Free museums help kids grow
What happens when young people have a free museum in their community? Lots! When families and young people don’t have to pay admission fees to enter a museum, they don’t …
Otter Creek Challenge 2024: Recap and Photos
By Laura Caldwell, Expeditionary Programs Manager This past Saturday, local youth rowing teams gathered at Vergennes Falls Park in historic Vergennes, VT for the Otter Creek Challenge Race, the festive …
Within the Depths They Lie: Ship Graveyards of Lake Champlain
By Paul Willard Gates, Co-Director of Archaeology As many people, communities, and cultures celebrate Halloween today with costumes, trick or treating, remembering the dead, telling scary stories, or visiting supposedly …
Within the Depths They Lie: Ship Graveyards of Lake Champlain Read More »
What Happens Next? Changing Seasons at the Museum
By Katharine L. Noiva, Director of Visitor Experience and Learning The ice cream has sold out, summer camps have long finished up, and geese have started to flock to the …
What Happens Next? Changing Seasons at the Museum Read More »
James Wakefield Rescue Row 2024: Recap and Photos
On September 28, under a beautiful blue sky and light winds, eight middle and high school rowing teams came out to compete in the James Wakefield Rescue Row in Burlington …
James Wakefield Rescue Row 2024: Recap and Photos Read More »
Challenge Race 2024: Recap and Results
By Laura Caldwell, Expeditionary Programs Manager On a beautiful Saturday, September 14, rowers and other boaters gathered at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to participate in the Lake Champlain Challenge Race, …
The Majestic Mule
By Jericho Walter, Museum Educator Join us for a moment of appreciation for the mule! Mules are an often-overlooked animal that have played an extremely important role in shaping the …
Learning to Repair 19th Century Diaries at Dartmouth College
By Devyn Cabral, Revolutionary War Museum Studies Intern Editor’s Note: This summer, the Museum’s collections team attended a workshop at Dartmouth College to learn how to thaw and repair a …
Learning to Repair 19th Century Diaries at Dartmouth College Read More »
Canals and Cholera: How an Epidemic and Bias Spread
By Jericho Walter, Museum Educator Editor’s Note: In our new exhibit, Underwater Archaeology: Diving into the Stories of People and Canal Boats on Lake Champlain, we use archaeology and research …
Canals and Cholera: How an Epidemic and Bias Spread Read More »
3D Scanning Historic Artifacts
By Devyn Cabral, Revolutionary War Museum Studies Intern Editor’s Note: On Thursday, August 15, the Museum held a free public program about 3D scanning, hosted by the author and Vermont …