nce there was an explorer, who became governor. Before he became governor, he mapped much of the northeastern part of North America. Champlain discovered a lake, which was named after him. It is on the border of New York and Vermont. In 1609 Champlain helped the Huron Indians fight the Iroquois Indians. He discovered Lake Champlain in 1613. On the way to the Great Lakes, Champlain went back to France and became governor in 1633. This great explorer died on December, 1635.