Safety is the primary consideration for enjoying Lake Champlain. Simple precautions and paying attention while on the lake will ensure that your time on Champlain is enjoyable and memorable, as opposed to costly or tragic.

 

These articles deal with basic Lake Champlain safety issues and safety concerns on any body of water.

• Lake Champlain Sunset!
• VT Fish & Wildlife Manages Popular Wetland Area
• Vermont Fish & Wildlife Upgrading Fishing Access Areas
• Everyone Enjoys Lake Champlain Sunsets
• Two fish certified as new Vermont state records
• Fort Ste. Anne
• New Lake Champlain Blueway Trail Guide Available Online
• Lake Champlain Sunset in Alburgh, Vermont
• Fishing Access Areas Are Not Safe for Swimming
• Reel Fun Fishing Program Expands at Vermont State Parks
• The Battle of Carillon, or the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga
• Lake Champlain Archaeological Site Boat Tour
• Melosira: Educational Boat Trips Teach Public About Lake Champlain
• Baby turtles released into Lake Champlain
• Fishing Clinics – Introduction to Fly Fishing
• Family of Canada Geese swimming in Lake Champlain
• New York State Invasive Species Awareness Week July 9 – 17
• Upper Fish Bladder Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Vermont Fish Biologists Recapture Lake Sturgeon First Caught in 1998
• Fish Bladder Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Vermont Free Fishing Day 2017
• Beautiful Lake Champlain Islands Sunset
• Clean Water Funding Opportunities
• East Bay Wildlife Management Area
• Cloak Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Alewives threaten Champlain salmon restoration
• East Creek Wildlife Management Area
• Vermont Invasive Patroller (VIP)
• NY DEC Asks Anglers to Avoid Spawning Lake Sturgeon
• Four Brothers Islands – Lake Champlain Islands
• Vermont’s Champlain Region State Historic Sites Open May 27th
• Watch out for Turtles
• Sandbar Wildlife Management Area
• Gunboat Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Kids Fishing Events Scheduled For May & June In Vermont
• Officials Warn About Safe Boating
• The Narrows Wildlife Management Area
• Cole Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Fort Ticonderoga Captured by Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold
• Bird-watching Opportunities at Vermont WMA’s
• Cedar Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Salinity Increasing in Vermont’s Lakes: Prevention is Key to Protection
• Vermont Walleye Fishing Season Opens May 6
• The Rush-Bagot Treaty
• Be Tick Smart
• Fish Stocking Underway Across Vermont
• Schuyler Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Montys Bay Wildlife Management Area
• Champlain Basin Derby
• Fishing Clinic: Introduction to Trout Fishing with Spinning Equipment
• Diamond Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Vermont Spring Bass Fishing Featured on World Fishing Network
• Fishing Clinic – Introduction to Bass Fishing
• 8th Annual Vermont Restaurant Week
• Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
• Knight Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Watch Out for Frogs, Salamanders by Roads
• Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area
• Vermont Fishing Regulation Change Hearings Scheduled
• Record Fish Caught in Lake Champlain
• Cave Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• New York DEC Proposes Additional Free Fishing Days
• Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History
• Vermont F&W Seeks Let’s Go Fishing Program Instructors
• Fishing Clinic: Introduction to Targeting Trout and Salmon with Lead-core Line
• Public Hearings for Otter, Muskrat Proposal in Vermont
• Carleton’s Prize – Lake Champlain Islands
• Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area
• Lake Champlain Muskie Catches Point to Restoration Progress
• Signal Buoy Island – Lake Champlain Islands
• Land Donation Expands Dead Creek WMA in Addison County, VT 
• New York 2017-2018 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guides available
• Boat Stewards Needed for Upcoming Season
• Lake Champlain Islands Management Complex (LCIMC) – Lake Champlain Islands
• Vermont: Fish & Wildlife Urges Vermonters to Remember Non-game Wildlife Fund Tax Checkoff
• Lake Champlain Designated the 6th Great Lake
• New York DEC Advises About Poor Ice Conditions
• New York’s 2016 Aquatic Invasive Species Control Efforts
• New York DEC Adopts New Freshwater Fishing Regulations
• Milton, Vermont Angler Catches Muskie Through Ice
• 2017 Lake Champlain Waterfowl Season Public Hearings
• Lake Champlain Ice Safety
• Two Record Fish Caught in Vermont in 2016
• Reminder to Remove Ice Shanties from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
• Essential Ice Fishing Safety Gear
• Free Fishing Weekend February 18-19
• Ice Fishing: Tightlining
• Waterfowl Hunting Blinds Must Be Removed
• Ice Fishing: Tip Ups
• Anglers: Put Safety First When Ice Fishing
• Ice Fishing – Jigging
• What is Ice Fishing On Lake Champlain?
