Regional Rowing Teams travel to “Snow Row”
On Saturday March 12th, four youth teams, two from Vergennes Middle and High School, one from Mount Abraham Union Middle and High School and one from Burlington High School traveled …
2011
Troop 624 Visits LCMM
by Alex Lehning As a Conservation Technician with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, I spend the majority of my time doing research, preserving artifacts, and documenting our archeological collections. Each …
Keeping Things Hot in the Dead of Winter
by Erick Tichonuk If I had a dollar for every person who says to me, “So, with the museum closed for the winter it must be pretty slow down there,” …
Looking for a Big Stick
by Erick Tichonuk I’ve always felt wooden boats have a lot of character. Like people with strong character, wooden boats often have idiosyncrasies that require some attention. Our schooner is …
A Look Inside a Whaling Ship
360 degree view inside the hold of the Charles Morgan at Mystic Seaport. A very neat visual tour with narration by Quentin Snediker, director of the shipyard at Mystic Seaport. …
Notes from the Boatshop: Planking and a field trip
By Nick Patch Eight boat builders from the Diversified Occupations (D.O.) program at the Hannaford Career Center along with D.O. program teachers, volunteers and LCMM boat building staff have been …
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Monster Iron Artifacts
by Paul Gates In addition to preserving small artifacts such as grapeshot rounds, nails, and tools, the archaeologists at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Conservation Lab also work on much …
Notes from the Boatshop: Gig building and repair
by Nick Patch Eight students from the Diversified Occupations (D.O.) program at the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury, Vermont are coming to the LCMM boat shop four days a week …
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Winter Coverings
by Tom Larsen Every winter the time comes when the snow falls and the boats must be buttoned up for the winter. Each boat has its own particularities for covering …