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    Collections Corner: Behind the Scenes

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    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Where do the Museum’s Archaeology and Collections teams do their work? What happens to artifacts once they are conserved? Find out in this free behind-the-scenes tour of our Nautical Archaeology Center! Take a glimpse into the workspace of an archaeologist and see the brand-new collections storage area while learning about items in the Museum’s collection. […]

    Free
  • Two adults sit in a small sailing boat as they sail on water

    Open Dinghy Sailing

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    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, 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 […]

    $40
  • Chris Sabick dives on a shipwreck in Lake Champlain 800x600.

    Talking Archaeology

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

    History, artifacts, and shipwrecks lie in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share their secrets and stories with the underwater archaeologists who dive down to explore. In 2025, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is excited to introduce Talking Archaeology, a free evening talk series with Museum archaeologists and researchers. Learn about local history, archaeological discoveries, […]

    Free
  • Two adults sit in a small sailing boat as they sail on water

    Open Dinghy Sailing

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    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, 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 […]

    $40
  • Two adults sit in a small sailing boat as they sail on water

    Open Dinghy Sailing

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    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, 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 […]

    $40
  • Three people standing in front of a colorful mural

    Community Art-Making Day!

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

    Join us for a free family-friendly day of public art-making with Juniper Creative Arts and be a part of a new mural that will be going up at the Museum in 2026! This free drop-in event is open to all ages and artistic abilities, rain or shine! We'll roll-up our sleeves, reflect on the past, […]

    Free
  • Split Rock Dinghies rounding a mark during a race. 800x600

    Split Rock Dinghy Regatta

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

    Have you spent the summer perfecting your sailing skills? Do you love our custom Split Rock Dinghies as much as we do? Now is your opportunity to show it off! Join us on October 18 for the first ever Split Rock Dinghy Regatta, a relaxed sailing event with just a little bit of competition on […]

    $30
  • Brent teaches kids how to identify invertebrates. 800x600

    Fall Homeschool Day

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

    We’re excited to welcome homeschool families to Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for our Fall Homeschool Day! This day will focus on the ecology of Lake Champlain and will include activities such as a scavenger hunt by the waterfront, fishing as a group with a large net then identifying what we caught, looking at plankton and […]

    Free

  • Otter Creek Challenge Race

    Vergennes Falls Park 103 Mechanic St, Vergennes, VT, United States

    An annual youth open-water rowing race hosted by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum right in the heart of Vergennes, Vermont. Local high school and middle school rowing crews compete in a variety of heats, racing from foot of the Vergennes Falls, down Otter Creek, and back. A festive race, this event also includes an annual costume […]

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  • Trick-or-Treat at the Museum!

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

    Looking for something spooky and sweet to do with the family for Halloween season? Put on your costumes and come trick-or-treating at the Maritime Museum from 3 – 5 pm on Thursday, October 30! Explore the Museum grounds as you trick-or-treat at our exhibit buildings. Treats for costumed canines will also be available! This event […]

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