Boat Building
Watch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop from 10 am through 3 pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which …
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Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States
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Indigenous Experiences in the Revolutionary War
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesIndigenous people have lived in the Champlain Valley since time immemorial, and the American Revolutionary War brought many changes to their homelands and lifestyles. In this free, hour-long program, we’ll …
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Clean Water Act Tour
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesThe Clean Water Act was signed in 1972 with the intention to make lasting change to the impacts that industries and infrastructure have on our waterways. Stop by this exhibit, on the green, to learn about how this act has changed the ways we treat our waterways, as well as the ways it falls short. …
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Lois McClure Open Hours
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesFamilies on canal boats similar to the Lois McClure would spend the majority of their year on the water, and now you can get a sense of what canal boat life would be like too! Climb on board this replica of a 1862-class sailing canal boat to learn about the lives and culture of canal boaters, through …
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Boat Building
Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United StatesWatch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop from 10 am through 3 pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which are a lightweight composite sailboat designed for us by Jim Donovan. Drop in to watch a little bit of the process, ask questions, and learn …
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Lois McClure Open Hours
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesFamilies on canal boats similar to the Lois McClure would spend the majority of their year on the water, and now you can get a sense of what canal boat life would be like too! Climb on board this replica of a 1862-class sailing canal boat to learn about the lives and culture of canal boaters, through …
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Indigenous Experiences in the Revolutionary War
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesIndigenous people have lived in the Champlain Valley since time immemorial, and the American Revolutionary War brought many changes to their homelands and lifestyles. In this free, hour-long program, we’ll talk about the complicated relationships that the Six Nations, Abenakis, and Mohicans each had with the British and American sides, and we’ll explore the Revolutionary …
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Environmental Justice on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesWhile climate change impacts nature and ecosystems, it also impacts people and their communities. To address these impacts, a movement called environmental justice aims for solutions that benefit all communities equally. At this free experience, learn about some of Lake Champlain’s environmental justice issues and which communities they disproportionately impact. You’ll also have the opportunity …
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Learn to Row!
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesRow in one of our iconic pilot gigs! Open to all rowing experience levels, beginner to expert, this 2-hour experience gives you the opportunity to learn how to row (or …
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Lois McClure Open Hours
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United StatesFamilies on canal boats similar to the Lois McClure would spend the majority of their year on the water, and now you can get a sense of what canal boat life would be like too! Climb on board this replica of a 1862-class sailing canal boat to learn about the lives and culture of canal boaters, through …
Free