They saw it as a chance to get more help for the lake's problems, and more national attention for the area.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Lake Champlain lies in a valley between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

The virus was identified in Uganda in two thousand four and has spread fast in areas extending from Lake Victoria.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

Workers built a huge system of waterways and pumping stations to control the overflow of Lake Okeechobee, north of the Everglades.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

Nina struggles to perform the leading role in "Swan Lake" while dealing with a controlling mother, played by Barbara Hershey.

VOA: special.2011.02.21

They told Brigham Young about a great salt lake in a wide valley on the western side of the Rocky Mountains.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

And later still, during the War of 1812, the Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

As part of the supply effort, the British Royal Air Force even landed Sunderland Flying Boats on a Berlin lake.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

For many Americans, summer is a time to put on swim wear and spend time at the sea or a lake.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

This week on our program, we tell you about Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes in the northeastern United States.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Dance creators Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov used Tchaikovsky's music to create two other famous ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

And later still, during the War of Eighteen Twelve, the Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain.

VOA: special.2010.08.30

Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

The Obamas also ate at Spiaggia, an Italian restaurant famous for its food and its view of Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Lake Champlain also has the same kinds of environmental problems, including pollution and nonnative sea life, as the Great Lakes.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

French troops in Canada built a fort to control passage to the lake as a defense against British troops moving north.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

She could see the lake. Some fog was coming up as the sky darkened on this Halloween night.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

I do remember walking on the college grounds and watching sail boats in the distance on the blue waters of Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

The projects include improving wetlands in the Picayune Strand in Southwest Florida and repairs to Lake Okeechobee's dike.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

They are making their way up a system built years ago to link the Mississippi to Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2009.12.15