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Eco Demonstration

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

How can we keep our lake healthy and clean? Jump in on a hands-on activity to learn how our daily actions, decisions, and research connect to or impact Lake Champlain. We’ll explore ecology or environmental sciences through subjects like aquatic invasive species, fossils, or water quality. Activities will vary depending on current weather and lake …

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Collections Corner

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

A special chance to learn more about the collections of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and view rarely-seen objects and artifacts! Featured collections items reflect the current work of the Museum’s research and archaeology team or collections manager.

Free

Ecology Demo: The Clean Water Act

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

Come join us on the Museum green to learn all about the health of Lake Champlain and the Clean Water Act! There will be practical hands-on activities, such as water quality testing, invasive species identification, and identifying runoff. Learn more about what you can do to help keep our lake clean!

Free

Eco Demonstration

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

How can we keep our lake healthy and clean? Jump in on a hands-on activity to learn how our daily actions, decisions, and research connect to or impact Lake Champlain. We’ll explore ecology or environmental sciences through subjects like aquatic invasive species, fossils, or water quality. Activities will vary depending on current weather and lake …

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Free

Collections Corner

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

A special chance to learn more about the collections of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and view rarely-seen objects and artifacts! Featured collections items reflect the current work of the Museum’s research and archaeology team or collections manager.

Free

Tour of the Lois McClure

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

The schooner Lois McClure is the Museum’s full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat, based on two shipwrecks located in Lake Champlain. Join us for a one-hour tour to learn more about how this replica project was started in 2001 with the goal to understand our region’s unique 1862-class sailing canal schooner; how it was built …

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Tour of the Lois McClure

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

The schooner Lois McClure is the Museum’s full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat, based on two shipwrecks located in Lake Champlain. Join us for a one-hour tour to learn more about how this replica project was started in 2001 with the goal to understand our region’s unique 1862-class sailing canal schooner; how it was built …

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Free

Eco Demonstration

How can we keep our lake healthy and clean? Jump in on a hands-on activity to learn how our daily actions, decisions, and research connect to or impact Lake Champlain. We’ll explore ecology or environmental sciences through subjects like aquatic invasive species, fossils, or water quality. Activities will vary depending on current weather and lake …

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Free

Cyanobacteria Testing Demo

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

Is cyanobacteria a threat to the lake or is it simply an aquatic organism? It actually can be both! Cyanobacteria is a single-celled aquatic organism that is natural to Lake Champlain. However, in areas where the water is extra warm or there are excess nutrients present, cyanobacteria can grow and create harmful blooms. How do …

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Free

Collections Corner

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

A special chance to learn more about the collections of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and view rarely-seen objects and artifacts! Featured collections items reflect the current work of the Museum’s research and archaeology team or collections manager.

Free