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Maritime Museum donating replica sailing canal schooner Lois McClure to the Canal Society of New York

September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023

Maritime Museum donating replica sailing canal schooner Lois McClure to the Canal Society of New York Today we are excited to announce a donation that will further the study and …

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Fun Facts about the replica schooner Lois McClure 

September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023

Fun Facts about the replica schooner Lois McClure  By Kelly Bartlett, Lois McClure Archive Project Archivist The schooner Lois McClure, a full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal schooner, was …

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Windy Fun at the 2023 Lake Champlain Challenge Race

September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023

On Saturday, September 9, rowers and paddlers from around New England gathered under sunny skies at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for the annual Lake Champlain Challenge Race to set a …

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Exit Through the Gift Shop: Local Ornaments, Jewelry, and Gifts for All

September 14, 2023 September 14, 2023

When you visit Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, one of the first and last spaces you see is the Museum Store. It’s a great stop to get snacks and to chat …

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Acrylic painting from 2018 by Ernest Haas titled The Inn at Shelburne from the Lake

Renowned Local Artist Ernest Haas Donates Collection to Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

September 13, 2023 September 13, 2023

Today we are thrilled to announce that painter Ernest Haas is donating a robust collection of his original artworks, prints, and materials to Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. An artist known …

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Replica canal schooner Lois McClure and tugboat CL Churchill on Lake Champlain near Burlington, VT

A Behind-the-Scenes Look into the Archival Process

September 7, 2023 September 11, 2023

By Kelly Bartlett, Lois McClure Archive Project Archivist After nearly 20 years on the water, our 1862-class replica sailing canal schooner, Lois McClure, will retire in October 2023. Alongside the …

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Chris Sabick dives the Phoenix shipwreck, photographed by Kotaro Yamafune

A Sinking Feeling: Climate Change and Underwater History

August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023

By Chris Sabick, Interim Co-Director and Director of Research and Archaeology The historic rainfall and flooding in Vermont this summer have impacted people, businesses, and watersheds, Lake Champlain included. While …

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Announcing New Shipwrecks for the Public to Explore

July 20, 2023 July 20, 2023

The Research and Archaeology team here at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is committed to making Lake Champlain’s underwater world more accessible to the public. Thanks to their work, today we …

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Launching a New Student-Built Boat in Lake Champlain

June 15, 2023 June 15, 2023

By Rebecca Burns, Expeditionary Programs Manager Recently we had a day of celebration at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum as the museum’s newest boat, Charlie Burchard, hit the waters of Lake …

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Filling in hammer spots on the new boat

In Their Own Words: Student Boat Builders at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023

By Rebecca Burns, Expeditionary Programs Manager Since the beginning of the school year, two groups of students from the Addison Consortium Program (ACP) and Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) have …

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  • Maritime Museum donating replica sailing canal schooner Lois McClure to the Canal Society of New York
    September 21, 2023
  • Fun Facts about the replica schooner Lois McClure 
    September 21, 2023
  • Windy Fun at the 2023 Lake Champlain Challenge Race
    September 19, 2023
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop: Local Ornaments, Jewelry, and Gifts for All
    September 14, 2023

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