, so the water temperature in Lake Champlain has plummeted into the low 60s, but it's still paddling season.
Lake Champlain never disappoints, whatever its mood. These are from Burlington's waterfront a few days before I broke my ankle.
To mark the start of fall: the last few hours of a last summer day on Lake Champlain. Early September, Oakledge Park, Burlington, VT.
If you have some time on your hands, you might want to consider swimming across Lake Champlain. About fifty people did it on Sunday in the annual Lake Champlain Open…