A Set of Oars for the St. Ayles Skiff
By Benjamin Mayock, Champlain Longboats coach and coxswain As you might remember last summer, thanks to our Community Rowing club, we acquired a St. Ayles Skiff. Over the winter, the …
Building the Adirondack Guideboat
By Charlie Beyer, Champlain Longboats Assistant Director I’m writing this with my feet still damp after taking our newly finished Buyce-design Adirondack Guideboat out for a spin in the harbor. …
Moving Thoughts to Action
By Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director As we grapple with systemic racism, police violence, and the legacy of slavery unfolding before our eyes, the work of a Maritime Museum on …
The King’s Shipyard Archaeological Project Series – Part 1: Historical Context
By Daniel E. Bishop, PhD Student, Nautical Archaeology Program, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Hi folks – Cherilyn here reporting from the Nautical Archaeology Center! Since the public won’t …
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Jahaziel’s Two Worlds: The Hudson River and the Champlain Valley
By the Collections Team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the eighth story in a blog series about Vergennes resident and steamboat captain Jahaziel Sherman. This series is …
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A Window on the Lake – Meditations on Lake Champlain by Poet Daniel Lusk
By Eloise Beil, Director of Collections As this showery month of April comes to an end, it also means National Poetry Month is almost over. Take a moment with us …
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International Smuggling by Steamboat: Jahaziel’s Congress
By the Collections Team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the seventh in a blog series about Vergennes resident and steamboat captain Jahaziel Sherman. This series is based …
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Caring for your Canal Schooner in the Winter (and sometimes during a pandemic)
By Evan Wing, Replica Fleet Coordinator Winter, 1870, Whitehall, New York: you rise early to bank up the fire in your stove and help your mother set the small table …
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Imagining the Common Soldier’s Experience in the Battle of Plattsburgh – Part 2
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Archaeologist In the fall of 2019, I gave a presentation on my research into the common soldier’s experience during the Battle of Plattsburgh as part of the …
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Champlain: Jahaziel’s Third Steamboat
By the Collections team at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Preface: This is the sixth in a blog series about Vergennes resident and steamboat captain Jahaziel Sherman. This series is based …