Next year is the 400th anniversary of the explorations of Hudson and Champlain. Kenneth jackson believes this anniversary is more important than Jamestown's founding. He says, "Jamestown disappearesd. New York City went (on) to be the greatest city in the world." (Journal News, May 27, 2008, page 2A)
Two websites to visit to gather information, acitivities and lesson plans are:
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233
Phone: (518) 402-8565
Fax: (518)-402-9016
Email: info@exploreny400.com
http://www.exploreny400.com
and The NYSED Champlain/Hudson/Fulton Commemoration Online Resource at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/chf/chf.html It contains modules on Hudson, Champlain and Fulton with complete lesson plans for grade 4.