By Rebecca Burns, Expeditionary Programs Manager Over 100 youth rowers gathered at Vergennes Falls Park on the morning of October 29, 2022 for our annual Otter Creek Challenge rowing race. …
Otter Creek Challenge: 2022 Recap, Photos, and Results Read More »
By Andrew Rainville, Adult Rowing Club Member and Youth Rowing Coach Earlier this month, as winter ice continues to clog the waterways of Lake Champlain, an intrepid group of adult …
Each year, hundreds of high school and middle school students join teams in the Museum’s open-water youth rowing program. These hardy rowers meet for weekly practices and rowing sessions on …
On Saturday June 5, we welcomed 84 rowers from eight regional school teams back to the Museum to participate in the Spring Wave, the annual spring race for our youth rowing league, …
High spirits and warm weather at the Spring Wave 2021 Read More »
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Since January we’ve been sharing weekly updates on our Champlain Longboats student boat building program as students from Middlebury and Vergennes learn how to …
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Big news from the boat shop: this week students from Vergennes Middle and High School along with teachers and museum staff celebrated the installation …
What is a Whiskey Plank? Updates from the Boat Shop Read More »
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director In addition to our ongoing student boat building work in the boat shop, our students, staff, and volunteers have been busy repairing other boats …
What is old is new again: Repair work for Osprey Read More »
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director On the morning of Friday, February 14, with temperatures topping out at 4 degrees on one of the coldest days of the winter to …
Boat Building Updates: A Forest Visit and Planking Read More »
By Meg Salocks, Director of Marketing and Engagement Today marks the first day of an exciting annual project here at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: the first day of boat building! …
New Year, New Boat: 2020 Student Boat Building Kicks Off Read More »
By Meg Salocks, Director of Marketing and Engagement Last weekend, over 160 Vermont youth rowers, a fleet of longboats built by our boat building students, and our intrepid coaches and …
Vermont teams pull strong at the Icebreaker in Boston Read More »
