Trail of the GriffonThe Griffon was a seven cannon, 45 ton 17th century barque constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Creek on the Niagara River. Sieur de La Salle set out on Le Griffons maiden voyage on August 7, 1679 with a crew of 32, sailing across Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan through uncharted waters that only canoes had previously explored. The ship landed at a location on an island in Lake Michigan where the local tribes had gathered with animal