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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By Cherilyn Gilligan, Archaeologist In the fall of 2019, I had the opportunity to present research to the public at the annual Battle of Plattsburgh event at the Kent Delord …
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How does the boat shop work from home? During these unprecedented times our boat shop staff have found creative ways to continue our work at home, and right now it …
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 …
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 …
In September of 1814 the American Naval Fleet on Lake Champlain, commanded by Commodore Thomas MacDonough fought and defeated the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Plattsburgh Bay. This …
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Since January we’ve been sharing weekly updates on our Champlain Longboats student boat building program as students from Middlebury and Vergennes learn how to …
In mid-January, on a routine daily check of our replica boats at their winter berths at Basin Harbor, our staff discovered that the Philadelphia II was resting on the bottom …
By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director Big news from the boat shop: this week students from Vergennes Middle and High School along with teachers and museum staff celebrated the installation …
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By Nick Patch, Champlain Longboats Director This past November, the Museum’s Champlain Longboats program embarked on an exciting new initiative with Two Roads Academy, a privately operated alternative education program …
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