• Vermont Fish & Wildlife Urges Extra Caution on the Ice
• 2017 Vermont Fishing Guide Corrections
• Vermont Free Ice Fishing Day 2017
• Majestic Bald Eagle Over Lake Champlain 
• Introduction to Ice Fishing for Walleye
• 12 Ice Safety Tips From Vermont Fish & Wildlife
• Fiery Sunset Over Frozen Lake Champlain 
• Progress Update on Community Sailing Center
• Mid-November Kayaking on Lake Champlain 
• Vermont Watershed Grants
• Supermoon Rising Over Lake Champlain
• 2016 a Record Year for Vermont Bald Eagles
• Missisquoi Bay Watershed Plan
• Lake Champlain Area Year-Round Trout Fishing
• Injured Bald Eagle Released Back into the Wild
• Volunteers Needed for Turtle Beach Clean Up Day
• Newest free fishing day in New York State
• Saving Wetlands for 30 Years
• Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776
• Vermont’s Snakes Are on the Move
• New Law Protects Vermont’s Most Vulnerable Species
• NYS DEC Alerts Boaters to Low Water Levels at Many Boat Launches
• Fall is Fishing Prime Time in Vermont
• LCBP seeks proposals for local grants to support implementation of Lake Champlain management plan
• Threatened Northern Sunfish Discovered in Lake Champlain Tributary
• Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks to Develop High Resolution Land Use / Land Cover Map
• Canada Addresses Flooding Issues in Lake Champlain – Richelieu River Basin
• Online Fishing Regulations Tool – Fishing Regs at Your Fingertips
• September is Vermont’s River Cleanup Month – And How You Can Help
• Dead Creek Wildlife Day 2016
• Five Museums Tour
• Adirondack Mountain Club Calls for Members and Volunteers to Help Combat Invasive Species
• Now is the Time to Spot Shorebirds in Vermont
• Lake Champlain Bridge Guided Walk
• Getting Started Fishing Clinic
• First 2016 New York State Record Freshwater Drum Caught in Lake Champlain
• Vermont Fish & Wildlife Offering Free Fishing Clinics
• VT F&W Looking for ‘Let’s Go Fishing’ Instructors
• August 6 Declared Hatchery Day in Vermont
• Making Flood Resiliency a Reality in the South Lake Champlain Region
• Fishing Access Areas Not Safe for Swimming
• NYS DEC considering expanding number of free fishing days offered
• Lake Champlain Family Fishing Locations
• “Reel Fun Vermont” Program Kicks off 2nd Year
• Judge’s Decision on cormorant control has Biologists feeling helpless
• Officials Advise on Spiny Water Fleas
• 49th Annual Mayor’s Cup Festival Events
• Biologists Working to Save Lake Champlain’s Young Island
• Walmart FLW Tour Regular Season Final Tournament Set for Lake Champlain
• Magnificent Sunset over Lake Champlain
• Free Fishing Days
• New Burlington Marina project headed to City Council
• Father’s Day Train Ride
• Kids Pirate Festival @ Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
• Procedures for Entering the U.S. by boat from Canada
• New York B.A.S.S. tournament on Lake Champlain
• Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival June 11
• Coast Guard saves 3 from overturned boat on Lake Champlain
• Vermont’s Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 11
• Vermont Bass Season Opens June 11th
• Vermont City Marathon – May 29, 2016 in Burlington, VT
• Beautiful Sunset Over Calm Lake Champlain
• Vermont EPSCoR wins $20 million award from NSF to promote resiliency in Lake Champlain Basin
• Public-nonprofit-private partnership created to cleanup Vermont’s waters
• Vermont Green Line Developers Seek New York Permit
• The History And Mystery Of Split Rock Mountain
• Rouses Point, New York Border Crossing Undergoing Reconstruction
• EPA Announces $1.5 Million in New Federal Funds to Tackle Invasive Species
• Crown Point State Historic Site Museum, Bird Banding Station open
• Peru boy lands potential record fish in Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain’s Burton Island State Park Named in Top 10 New England Parks
• US Coast Guard Cautions Boaters This Spring
• VT Walleye Fishing Starts May 7
• Lampricide treatment scheduled for Westport, Crown Point
• A Paddling Long Trail: The Northern Forest Canoe Route
• Winooski fish lift open for the season
• Sailing Center Gears up for Busy Season
• Have a Crappie spring!
