By Chris Sabick, Director of Research and Archaeology One of the many benefits of our ongoing collections work is that the process exposes the Research and Archaeology team to artifacts …
Comparative Analysis: An Important Way the Archaeology Team uses Collections Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology and Research This summer, we received generous funding from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to create photogrammetry models of the Revolutionary War gunboat …
Photogrammetry at the site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology & Research In mid-August, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum conducted a multibeam sonar survey of the wreck site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire. This …
The 1776 Gunboat Spitfire: Documenting and Preserving History Read More »
In September of 1814 the American Naval Fleet on Lake Champlain, commanded by Commodore Thomas MacDonough fought and defeated the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Plattsburgh Bay. This …
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology This month, our underwater archaeology team – including myself, archaeologist Cherilyn Gilligan, dive master Ron Adams, and occasionally Willa the dog – has been …
Closing Out the Shipwreck Diving Season with Style and 3D Models Read More »
Even before the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in 1609, indigenous people used Lake Champlain as a trade corridor, for fishing and as a meeting place for gatherings and festivities. This region …
