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BARBARAKLEIN:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I’mBarbaraKlein.
STEVEEMBER:
AndI’mSteveEmber.Thisweekonourprogram,wetellyouaboutLakeChamplainandtheFingerLakesinthenortheasternUnitedStates.
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BARBARAKLEIN:
LakeChamplainborderstwostates,NewYorkandVermont,andQuebec,Canada.Manypeopleliketovacatcayionatthisfreshwaterlake.Theyenjoysailingandfishing,waterskiing,swimming,orjustsittingatthewater’sedge,daydreaming.Thewaterscanlooksostillandblue,likeapainting,thoughtheycanalsobecomeroughwithwaveswhenthewindblows.
STEVEEMBER:
MuchoftheareaaroundLakeChamplainhasacountryfeeling.Nearbyarewoodswherepeoplecanhike.Inthefall,visitorscanwatchthesugarmapletreessurrendertheircolorfulautumnleaves.
ManyanimalsandbirdslivearoundLakeChamplain.Roadsignswarndriverstowatchoutformoose,biganimalsthatcanwalkintotheroad.
ThesunsetsoverLakeChamplaininBurlington,Vermont,onAugust24
Visitorsatthelakealsokeeptheireyesopenfor"Champ."ChampislikeanAmericanNessie,theseamonsterthatsupposedlylivesinLochNessinScotland.
BARBARAKLEIN:
OvertheyearstherehavebeenreportsofsomethinginLakeChamplain.Anineteenseventy-sevenphotographonlyfedthemystery.Inthedistanceitshowswhatappearstobealargecreatureinthewater.
ChampcanalsobefoundhelpingthelocaleconomybyappearingonsouvenirslikeT-shirtsandcoffeecups.
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STEVEEMBER:
LakeChamplainisalong,narrowbodyofwater.Thelakeisonehundredninety-threekilometerslongandnineteenkilometersatitswidest.Itreachesadepthofonehundredtwenty-twometers.
FingerLakesregionofwest-centralNewYorkisknownforitswaterfallsandgorges.A2006photoofvisitorsonatrailthroughagorgeinWatkinsGlenStatePark,atthesouthernendofSenecaLake.
ThelakeflowsnorthfromWhitehall,NewYork.OvertheCanadianborderitmakesitswayintotheRichelieu(RISH-ah-loo)RiverinQuebec.TheRichelieujoinstheSaintLawrenceRiverwhichfeedsintotheAtlanticOceanattheGulfofSaintLawrence.
LakeChamplainliesinavalleybetweentheGreenMountainsofVermontandtheAdirondackMountainsofNewYork.
AnumberofcommunitiesarenearLakeChamplain.ThelargestisBurlington,acityofthirty-eightthousandpeopleinVermont.
BARBARAKLEIN:
LakeChamplainhasmorethanseventyislands.OneislandinVermont,IsleLaMotte,isknownforitsprehistoricgeologicalformations.TheChazy(SHAY-zee)Reefontheislandcontainscoral,likeareefinawarm,tropicalocean.
ScientistssaythisisbecausewhentheChazyReefbegantoformhundredsofmillionsofyearsago,itwasinthesouthernhalfoftheworld.ThentheplatesthatformthesurfaceoftheEarthbegantomovearoundandgavethereefanewhome.
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BagsofFingerLakesPopcornonsalein2006attheIthacaFarmersMarket
STEVEEMBER:
LakeChamplainisnamedfortheFrenchexplorerSamueldeChamplainwhofirstsawitinsixteen-oh-nine.
Intheseventeenhundreds,theChamplainValleybecameabattlegroundintheFrenchandIndianWar,alsoknownastheSevenYears'War.FrenchtroopsinCanadabuiltaforttocontrolpassagetothelakeasadefenseagainstBritishtroopsmovingnorth.TheFrenchnameditFortCarillon.Butinseventeenfifty-nine,theBritishtookcontrolofthefortandrenameditTiconderoga.
TroopsfromtheEnglishcoloniesthatwouldbecometheUnitedStatessupportedtheBritisharmyinthewar.Butlater,duringtheAmericanRevolution,colonialtroopsfoughtagainsttheBritishatFortTiconderoga.
Andlaterstill,duringtheWarofEighteenTwelve,theAmericansdefeatedtheBritishintheBattleofLakeChamplain.ThedefeatnotonlyendedBritishdemandsforterritoryinNewEngland.ItalsoputanendtoBritishhopesofcontrollingtheGreatLakesarea.
BARBARAKLEIN:
TheGreatLakesareMichigan,Erie,Huron,SuperiorandOntario.Champlainissmallerthananyofthem.ButinMarchofnineteenninety-eight,itjoinedthelist--CongressdeclaredChamplainthesixthGreatLake.
ThiswasbecauseofeffortsbyPatrickLeahy,asenatorwhohasrepresentedVermontformorethanthirtyyears.SenatorLeahywastryingtogetresearchmoneyforLakeChamplainfromtheNationalSeaGrantProgram.ThisprogramoperatesundertheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.
TheprogrampaysforwaterresearchatuniversitiesthatbordereithertheoceansortheGreatLakes.SoSenatorLeahygotthewords"GreatLakesincludingLakeChamplain"intothebill.
ManypeopleinMidwesternstatesthatbordertheGreatLakeswerenotatallhappy.JohnGlenn,theformerastronautwhowasthenasenatorfromOhio,putitthisway:
"IknowtheGreatLakes.I’vetraveledtheGreatLakes.AndLakeChamplainisnotoneoftheGreatLakes."
