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 […]
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 […]
Join us for a relaxing morning of painting, warm beverages, and connecting with friends old and new. The Museum’s Collections Team will provide a “still life” of inspiration from our permanent collections, which you can paint in any style (even paint by numbers!) on a small canvas to take home. Free for all attendees; registration required. This program will take place in the Nautical Archaeology Center. […]
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 […]
Join staff from Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, in partnership with Whistling Man Schooner Company, for an expert-led tour on the fascinating history of Lake Champlain out of Burlington. From hundreds of shipwrecks to historic naval battles, prohibition smugglers to modern day nautical archaeology discoveries, the lake has a rich and unique history. We will launch from the Burlington Waterfront to explore the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
