Video blog: Whitehall
The LOIS MCCLURE and C.L. CHURCHILL have left the Tugboat Roundup, with the CHURCHILL being recognized as Tugboat of the Year, and are on their way up through Lake Champlain. …
Video Blog: Waterford
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2014 Captain’s Log, Part 3
The canal schooner Lois McClure needed to get an early start from Troy, New York, on August 4th. We were headed only a few miles down the Hudson River to …
Video Blog: A look at the Steam Tugboat MATHILDA
In the second video blog from the schooner LOIS MCCLURE’s 2014 tour, Jean Belisle talks history about the Canadian steam tugboat MATHILDA, outside of the Hudson River Maritme Museum.
2014 Captain’s Log, Part 2
On the morning of July 25th, at the Larrabee’s Point Wharf, Shoreham, the Lake Champlain Canal Schooner Lois McClure was canal-ready, with her masts, booms, gaffs, and their sails stowed …
Video Blog: Kingston
The first video blog from the LOIS MCCLURE’s 2014 tour! Art Cohn kicks us off with greetings from Kingston.
2014 Captain’s Log, Part 1
The year 2014 includes the Lois McClure’s tenth birthday and the C. L. Churchill’s fiftieth birthday. Mercy. Where does the time go? In her ten years of replicating the voyages …
Shipwrecked: The Tragic Story of the Canal Schooner “Troy”
The captain’s hat, trunk and pocketbook … have been picked up but none of the bodies have yet been found. (North Star 1825) Canal Schooner Troy: Commerce on Lake Champlain …
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Do Whalemen Get Blisters?
Do Whalemen Get Blisters? I know I certainly am getting blisters, accompanying a crew from Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to row a brand-new whaleboat. We’re participating in a boat parade …
2013 Tour – 1813, The Story Continues
Anniversaries provide special moments to focus attention on historic events. In 2012-2014, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States declaration of the War of 1812. To mark this …