June 16–July 3, 2025
Ages 13–16
$2,500 Tuition (Pay-What-You-Can)
Learn woodworking and boat building this summer while building your very own kayak! This is a daytime, weekday program and not an overnight camp! Over the course of three weeks on Mondays-Fridays, participants join us at the Museum and each build an expedition-ready sea kayak. Working alongside expert boat builders and staff, you will learn important techniques, become the master of essential woodworking tools, paint and decorate your kayak with your own design, and understand what is needed to keep a wooden boat afloat.
Once our kayaks are complete, we’ll take them out on the lake for a practice and kayak skills day before you bring your personalized kayak home. Tuition includes the cost of the kayak kit and materials.
These kayaks can be used in our teen kayaking expedition, Champlain Discovery, which departs the Monday after Kayak Building ends. Separate registration is required for the expedition.
Browse through photos of past Kayak Building sessions below:
