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The Best Things in Life Are Free: Finding & Keeping Nonprofit Volunteers

As a nonprofit, we rely on volunteers to help with things like stuffing envelopes, painting fences, delivering meals, and even providing comfort and connection in times of need. But where do we find those reliable volunteers? And once we find them, how do we keep them motivated?     Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is honored to participate …

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Volunteer Welcome Lunch

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

Join us for a summer volunteer meeting as we welcome the season! Volunteers and anyone interested in learning more about volunteering are invited to preview some of our exhibits and activities, review our volunteer policy and share their thoughts. Lunch will be provided, and there will be time to catch up and socialize on the …

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Opening Day

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

Our first day of the 2023 season! Visit the Museum and explore exhibits inside and out, shop the Museum Store, and more. No tickets or advance reservations needed. Admission to the Museum is free for all visitors.

Boat Building

Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Watch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10am through 3pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which are a lightweight composite sailboat designed for us by Jim Donovan. Drop in to watch a little bit of the process, ask questions, …

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Boat Building

Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Watch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10 am through 3 pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which are a lightweight composite sailboat designed for us by Jim Donovan. Drop in to watch a little bit of the …

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Youth Clean Water Summit

Let's learn how to protect our watershed! Local classes in grades 5–12 are invited to kjoin us and the Champlain Basin Education Initiative for a special event this spring, the Youth Clean Water Summit, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The Youth Clean Water Summit will take place on May 31 on the Burlington Waterfront. The summit …

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Boat Building

Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Watch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10 am through 3 pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which are a lightweight composite sailboat designed for us by Jim Donovan. Drop in to watch a little bit of the …

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Spring Wave Race 2023

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

The spring open-water rowing season for all middle and high school rowing teams ends with this seasonal championship race at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum! Over 100 youth rowers from around Vermont and New England will participate in races. All are welcome to join us and cheer these rowers on from the Museum's harbor. Each season …

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Collections Corner: Captain Edson’s Steamboat Collection

Steam to Gasoline, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

For the first time since 2019, we are re-opening the Museum's permanent exhibit Steam to Gasoline! In celebration, the first monthly Collections Corner workshop will feature a recently donated collection of steamboat ephemera related to Lake Champlain steamboat captain Calvin Grant Edson, who piloted 20th-century Champlain Transportation Co. steamboats.

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Boat Building

Boat Shop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Watch boats being built! Boat builder Charlie Beyer will be in the boat shop on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10 am through 3 pm working on a batch of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies, which are a lightweight composite sailboat designed for us by Jim Donovan. Drop in to watch a little bit of the …

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