Our Shared Heritage: World Canals Tour
Erie Canal 2010
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The Champlain Valley's ambassador to history, the 1862 canal schooner Lois McClure, will embark on a Return to the Erie Canal tour beginning in July, and culminating at the World Canals Conference in Rochester, NY in September. Along the way, we will visit more than 20 historic ports.
Schedule subject to change / Horaire sujet à changement
May 22 - mid-July |
10am - 5pm |
LCMM Basin Harbor, VT At LCMM - included in museum admission. |
July 24 |
10am - 6pm |
Whitehall, NY Skenesborough Museum |
July 26 |
11am - 7pm |
Fort Edward, NY Yacht Basin |
July 28 |
11am - 7pm |
Schuylerville, NY Hudson Crossing Park (Lock C5) |
August 3 |
11am - 7pm |
Fort Plain, NY Lock E15 |
August 5 |
11am - 7pm |
Ilion, NY Ilion Marina and RV Park |
August 7 - 8 |
10am - 6pm |
Utica, NY Utica Historic Marina - Canal Fest |
August 13 |
11am - 7pm |
Baldwinsville, NY Across from Paper Mill Island |
| August 14 | 10am - 6pm |
Baldwinsville, NY Across from Paper Mill Island |
August 20 |
11am - 7pm |
Geneva, NY Lakefront Park |
| August 21 - 22 | 10am - 6pm | Geneva, NY Lakefront Park |
August 27 |
11am - 7pm |
Seneca Falls, NY |
August 29 |
10am - 6pm |
Clyde, NY Lauraville Landing |
| August 31 | 11am - 7pm | Newark, NY T. Spencer Knight Park |
| September 2 | 11am - 7pm | Palmyra, NY Port of Palmyra |
| September 5 | 10am - 6pm | Fairport, NY Box Factory Pavillion |
| September 6 | 4pm - 7pm | Spencerport, NY Clyde Carter Gazebo Park |
| September 7 | 11am - 7pm | Spencerport, NY Clyde Carter Gazebo Park |
| September 9 | 3pm - 7pm | Middleport, NY Downtown Middleport |
| September 12 | 10am - 6pm | Lockport, NY Upson Park |
| September 17 | 11am - 7pm | Rochester, NY Corn Hill Landing World Canals Conference |
| September 18-19 | 10am - 6pm | Rochester, NY Corn Hill Landing World Canals Conference |
| September 20-22 | 3pm - 7pm | Rochester, NY Corn Hill Landing World Canals Conference |
| September 28-30 | 3pm - 6pm | Syracuse, NY Inner Harbor |
| October 7-8 | 3pm - 6pm | Waterford, NY |
| October 10 | 10am - 6pm | Waterford, NY Farmers Market |
| October 16 | 10am - 5pm | Basin Harbor, VT Storytelling Festival |
| October 17 | 10am - 5pm | Basin Harbor, VT |
*Schedule subject to change / Horaire sujet à changement
From the time people first inhabited our region, the interconnected waterways have played a decisive role in the political, social and economic fortunes of nations. The Lois McClure, hailing from Burlington, Vermont on Lake Champlain, is a replica of a type of boat once common throughout the region. Come aboard Lois McClure and travel back to the 1800s when wooden boats lined the docks.
À partir du moment où l’homme a habité le paysage régional, le réseau interconnecté des cours d’eau a joué un rôle majeur dans la détermination de la politique, du social et de la fortune économique des nations. Le Lois McClure construit à Burlington, au Vermont, sur le lac Champlain, est la réplique d’un bateau typique de la région. Venez à bord du Lois McClure et remonter le temps jusqu’au 19e siècle, l’époque où les bateaux en bois s’alignaient aux quais.
Canal Schooner Lois McClure: History Comes Alive
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s replica canal schooner Lois McClure is modeled after two 1862-class canal schooners sunk in Lake Champlain. During
their heyday, canal schooners were homeported on Lake Champlain but
regularly plied the canals, rivers and lakes between New York City, Quebec City
and Montreal. Launched in 2004, the Lois serves as a regional ambassador promoting
the shared heritage of Quebecois, Vermonters and New Yorkers.
Canal Schooner Lois McClure: L’histoire prend vie
La réplique de la goélette de canal Lois McClure du Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum est inspiré de deux goélettes de 1862 coulées dans le lac Champlain.
Au cours de leur apogée les goélettes de canal bien que basées sur le lac
Champlain ont sillonées les canaux, les rivières et les lacs entre New York,
Québec et Montréal. Lancé en 2004, le Lois sert d’ambassadeur régional pour
la promotion du patrimoine commun des Québécois, des Vermontais et des
New-Yorkais.
Supporters • Partenaires
Primary Sponsorship
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
And also made possible by these supporters:
Tom's Marine • The McClure Family • Point Bay Marina •
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy • NY Congressman Maurice Hinchey
If you are interested in learning about the benefits of becoming a sponsor for the schooner Lois McClure, or for any of our other events and opportunities, call Helena VanVoorst, Development Director, at (802) 475-2022, ext. 105.
