By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director This past November, the Museum’s Champlain Longboats program embarked on an exciting new initiative …
New Year, New Boat: 2020 Student Boat Building Kicks Off
By Meg Salocks, Director of Marketing and Engagement Today marks the first day of an exciting annual project here at …
Reflections from TWSBA 2019
By Charlie Beyer, Champlain Longboats Hi! For those that don’t know me, I’m Charlie Beyer, the Assistant Director of Champlain …
Expedition Champlain 2019: Travel Journal
This past month, our teen overnight group, Expedition Champlain, set off from the museum with nine participants and three trip leaders Haley Ferrer, Mandy Smith and Laura Caldwell for an eight-day journey. The group rowed two of the museum’s 32′ pilot gigs, exploring remote sections of Lake Champlain, dodging challenging weather and ultimately reaching the Canadian border.
LCMM to host USCG Captains and Masters license courses
This November, LCMM will be hosting US Coast Guard certified Captains and Masters license courses on campus. The courses will …
Steamboat Reindeer Ship’s Wheel to be Reunited with Pilot House
Working with museum collections is sometimes like assembling a jigsaw puzzle – on a very large scale, and over a …
FUSION: ‘Winter Stories’
This month we wrapped up another great FUSION session at Vergennes Union Elementary School. Our topic was ‘Winter Stories’. Each …
FUSION: Life Through Lenses
We’ve just finished up another great Fusion program with Vergennes Elementary School. For the past eight weeks we’ve been joining …
AmeriCorps Member Erin King Joins LCMM
Hello, my name is Erin King and I am one of this year’s AmeriCorps members at the Lake Champlain Maritime …
Hoehl Family Foundation Gift Supports Educational Programs at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and Research Institute
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum & Research Institute (LCMM) has received $600,000 from the Hoehl Family Foundation. With this generous gift, …