2014 Tour: From War to Peace
On the 200th anniversary of the final year of the War of 1812, Lois McClure‘s 2014 tour focused on the land and sea British invasion of the US through Lake Champlain. …
Youth Rowing Races at Button Bay – Lake Champlain
James Wakefield Rescue Row On Saturday October 11, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Champlain Longboats Program held its fall youth rowing race, the James Wakefield Rescue Row at Button Bay State …
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2014 Captain’s Log, Part 5
Once we had the C. L. Churchill’s Tug-of-the-Year gold cup on board, she was ready to tow the Lois McClure from Waterford, where the 2014 Tugboat Roundup was winding down, …
Lake Champlain: New Publication of Historic Images
Announcing New Publication of Lake Champlain History Maritime Museum shares history using striking images The newest pictorial history book by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, from Arcadia Publishing, titled Lake Champlain …
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2014 Captain’s Log, Part 4
When the canal schooner Lois McClure, towed by the C. L. Churchill, assisted by the inflatable boat Oocher, did head back out of North Cove into the maelstrom of New …
Freeze the Balls off a Brass Monkey (& Other Supposedly Nautical Sayings)
It’s Cold Enough to Freeze the Balls off a Brass Monkey! Perhaps you’ve heard that phrase and thought, “brrrrrr, that sounds cold.” Or perhaps, if you’re like me, you wonderedwhat …
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Video blog: Whitehall
The LOIS MCCLURE and C.L. CHURCHILL have left the Tugboat Roundup, with the CHURCHILL being recognized as Tugboat of the Year, and are on their way up through Lake Champlain. …
Video Blog: Waterford
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2014 Captain’s Log, Part 3
The canal schooner Lois McClure needed to get an early start from Troy, New York, on August 4th. We were headed only a few miles down the Hudson River to …
Video Blog: A look at the Steam Tugboat MATHILDA
In the second video blog from the schooner LOIS MCCLURE’s 2014 tour, Jean Belisle talks history about the Canadian steam tugboat MATHILDA, outside of the Hudson River Maritme Museum.