Rouses Point
by Isaac Parker The sounds of church bells from the nearby St. Patrick’s Church announced the arrival of the Lois McClure to Rouses Point. After a long day battling the …
St Albans
by Art Cohn Returning to St. Albans Bay is always like returning home. I lived in Fairfield, just east of St. Albans, for 25-years and still own land on French …
Grand Isle
by Tom Larsen Although the tour had officially started with the stop at Plattsburgh, it wasn’t until we left Burlington and headed off to Grand Isle that it finally started …
The 1812 Tour Begins
by Art Cohn The Bicentennial tour, 1812: Commemorating the War, Celebrating the Peace began, as it should, with a visit to historic Plattsburgh, NY on June 2nd & 3rd. It …
The Captain’s Log, 2012, Part 1
by Roger Taylor The Lois McClure got underway from Perkins Pier, Burlington, Vermont, at 10:15, May 17th, to start her ninth season of delivering cargoes of history to ports-of-call on …
MRI in Fort Edward
by Alex Lehning Friends of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum often tell us about their favorite part of our campus. Some visitors love to explore our numerous exhibits on maritime …
A Final Reflection of the 2011 Farm, Forest and Fishery Tour
by Art Cohn The now familiar post-tour transition to winter is almost complete. The Lois returned to her winter berth at King Street and the Churchill is back at her …
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THE RETIRED CAPTAIN’S LOG
by Roger Taylor Captain Erick Tichonuk was kind enough to invite my wife, Kathleen, and me, two retired crew members of the Lois McClure, to join the vessel as volunteers …
Kingsland Bay
by Art Cohn I had been looking forward to our scheduled visit to the Vermont State Park at Kingsland Bay not just because it has great history and we had …
Welcomed in Westport
by Tom Larsen October 6, 2011 We returned to Westport this year for the third time. It’s a great place to stop, due to the always warm hospitality and wonderful …