January 21, 2025 – April 15, 2025 Bring the lake into your classroom! Join us for Learn from the Lake, our free hybrid professional development course for teachers on January 21–April 15, 2025 with a stipend for all participants. This professional development experience combines virtual sessions, in-person experiences, and the Museum’s Giant Lake Champlain Map to …
Join us for the fourth annual Virtual Archaeology Conference! Each year, researchers and archaeologists with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum come together to share new research, developments, and discoveries from their work in Lake Champlain in this virtual summit that is open and free for all to attend. Our 2025 conference is a deep dive into …
Celebrate the waters of the Lake Champlain Basin at World Water Day! Initiated by the United Nations in 1993, World Water Day is intended to draw attention to the issues, advocacy, and education surrounding the world’s water resources. Here in the Champlain Valley, partners and friends of the Champlain Basin Education Initiative come together each …
Have you ever wanted to learn how to work with fire and shape metal? In this one-day class for adult beginners, participants will learn how to start and manage a fire, safe blacksmithing practices, and basic techniques for shaping metal. At the end of the class, you will take home a leaf keychain that you've …
Join us for a day of metalworking just for young teens and pre-teens! Open to all curious metalsmiths ages 10–15, in this workshop participants will learn the main ways of creating metal objects and complete projects themselves. You will learn how to complete two small projects, which will vary by experience level and interest, and …
Come connect with fellow educators and local nonprofits while enjoying some time outside on Lake Champlain, conversation, and delicious baked goods! Classroom teachers and homeschool educators are invited to mingle and discuss ideas with peers from local schools and organizations. Learn more about the opportunities available to you and your students and connect with representatives …
We're excited to welcome homeschool families to Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for our first Homeschool Day! Our Spring Homeschool Day will focus on the Revolutionary War and will include activities such as a scavenger hunt in one of our exhibit buildings, interpretation aboard our replica Revolutionary War gunboat, an activity to learn about how boats …
Saturday, May 17 is the first day of the 2025 season! Our grounds, exhibits, and Museum Store will officially open for the season for all to visit and explore. Check our calendar for additional special activities on this day. No tickets or advance reservations needed. Admission to the Museum is free for all visitors.
Lake Champlain is well-known for its battles and mythical lake monsters, but what about bootlegging, communes, or the lives of the people who have called the region home? Join us on Saturday, May 17 for a special free talk with Vermont authors Jason Barney and Christine Eldred as they share stories from their book Hidden …
Hidden History of Lake Champlain: Author Talk with Jason Barney & Christine Eldred Read More »
Want to get a taste of travels from times gone by? Come check out our fascinating collection of several hundred Lake Champlain historic postcards and see the occasionally mundane, occasionally dramatic, and always interesting notes written to loved ones in years past. We’ve also created several coloring-book-style postcards based on our favorite historic ones, and …
Collections Corner: Historic Postcards of Lake Champlain Read More »
