Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

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  • Deep Dives: The Row Galleys of the American Revolution

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Join us every other Wednesday from June through October for a free "Deep Dives" talk. Each evening will include an expert presentation and time for questions and conversation at […]

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  • Deep Dives: The Howell Torpedo

    Featured Deep Dives
    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Join us every other Wednesday from June through October for a free "Deep Dives" talk. Each evening will include an expert presentation and time for questions and conversation at […]

    Free

  • Lost at Sea: The History of Nautical Navigation

    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    How did ships navigate the dangers of oceans and lakes before modern charts and GPS? How did sailors cross oceans with limited tools?  Join Museum educator Aric to discover the remarkable navigational tools and techniques that have guided sailors across the world's great waters. From clever basic techniques to celestial interpretation, these navigational strategies helped to shape history and the modern world.   The program will take place […]

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  • Deep Dives: 200 Years of the Champlain Canal

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Join us every other Wednesday from June through October for a free "Deep Dives" talk. Each evening will include an expert presentation and time for questions and conversation at […]

    Free

  • Deep Dives: Diving on Shipwrecks in Lake Champlain

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Join us every other Wednesday from June through October for a free "Deep Dives" talk. Each evening will include an expert presentation and time for questions and conversation at […]

    Free

  • Deep Dives: Battle of Valcour Bay – Day 3

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Patricia Reid (she/her), the Museum’s Director of Collections, will tell the story of the third day of the Battle of Lake Champlain. Early that morning, Patriot soldiers surrendered the row […]

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  • Deep Dives: Battle of Valcour Bay – Day 2

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  Devyn Cabral (they/them), the Museum’s Collections Assistant, will tell the story the second day of the Battle of Lake Champlain. As morning came on October 12, 1776, Patriot soldiers […]

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  • Deep Dives: Battle of Valcour Bay – Day 1

    Featured Deep Dives
    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series!  On June 17, Matt Harrison (he/him), the Museum’s Sailing Programs Manager, will recount the events of the first day of the Battle of Lake Champlain, known as the Battle of Valcour Bay. The fighting […]

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  • Deep Dives: Artifact Conservation

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    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History lies in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share its secrets and stories. In 2026, we're opening up our vaults and taking a DEEP DIVE into the past with Museum experts, archaeologists, historians, and educators in our free evening conversation series! Join us every other Wednesday from June through October for a free "Deep Dives" talk. Each evening will include an expert presentation and time for questions and conversation at the […]

    Free

  • Chris Sabick dives on a shipwreck in Lake Champlain 800x600.

    Talking Archaeology

    Hoehl Family Visitor and Education Center Auditorium at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    History, artifacts, and shipwrecks lie in the depths of Lake Champlain, waiting to share their secrets and stories with the underwater archaeologists who dive down to explore. In 2025, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is excited to introduce Talking Archaeology, a free evening talk series with Museum archaeologists and researchers. Learn about local history, archaeological discoveries, […]

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