Did you know that there are hundreds of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? The Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve was established by the …
Imagining the Common Soldier’s Experience in the Battle of Plattsburgh – Part 2
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Archaeologist In the fall of 2019, I gave a presentation on my research into the common soldier’s …
Imagining the Common Soldier’s Experience in the Battle of Plattsburgh – Part 1
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Archaeologist In the fall of 2019, I had the opportunity to present research to the public at …
A Tale of Two Boats
How does the boat shop work from home? During these unprecedented times our boat shop staff have found creative ways …
Shipwreck Tour: General Butler
Did you know that there are hundreds of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? The Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve was established …
Champlain: Jahaziel’s Third Steamboat
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 …