On a foggy night during the American Revolution, an island in Lake Champlain, Vermont, became an unwitting protagonist in a wartime tale. British warships patrolling the lake mistook the island's shape for an enemy vessel and opened fire. Cannonballs thundered through the mist, striking trees and rocks instead. As dawn broke, the British realized their mistake, revealing the harmless island. This incident, forever etched in local lore, served as a testament to the tension of those times. Today, that island now known as Carleton’s Prize, named after the British governor of Quebec, stands as a silent witness to a night when nature's obscurity momentarily turned it into an unexpected target in the fog of war.