Lake Champlain Maritime Museum - Vergennes, VT
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
N 44° 11.830 W 073° 21.456
18T E 631241 N 4895083
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is a multiple-building museum and a small harbor
Waymark Code: WMG8Z4
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
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The museum closes for the winter, so check the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum website to see if it is open before your visit.

This is a nice museum with multiple buildings, each emphasizing a different aspect of working on and living by the lake. They include the following:

  • Schoolhouse Gallery
  • Hazelett Watercraft Center
  • Key to Liberty Exhibit
  • Steam to Gasoline
  • Nautical Archeology Center
  • The Roost & Merritime Playground
  • North Harbor (site of the replica gunboat Philadelphi II)
  • Winch House
  • Blacksmith Arts Center
  • Boatbuilding in the Champlain Valley
  • Boat Shed
  • Boat Shop
  • Blacksmith Shop
  • Exhibition Center, Owen Education Center & Offices
  • Uncle Dave's Classroom
  • Red Mill Restaurant at the Basin Harbor Club

One could easily spend most of a day here just to take it all in. Those with a special interest in maritime navigation might want to take a couple of days!

Museum Address:
4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes, VT USA
05491

Museum Website: [Web Link]

Cost: 10.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of Operation:
10:00 to 17:00 daily Closed in winter - check the museum website
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