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 …
A Salute to our Graduating High School Senior Rowers
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director This spring has been a spring like no other and it has impacted us all in so many ways. It is certainly not what …
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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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Working from Home: Boat Shop Volunteers Are Keeping Busy!
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director As you’ve probably been following our updates, the Museum’s boat shop team has been finding creative ways to continue our boat shop work from …
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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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Shipwreck Tour: Phoenix
Did you know that there are hundreds of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? The Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve was established by the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation to protect these irreplaceable resources …
Shipwreck Tour: Champlain II
Did you know that there are hundreds of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain? The Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve was established by the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation to protect these irreplaceable resources …