• Keep Local Farm Funds helps Vermont farmers protect water quality, awards over $100,000 in grants
• Scientists Discuss Growing Microfiber Pollution Problem
• Pharmaceuticals present in Burlington wastewater
• VT Fish & Wildlife Seeks Historic Photos of Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area
• New Exhibit at ECHO Looks at Lake Champlain’s Invasive Species
• LCBP Issues RFP for Training at Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Program Director – Lake Champlain Basin Program
• Free Introduction to Bass Fishing Clinic
• Parks Canada to Invest $173 Million in Improvements
• Conservation Alliance Awards $30,000 Grant to Lake Champlain Land Trust
• Time to discuss water matters at Hinesburg Town Hall
• Biking on the Adirondack Coast
• Adirondack Coast Beaches
• Toxin Testing in Fish
• How one Vermont farm thwarts water pollution
• Lake George Association receives four grants
• Reducing Stormwater Impacts in Vergennes
• Grand Isle, Vermont sunset over Lake Champlain
• Champlain Islands | Vermont Scenic Drives
• Incredible Sunrise Over Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains
• Magic Hat: Cleaner Water and Good Beer
• Sea Grant: 50 Years of Work for Cleaner Water
• Love the Lake Presents Chet MacKenzie
• Vermont F&W Urges Caution on Ice
• Salmon Symposium
• Fishing tournaments make big impact on local economy
• Coast Guard Station Burlington conducts ice rescue training on Lake Champlain
• Energy generated in New York to power proposed Vermont Green Line project
• U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds Coming to Lake Champlain
• Vermont bill would speed up public notice of sewage spills
• Love the Lake Program Returns 
• Four New Vermont State Record Fish in 2015
• 1 million gallons of untreated wastewater into Lake Champlain tributaries
• 2015 Peregrine Falcon Nest Monitoring Results  
• Great Benson Fishing Derby
• Vehicle through Ice on Lake Champlain Near Swanton, VT
• Lake Champlain Boat Launch Stewards- Positions Available
• Picture of Lake Champlain on the US OVAL in Plattsburgh this morning.
• Army Corps of Engineers gives OK for underwater powerline from Quebec
• A New Day
• Lake Champlain Basin Program issues RFP to study Lake Champlain toxins
• 60 percent of Missisquoi River male smallmouth bass bear eggs
• New York Offers Free Ice Fishing Weekend
• Officials Say EPA Estimates For Vermont Water Cleanup Low
• VT Waterfowl Blinds Must Be Removed
• Why some Vermont bass are switching sexes
• International Paper supports Vermont Youth Conservation Corps’ efforts to improve watershed health
• New Conservation District Program Supports Small Farm Clean Water Efforts 
• To Prevent Floods And Erosion, Let Vermont’s Rivers Take Their Own Path
• Update: Colchester Officials Give Up the Buoy Battle
• ECHO Lights Up Burlington’s Waterfront with New installation
• Commission recommends real-time mapping of Lake Champlain flooding
• New Conservation District program supports small farm clean water efforts
• Utility: Farm manure digester will reduce lake pollution
• GMP Plans St. Albans Community Digester To Make Power, Reduce Phosphorus
• LCBP Seeks to Develop Urban Stormwater Guidance Document
• What’s Up With the Sunken Boat Off Burlington’s North Beach?
• Agency of Ag releases draft agricultural water quality rules for public input
• New Moran has ambitious plans for Burlington’s waterfront
• Burlington completes $9M waterfront park extension
• Farmers subject to new clean water rules
• Senator Leahy Ribbon-cutting to celebrate completion of Waterfront North Improvements, Nov 23
• Impact of climate change on the nutrient load of the Pike River watershed
• Small rain gardens can have big impact on lake
• Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015
• Farmers: Lake pollution is not just us
• Farmers, environmentalists sound off on Missisquoi Bay settlement
• Snow geese flock to shores of Lake Champlain
• Governor Shumlin: Exploring Vermont’s state parks
• Different Faces of Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain Atlantic Salmon Run Underway
• Public Hearing on Proposed BMP’s for Farms in Missisquoi Bay Basin- Nov. 12
• Lake Champlain Tributaries Grants Available
• Are New Pollution Limits Enough To Save Lake Champlain?
• Vermont Agency Releases draft copy of the Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs)
• Celebrate the Lake
• Orwell farmer tries no-till corn, increases profitability and reduces phosphorus runoff
• Lake pollution: A view from Quebec
• Coast Guard Cautions Boaters as Temperature Drops
• Plattsburgh works to reimagine waterfront
• Lake Champlain Fishing Access in Charlotte, VT Reopens
• Lake Champlain photo. Tweet from @Steph_mae_73
• Northern Forest Canoe Trail reroutes portage path near Saranac River
• Vermont from the New York side of lake Champlain
• Phosphorus just a piece of the blue-green algae puzzle
• Keurig forms partnership with Nature Conservancy
• Group Targets Vermont Dams For Removal
• James Wakefield Rescue Row
• Colorful Lake Champlain Sunset
• Lake Champlain is beautiful.