STEVEEMBER:
Still,therearesimilarities.LakeChamplainhaswildlifeandrockformationsthataresimilartooreventhesameastheGreatLakes.Allsixwereformedfromthesamehugepieceofice.AndallsixflowintotheSaintLawrenceRiverinCanada.
LakeChamplainalsohasthesamekindsofenvironmentalproblems,includingpollutionandnonnativesealife,astheGreatLakes.
BARBARAKLEIN:
ForpeopleintheChamplainarea,havingitdeclaredaGreatLakewasgreatnews.Theysawitasachancetogetmorehelpforthelake’sproblems,andmorenationalattentionforthearea.
ButthemeasurethatdeclaredLakeChamplainaGreatLakelastedlessthanthreeweeks.TheangryreactionfromtheMidwesternstatessucceededinkillingit.Vermont,however,stillwontherightforitsresearcherstoaskformoneyundertheNationalSeaGrantProgram.
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AboatsitsnearadockonthewesternsideofCayugaLakeasarainbowshinesovertheoppositeshore
STEVEEMBER:
IncentralNewYorkstate,therearefivelakesthatlooklikefingersonamap.TheirnamescomefromAmericanIndianculture.Seneca.Cayuga(ky-YOU-gah).Keuka(KYOO-ka).Canandaigua(can-an-DAY-gwa),andSkaneateles(skan-ee-AT-lis).
ThesearethefivemajorFingerLakes.CayugaLakeisthelongestamongthem.ButSenecaLakeisthebiggestandthedeepest,atalmosttwohundredmeters.
Comparethattothenine-meterdepthofHoneoye(HUN-ee-oy)Lake.HoneoyeisamongwhatareconsideredthesixminorFingerLakesincentralandwesternNewYork.TheothersareOwasco,Otisco,Canadice,(KAN-ah-dice),HemlockandConesus(kon-EE-sus).
BARBARAKLEIN:
Mostoftheelevenlakescontaincoldwaterfisheriesliketroutaswellasbassandotherwarmwaterfishing.
TheFingerLakesareaishometoindustriesandlargecitieslikeSyracuseandRochester.Buttherearestillmanyfarms.Andtheareahasalargenumberofgrapevineyardsandwineproducers.
STEVEEMBER:
SeveralcollegesanduniversitiesareintheFingerLakesarea.TheyincludeIthacaCollege,ColgateUniversityandCornellUniversity.
CornellhonorsCayugaLakeinitsschoolsong,whichbegins:
"FaraboveCayuga’swaters/Withitswavesofblue/Standsournoblealmamater/Glorioustoview.”
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BARBARAKLEIN:
ThefirstpeopletoviewthebeautyoftheFingerLakesweretheIndians.TheIroquoisbelievedthattheGreatSpiritformedthelakes.TheGreatSpiritwascloselylinkedwithnature.
STEVEEMBER:
Sciencetellsusthatalargebodyoficemovedacrosstheland.ThelastglaciercoveredlargeareasofwhatisnowthenortheasternUnitedStatesabouttwentythousandyearsago.Theglaciermovedsouthandthennorthagain.
Indoingso,itmovedthroughmanyrivervalleys.Itmadethevalleysdeeperandwiderthantheywerebefore.Thentheicestartedmeltingandmovednorthagain.TheglacierlefthugeamountsofsoilandrocksinwhatscientistscalltheValleyHeadsMoraine.Amoraineisalandformcreatedbyallthematerialcarriedandleftbyaglacier.
BARBARAKLEIN:
TheValleyHeadsMorainepreventedoldriversfromflowingsouth,astheyhadbefore.Thisleftthevalleysfilledwithwater.AndthisishowscientistssaytheFingerLakescametobe.
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STEVEEMBER:
OurprogramwaswrittenbyJerilynWatsonandproducedbyCatyWeaver.I’mSteveEmber.
BARBARAKLEIN:
AndI’mBarbaraKlein.TranscriptsandMP3sofourprogramscanbedownloadedat.JoinusagainnextweekforTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
PEOPLEINAMERICA-IsadoraDuncan,1877-1927:
TheMotherofModernDance
MARIORITTER:
I’mMarioRitterwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodayJimTeddertellsaboutmoderndancerIsadoraDuncan.
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JIMTEDDER:
AngelaIsadoraDuncanwasborninSanFrancisco,Californiaineighteenseventy-seven.Shewastheyoungestoffourchildren.Herparents’marriageendedindivorcewhenIsadorawasthreeyearsold.Isadoraandherbrothersandsisterwereraisedbytheirmother,Mary.
Thefamilywasverypoor.Isadorataughtdancelessonstolocalchildrentoearnextramoney.Shebeganteachingwhenshewasonlyfiveyearsold.
MaryDuncantaughtherchildrenaboutmusic,dancing,thetheaterandliterature.YoungIsadorabelievedthiswasalltheeducationsheneeded.Shedidnotattendschoolforverylong.Shesaiditrestrictedherfromdancingandthinkingaboutthearts.
Isadorawantedtomakedancingherlife’swork.Andshewantedtolivebyherownrules,notbywhatotherpeoplethoughtwasrightorwrong.ThekindofdancingIsadorawantedtodowasnewanddifferentfromotherdancesatthetime.Shethoughtdancingshouldbeanart,notjustentertainment.
IsadoraDuncanwascalledthe"MotherofModernDance"
Isad
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