1986 Map of Lake Champlain South

About this map

Lake Champlain serves as the central spine of this 1986 planimetric study, dividing the high peaks of the eastern Adirondack Park in New York from the rolling valley floors of Vermont. The landscape is defined by its dramatic elevation changes, reaching from the shores of Shelburne Bay and Button Bay State Park to the summits of Mount Marcy and Whiteface Mountain. This era shows a well-established transportation network, where the Delaware & Hudson RR skirts the western lake margin and Interstate 89 connects the growing centers of Burlington and South Burlington. Inland, smaller hamlets like Mineville and Witherbee reflect the region's industrial heritage, while the presence of Middlebury College and the Crown Point State Historic Site highlights the area's long-standing role as a center for education and preserved history.