Editing Lake Champlain (section)

===Waterways===
Lake Champlain has been connected to the [[Erie Canal]] via the [[Champlain Canal]] since the canal's official opening on September&nbsp;9, 1823, the same day as the opening of the Erie Canal from [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] on [[Lake Ontario]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. It connects to the [[St. Lawrence River]] via the [[Richelieu River]], with the [[Chambly Canal]] bypassing rapids on the river since 1843. Together with these waterways, the lake is part of the [[Lakes to Locks Passage]]. The [[Lake Champlain Seaway]], a project to use the lake to bring ocean-going ships from New York City to Montreal, was proposed in the late 19th century and considered as late as the 1960s, but rejected for various reasons. The lake is also part of the {{convert|740|mi|adj=on}} [[Northern Forest Canoe Trail]], which begins in [[Old Forge, New York]], and ends in [[Fort Kent, Maine]].