It’s time for everyone’s favorite annual challenge and fun-filled summer race on Lake Champlain: The Lake Champlain Challenge Race! Rowing crews and other human-powered vessels are invited to compete in this …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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. …
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 …
Join us for a special free talk on our last day of the season! Executive Director Chris Sabick will give a presentation on lesser-known canal boat shipwrecks in Lake Champlain …
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