• The signs of Autumn on Lake Champlain, Vermont
• Zebra mussels: Good, the bad and the ugly
• Spiny Softshell Turtle Nesting Beach Work Day
• Burlington looks to ban smoking at parks and beaches
• Dead Creek Wildlife Day 2015
• DEC Approves Plan to Protect Northern Lake Champlain Tributaries
• New rules mean costly fixes for small farms
• LCC Week 15 blue-green algae report
• Lake Champlain Sunset
• Colorful Lake Champlain Sunset From Grand Isle, Vermont
• Public Hearing Notice for Missisquoi Bay Basin
• The Sinking of the General Butler
• Taken on the ferry crossing Lake Champlain
• Vt. officials on limiting sewage spilling into Lake Champlain
• City of Plattsburgh loses suit over moorings law
• Whiskey on the Lake – Smuggling on Lake Champlain
• Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Video
• EPA Extends Public Comment Period
• Sun Dropping From Sky Over Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain Drone Video : Breakwater and Bridges from the Sky
• 2nd Annual Champlain Valley Brew Fest
• Vermont Clean Water Board holds initial meeting
• Lazy summer afternoon on Lake Champlain (Philipsburg, QC)
• Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge wildlife trail
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum starts rowing program in Champlain, NY
• The Spirit of Ethan Allen cruising on Lake Champlain
• Spirit of Ethan Allen Cruises
• Burlington Bike Path
• LCC: Blue-green algae reports & water advocacy opportunities
• Sunrise over Bulwagga Bay on Lake Champlain
• Lovely Lake Champlain Photo
• New plan to run power line under Lake Champlain
• Tiny Plastics Could Cause Big Problems In Vermont’s Waters
• Back to Blue: Lake Champlain Plan Targets Treatment Plants
• Vt. residents concerned over culverts further polluting Lake Champlain
• North Light, Lake Champlain, Vermont photo
• Osprey at Ausable Marsh
• Making the Lake Champlain Islands a Biking Destination – video
• A Day at the Beach on Lake Champlain video
• Hiking Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Champlain Photo – Burlington Harbor
• Muskellunge Released Into Missisquoi River in Swanton, VT
• Lake Champlain at Long Point, North Ferrisburg, Vt
• Missisquoi Bay farmers hit hard by new EPA phosphorus limits
• $1,000 reward offered for information on ferry jumper
• Soupy bacteria clogs Missisquoi Bay
• Free fishing clinic set on Lake Champlain
• Dam removal to begin in Willsboro
• Crown Point / Chimney Point Historic Region
• Critics Claim EPA Plan To Reduce Algae-Fueling Phosphorus Is Problematic
• LaChute River dock brings boaters to Ticonderoga
• Vermont-based schooner, Lois McClure heading to New York for hull repairs
• Island camping on Lake Champlain. Summer is amazing
• Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge
• State Investigating Industrial Wastewater Spill Into Missisquoi River
• Rowley Fuels pays penalty for kerosene discharge into Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain watchers call for quicker response to algae blooms
• Blue-green algae in Quebec waters is proving to be a stubborn foe
• Lake Champlain TMDL Public Meetings
• Stunning Lake Champlain Sunset
• Advocates skeptical over new EPA plan for Lake Champlain cleanup
• 50 Years on the Bottom of Lake Champlain, Tug May Pose Threat to Environment
• Beautiful Sunset on Lake Champlain
• Gunboat Fight on Lake Champlain
• Ferry passenger jumps off vessel, swims away
• Vermont Summer Fun
• Is Vermont closer to a cleaner Lake Champlain?
