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  • Shipwreck Tour

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

    Explore a shipwreck... without getting wet! There are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Join us as we take a tour boat to the site of the Champlain II […]

    $25 – $40
  • An adult and child in a small sailboat in front of a larger sailboat and mountains on a sunny day.

    Open Sailing Hours

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

    Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for […]

    $40

  • Introduction to Fishing

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

    Come fish with us! This free, drop-in program is designed for any beginner angler eager to learn the essentials of fishing and fish processing. Participants will gain hands-on experience with […]

    Free

  • Shipwreck Tour

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

    Explore a shipwreck... without getting wet! There are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Join us as we take a tour boat to the site of the Champlain II shipwreck and go for a "dive" using an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Our robotic camera sends back real-time video to an on-board monitor as […]

    $25 – $40
  • An adult and child in a small sailboat in front of a larger sailboat and mountains on a sunny day.

    Open Sailing Hours

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

    Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for anyone with prior sailing experience to enjoy. Boats are available to book in 1-hour increments for yourself or a group. Each sailing dinghy can fit […]

    $40

  • Shipwreck Tour

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

    Explore a shipwreck... without getting wet! There are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Join us as we take a tour boat to the site of the Champlain II shipwreck and go for a "dive" using an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Our robotic camera sends back real-time video to an on-board monitor as […]

    $25 – $40
  • Postcard image saying Souvenir Folder of Lake Champlain with a sunset

    Collections Corner: Historic Postcards of Lake Champlain

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

    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, […]

    Free

  • Shipwreck Tour

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

    Explore a shipwreck... without getting wet! There are hundreds of historic shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Join us as we take a tour boat to the site of the Champlain II shipwreck and go for a "dive" using an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Our robotic camera sends back real-time video to an on-board monitor as […]

    $25 – $40
  • A photogrammetry model of a shipwreck sunk into the ground, showing parts of the bow and deck and a large pile of rocks on the forward starboard side.

    Talking Archaeology: The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard

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

    Join the Museum's Co-Director of Archaeology, Paul Gates, for a free and engaging lecture on the Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard. The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard is located on the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont and contains a number of abandoned vessels that give us a glimpse into the history of […]

    Free
  • Replica wooden boat Philadelphia II sitting on a green lawn with blue skies and a group of children climbing aboard

    Canceled Philadelphia II Open Hours

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

    **This program has been cancelled** Soldiers in the Revolutionary War not only fought on boats, they also often lived on them for months. Step aboard the Museum’s replica of the Revolutionary War gunboat Philadelphia to explore their living and working conditions, understand the mechanics of the vessel, and even row the oars!  Accessibility: The Philadelphia II is currently on the […]

    Free