While this information may be of what is currently there, it can also give us a hint of what used to be here. Most of the trees in this plot were not incredibly large. This suggests that, like most of Vermont, this area was cleared for use (such as in agriculture).But around 400 years ago, settlers were just begining to discover the area. It wasn't until 1609 that Samuel de Champlain first discovered Lake Champlain and describes the Green Mountains. At this time, the forests around the lake (including those in Niquette Bay) would have been ancient and untouched. The trees there then would have been much larger than the ones there now are, although the great variety in species may have been much the same. It would have been an incredible place to be.
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