This past weekend avocational diver Gary Lefebvre of Colchester, VT, identified some unusual wreckage off Colchester Shoal in Lake Champlain using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Lefebvre brought footage of […]
Sunken Steamboat Reveals New Secrets Read More »
This month, nineteen teenagers and two trip leaders have accomplished epic kayak expeditions, kayaking the length of Lake Champlain and reaching the Canadian border. An epic goal in a standard
Kayaking the Length of Lake Champlain: Teen Expeditions in 2020 Read More »
By Charlie Beyer, Champlain Longboats Assistant Director I’m writing this with my feet still damp after taking our newly finished Buyce-design Adirondack Guideboat out for a spin in the harbor.
Building the Adirondack Guideboat Read More »
By Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director As we grapple with systemic racism, police violence, and the legacy of slavery unfolding before our eyes, the work of a Maritime Museum on
Moving Thoughts to Action Read More »
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director This spring has been a spring like no other and it has impacted us all in so many ways. It is certainly not what
A Salute to our Graduating High School Senior Rowers Read More »
By Daniel E. Bishop, PhD Student, Nautical Archaeology Program, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Hi folks – Cherilyn here reporting from the Nautical Archaeology Center! Since the public won’t
The King’s Shipyard Archaeological Project Series – Part 1: Historical Context Read More »
By the Collections Team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the eighth story in a blog series about Vergennes resident and steamboat captain Jahaziel Sherman. This series is
Jahaziel’s Two Worlds: The Hudson River and the Champlain Valley Read More »
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director As you’ve probably been following our updates, the Museum’s boat shop team has been finding creative ways to continue our boat shop work from
Working from Home: Boat Shop Volunteers Are Keeping Busy! Read More »
By Eloise Beil, Director of Collections As this showery month of April comes to an end, it also means National Poetry Month is almost over. Take a moment with us
A Window on the Lake – Meditations on Lake Champlain by Poet Daniel Lusk Read More »
By the Collections Team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the seventh in a blog series about Vergennes resident and steamboat captain Jahaziel Sherman. This series is based
International Smuggling by Steamboat: Jahaziel’s Congress Read More »
