Boat on a Plane: A new acquisition travels home
By Patricia Reid, Collections Manager As the Collections Manager at the Maritime Museum my job is largely behind-the-scenes (you can often find me inventorying our historic collections or working on …
Philadelphia II
Introducing the Arnold’s Bay Research Project
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Assistant Director of Archaeology and Research We are excited to announce that Lake Champlain Maritime Museum was awarded a Battlefield Preservation Planning Grant from the American Battlefield …
The Recovery of Philadelphia II
In mid-January, on a routine daily check of our replica boats at their winter berths at Basin Harbor, our staff discovered that the Philadelphia II was resting on the bottom …
Remembering Dr. Philip Lundeberg
By Art Cohn, Director Emeritus, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Top image: Ensign Phil Lundeberg aboard the USS Frederick C. Davis just two weeks before it was struck by a German …
“What do you do with her in the winter?”
Happy New Year! With January on Lake Champlain comes cold weather and ice. Many visitors ask while aboard our replica vessels, “What do you do with her in the winter?” …