By Christopher R. Sabick, Executive Director On July 28, 1776, soldiers gathered at Fort Ticonderoga on the southern end of Lake Champlain to hear words that would become some of […]
By Chris Sabick, Director of Research and Archaeology One of the many benefits of our ongoing collections work is that the process exposes the Research and Archaeology team to artifacts
Comparative Analysis: An Important Way the Archaeology Team uses Collections Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology and Research This summer, we received generous funding from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to create photogrammetry models of the Revolutionary War gunboat
Photogrammetry at the site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology & Research In mid-August, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum conducted a multibeam sonar survey of the wreck site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire. This
The 1776 Gunboat Spitfire: Documenting and Preserving History Read More »
In September of 1814 the American Naval Fleet on Lake Champlain, commanded by Commodore Thomas MacDonough fought and defeated the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Plattsburgh Bay. This
The Search for MacDonough’s Shipyard Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology This month, our underwater archaeology team – including myself, archaeologist Cherilyn Gilligan, dive master Ron Adams, and occasionally Willa the dog – has been
Closing Out the Shipwreck Diving Season with Style and 3D Models Read More »
Even before the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in 1609, indigenous people used Lake Champlain as a trade corridor, for fishing and as a meeting place for gatherings and festivities. This region
Leave Only Bubbles, Take Only Pictures Read More »
