By Meghan Hill Bartholomew, Educational Programs Manager Ten teenagers spent a day at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Teaching Forge this April, learning the traditional skills of blacksmithing. Blacksmithing requires both strength […]
Keeping Traditional Skills Alive: Youth Blacksmithing Classes Read More »
By Andrew Rainville, Community Rower On March 7, as the frigid waters of Boston Harbor and Hingham Bay pushed chunks of ice onto the sands of Hull’s Pemberton Point Beach,
Museum Rowers Brave the Annual Snow Row Read More »
By Olivia Olson, Public Programs and Volunteer Manager On February 12, 2026, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum hosted its fifth annual Virtual Archaeology Conference. This year’s theme centered on the 250th anniversary of
Conference Recap: The Archaeology of the Battle of Lake Champlain Read More »
Commemorate America’s 250th with a New Exhibit, Free Admission, Tours, and Programs We are thrilled to announce that Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s 2026 season will open on May 23, featuring
A Revolutionary Season at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Starts May 23 Read More »
It is with a heavy heart that we take a moment to remember and honor Ernest Haas, fondly known to many here as Ernie, who passed away on December 31,
Artist, Visual Storyteller, and Friend: Remembering Ernie Haas Read More »
By Museum Collections Staff Did you know that Lake Champlain Maritime Museum serves as the home and repository for archaeological materials from many of the underwater sites and shipwrecks in
National Maritime Heritage of Lake Champlain: The Collection Read More »
By Olivia Olson, Public Programs and Volunteer Manager Autumnal winds have shaken colorful leaves from the trees and have blown in a new season at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. What
Closed for the Season! So… What Happens in the Winter? Read More »
By Olivia Olson, Public Programs and Volunteer Manager Every year, Mike Beller makes the six-and-a-half-hour drive from his home in Pennsylvania to Vermont to serve as a volunteer historic interpreter
Feeling Thankful for Volunteers: Historic Interpretation aboard Philadelphia II Read More »
By Olivia Olson, Public Programs & Volunteer Manager This season, guests have noticed brown and withered leaves on the trees on the New York side of Lake Champlain and have
Falling Lake Levels, Falling Leaves Read More »
By Sylvie Panofsky, Expedition Trip Leader On July 7, we embarked on the annual Champlain Discovery Kayak Expedition with four campers and two trip leaders, Sylvie and Hane. Dubbed Team
Expedition Diary: Champlain Discovery 2025 Read More »
