By the Collections team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the sixth in a blog series about Vergennes …
The Search for MacDonough’s Shipyard
In September of 1814 the American Naval Fleet on Lake Champlain, commanded by Commodore Thomas MacDonough fought and defeated the …
Signs of Spring and Updates from the Boat Shop
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Since January we’ve been sharing weekly updates on our Champlain Longboats student boat building …
The Recovery of Philadelphia II
In mid-January, on a routine daily check of our replica boats at their winter berths at Basin Harbor, our staff …
What is a Whiskey Plank? Updates from the Boat Shop
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Big news from the boat shop: this week students from Vergennes Middle and High …
Building Kayaks for Adventure with Two Roads Academy
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director This past November, the Museum’s Champlain Longboats program embarked on an exciting new initiative …
What is old is new again: Repair work for Osprey
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director In addition to our ongoing student boat building work in the boat shop, our …
Boat Building Updates: A Forest Visit and Planking
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director On the morning of Friday, February 14, with temperatures topping out at 4 degrees …
Phoenix: Jahaziel’s Second Steamboat
By the Collections team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the fifth in a blog series about Vergennes …
New Year, New Boat: 2020 Student Boat Building Kicks Off
By Meg Salocks, Director of Marketing and Engagement Today marks the first day of an exciting annual project here at …