I am a disinterested observer of the matter. I am myself a saltie, being born and raised in New Brunswick.

However, in all fairness to the puddleduckers I can't see Lake Champlain being part of the Great Lakes. You can't just declare something to be what it is not. I always thought that Plattsburg was a pleasant little town, though.

BTW, there are also some French Canadian songs of the Great Lakes. A local guy named Beneteau went around and collected songs from the French people of the Windsor area. He has a CD and a tape out based on his efforts.