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Open Sailing Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for anyone with prior sailing experience to enjoy. Boats are available to book in 1-hour increments for yourself or a group. Each sailing dinghy can fit …

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$40

Philadelphia II Open Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Soldiers in the Revolutionary War not only fought on boats, they also often lived on them for months. Step aboard the Museum’s replica of the Revolutionary War gunboat Philadelphia to explore their living and working conditions, understand the mechanics of the vessel, and even row the oars!  Accessibility: The Philadelphia II is currently on the Museum Green. There is a staircase …

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Free

Philadelphia II Open Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Soldiers in the Revolutionary War not only fought on boats, they also often lived on them for months. Step aboard the Museum’s replica of the Revolutionary War gunboat Philadelphia to explore their living and working conditions, understand the mechanics of the vessel, and even row the oars!  Accessibility: The Philadelphia II is currently on the Museum Green. There is a staircase …

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Free

Open Sailing Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for anyone with prior sailing experience to enjoy. Boats are available to book in 1-hour increments for yourself or a group. Each sailing dinghy can fit …

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$40

James Wakefield Rescue Row

Youth open-water rowing teams from local high schools and middle schools gather at Burlington Harbor to compete in this annual fall rowing race. Youth rowers must register for this event through their school team or as part of their fall season rowing registration. Please check with your coach if you are not sure how to …

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Blacksmithing Demonstration

18th-Century Blacksmith Forge at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Come watch metal arts being made in the Museum’s replica of an 18th-century forge! At this free, drop-in event, visitors will get a chance to see a demonstration of blacksmithing skills and talk to blacksmiths about their craft.

Free

Open Sailing Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for anyone with prior sailing experience to enjoy. Boats are available to book in 1-hour increments for yourself or a group. Each sailing dinghy can fit …

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$40

Collections Corner: Arnold’s Bay Artifacts

Key to Liberty at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

For the final Collections Corner of the season, we will be featuring items recently recovered by the Museum's Research and Archaeology team. Beginning in 2021 and in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, the Museum's archaeologists have been excavating at the site of the row galley Congress in Arnold's Bay. …

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Free

Open Sailing Hours

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT, United States

Experience Lake Champlain by sail! Get out on the water and have some fun in custom-built sailing dinghies made in the Museum’s boat shop. Open Sailing Hours are available for anyone with prior sailing experience to enjoy. Boats are available to book in 1-hour increments for yourself or a group. Each sailing dinghy can fit …

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$40