Switzerland in the Roman era after which the area began to be occupied by Germanic peoples. The Swiss plateau, within the natural borders of the Alps to the South and East, Lake Geneva and the Rhône to the west and the Rhine to the north, was recognized as a contiguous territory by Julius Caesar. This area had been dominated by the La Tène culture since the 5th century BC, settled by a mostly Celtic population (Gauls), of which the Helvetii were the most numerous, but which also included the Rauraci in north-west Switzerland centered on Basel, and the Allobroges around Geneva. South of the Swiss
Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan) Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan) Sturgeon River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through Otsego and Cheboygan counties. The Sturgeon River rises in Livingston Township, Otsego County, near the city of Gaylord at . It flows into Burt Lake in the community of Indian River. A channel formerly flowed into the Indian River at , but the main course of the river now empties directly into Burt Lake. The West Branch Sturgeon River rises in southeast Charlevoix County at and flows to the main stream at in Wolverine. The Little Sturgeon River rises in