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  • Deep Dives Talk

    Featured Deep Dives
    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Devyn Cabral (they/them), the Museum’s Collections Assistant, will tell the story the second day of the Battle of Lake Champlain. As morning came on October 12, 1776, Patriot soldiers […]

    Free
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    Shipwreck Tour

    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Did you know there are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? Join us for a special tour and dive into this exciting underwater history, without getting wet!   This scenic boat tour will take you to the sites of some famous local shipwrecks as Museum experts recount their dramatic stories. Watch underwater footage of shipwrecks from […]

    $25 – $45

  • Free Museum Tours

    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Take a guided tour with a Museum expert through a sampler of exhibits to learn about the historical and archaeological heritage of Lake Champlain.   Depending on the group's interest, we will stop in exhibits which may include Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, the Stone Schoolhouse, Hazelett Small Watercraft Center, Underwater Archaeology: Diving into the Stories of People and Canal Boats on […]

    Free

  • Storytime

    The Roost, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Looking for a fun and educational activity for your littlest sailor? Join us on Fridays at 11:00 for Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s weekly storytime!   Families with young children (recommended age 5 and younger) are invited to gather with a Museum educator in our historic summer camp building, the Roost, as we read some of our favorite stories about Lake Champlain and summer adventures on the water out loud for all to enjoy. Stories will be read as a group and there […]

    Free
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    Open Dinghy Sailing

    North Harbor at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Get out on the water, enjoy Lake Champlain, and keep your sailing skills fresh! Open Dinghy Sailing offers weekly open hours and dinghy rentals for anyone with prior sailing experience to take one of the Museum’s custom Split-Rock Dinghies out for a turn on the lake. Friends, family, dates, solo sailors – all are welcome to […]

    $40
  • Independence Day graphic with illustrations of people and LCMM Logo.

    Independence Day

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    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation's Independence Day on July 4 with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Throughout the day we’ll have hands-on activities, kids’ games, documentary screening, tours of our new exhibit, Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, and more! Schedule Highlights:  Independence Day programs and activities are free to attend for all ages, no registration required. Food will be available for purchase in collaboration with Viva El Sabor. Screening […]

    Free

  • Free Museum Tours

    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Take a guided tour with a Museum expert through a sampler of exhibits to learn about the historical and archaeological heritage of Lake Champlain.   Depending on the group's interest, we will stop in exhibits which may include Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, the Stone Schoolhouse, Hazelett Small Watercraft Center, Underwater Archaeology: Diving into the Stories of People and Canal Boats on […]

    Free

  • Free Museum Tours

    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Take a guided tour with a Museum expert through a sampler of exhibits to learn about the historical and archaeological heritage of Lake Champlain.   Depending on the group's interest, we will stop in exhibits which may include Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, the Stone Schoolhouse, Hazelett Small Watercraft Center, Underwater Archaeology: Diving into the Stories of People and Canal Boats on […]

    Free
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    Whaleboat Wednesdays

    North Harbor at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Try something new on Lake Champlain – go sailing in a custom 29’ whaleboat!   This is a great and one-of-a-kind experience for a group of family, friends, or adventurous coworkers to get out on Lake Champlain in a traditionally-rigged wooden boat. Combining rowing and sailing, these vessels were built in the Museum’s boat shop and are an unforgettable way to experience […]

    $60
  • Shipwreck tour 2026 800x600

    Shipwreck Tour

    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

    Did you know there are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? Join us for a special tour and dive into this exciting underwater history, without getting wet!   This scenic boat tour will take you to the sites of some famous local shipwrecks as Museum experts recount their dramatic stories. Watch underwater footage of shipwrecks from […]

    $25 – $45