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2009 marked the 400th anniversary of French explorer Samuel de Champlain’s visit to the lake that now bears his name. Lois McClure traveled to ports all along Lake Champlain in New York […]

In 2008, the schooner Lois McClure traveled north to the Province of Quebec, stopping at ports-of-call along the way. She was in Quebec City for their 400th anniversary celebration, commemorating the founding

In 2007, Lois McClure embarked upon the Grand Canal Journey. The replica 1862 canal schooner left her home port at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on June 18, 2007 to travel across

The schooner Lois McClure toured the northern part of Lake Champlain, visiting St. Albans, VT, Grand Isle, VT, and Plattsburgh, NY in September and October. During the week, she was

In 2005, Lois McClure embarked on the Grand Journey, “From the Green Mountains to Manhattan”, sponsored in large part by the farm families who own Cabot Creameries. In these four months, she visited

Lois McClure was launched July 3, 2004, attended by thousands of people on the Burlington waterfront. After some work on her rigging, she was ready for her first voyage around the