• Vermont, Feds Shake Hands on Lake Champlain Cleanup Agreement
• Hazy Lake Champlain Day
• EPA to Release Lake Champlain Allowable Phosphorus Levels Today
• Rain Barrels Are Good for Lake Champlain
• 34th Annual Vergennes Day – August 29
• Moonrise over North Hero Bay
• Vermont Farms Invest in Tile Drainage to Boost Crops
• Missisquoi Bay’s Worst Algae Bloom Tied to Low Spring Snowmelt and Hot, Dry Weather
• Tour a 120-Year Old Shipwreck in Lake Champlain
• Letting off summertime steam on Lake Champlain
• 2015 Lake Sturgeon Sampling Yields Encouraging Results
• In Good Taste: Lake Champlain Islands Agricultural Network
• VT DEC: 150K Gallons of Sewage Discharged into East Creek
• New guide kayaks through Lake Champlain’s rivers
• John Guilmette Fishing Access Area now open for public use
• Canoeing at Dusk on Lake Champlain near Alburgh, Vermont
• Green groups fight plastic microbead pollution in North Country waters
• Algae in Missisquoi Bay, St. Armand, Quebec
• Who Decides? New Buoys in Lake Champlain Roil Colchester Board
• New York State Program Enhances Awareness Of Invasive Species
• Vermont Fish & Wildlife opening new conserved lands at Lemon Fair Wildlife Management Area
• Sitting on the Dock Watching the Sun Set Over the Adirondacks
• Toxic algae starts upstream! Pollution sources of toxic algae
• Incredible Lake Champlain photo by Dylan Mirales
• Camp Splash Teaches Kids How to Stay Safe in the Water
• Lake Champlain Underwater Video
• NY Naval Militia training on Lake Champlain this weekend
• Sun Setting Over Peaceful Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain Basin Program – LCBP seeking local grant proposals
• Floating Art Gallery Sets Sail at Burlington Waterfront
• Proposed Establishment of the Champlain Valley of New York Viticultural Area
• Vermonters voice concerns about cleaning up Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain water systems tested for cyanotoxins
• Day Fades Into Night Over Lake Champlain and Rouses Point
• Floating Classrooms Give Students STEM lessons on the waters of Lake Champlain
• Will Lower Property Values Be the Trend Along Lake Champlain?
• Wastewater Chlorination May Birth Superbugs
• FEMA Rejects Vermont Plans on Flood Resilience
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Underwater Archaeological Research Program
• Lakes Appreciation Month
• First Sailing Video – Lake Champlain, New York
• State Of The Lake Report Details Challenges, Progress
• Beautiful Lake Champlain Sunset from the Champlain Islands
• The 2015 State of the Lake Summary
• Lake Champlain phosphorus concentration 1990-2014
• Lake Champlain Longboat Flotilla: The Bougainville Voyage to Arrive at Saint Anne’s Shrine on July 3rd
• Scientists Claim Nitrogen as Bad as Phosphorus for Algae Blooms in Lake
• Lake Champlain Monster
• Update on Rehabbing the Burlington Waterfront Bike Path
• Last light. Lake Champlain. Essex ferry dock
• Lake Champlain Sunrise from the Adirondack Coast Photo
• Northern Forest Canoe Trail
• Camel’s Hump from Willsboro
• 38th Annual Mayor’s Cup Regatta & Festival
• Lake Champlain sunset over Shelburne Bay and the Adirondack Mountains
• ANR Seeks Comments on Northern Lake Champlain Direct Drainages Tactical Water Quality Management Plan Draft
• Wakesurfing Lake Champlain – June 2015 – ’14 Centurion Enzo SV233
• Report: 2014 algae levels were ‘generally safe’
• Just One Last Cast…
• Senator Leahy and LCBP Announce $1.1 Million in Lake Champlain Grants
• Maritime Burlington: New Waterfront Exhibit Highlights Burlington’s Nautical History
• Cloud Muted Lake Champlain Sunset
• USDA Providing $2 Million to Help Farmers Install Edge of Field Monitoring Stations
• Fiery Sunset Over Lake Champlain
• Reminder: Lake sturgeon are protected under state laws
• Coast Guard Seeks Help Finding Prank Callers
• Incredible Lake Champlain Sunset from Grand Isle, Vermont
• EPA Focusing on Farm Phosphorus Runoff For Lake Champlain Cleanup
• Great Lakes Scientists Warn of Microbeads Threat
• ‘Reel Fun’ from Vermont State Parks and Vermont Fish and Wildlife
• 2015 Mayor’s Cup Festival And Sailing Regatta On Lake Champlain
• Sunset Over Lake Champlain
• VT Fish & Wildlife Conducting Angler Survey
• World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet
• Burlington Ranked an Underrated Summer Vacation Destination
• Sunset over Lake Champlain : May 17, 2015
• Vermont’s Water Quality Bill
• Vermont Using EPA Guidance for Blue-Green Algae Toxins in Lake Champlain
• Vermont Trophy Trout Stocking Under Way
• Cold Water Boating Hazards
• John Guilmette Access Improvements Update
• Anglers and boaters reminded of cold water safety
• 29th Annual Rotary International Fishing Classic
• Tips for Spring Biking Along Lake Champlain
• VerMontreal 2015
• 2015 ChampBot Challenge
• Vermont Walleye Fishing Starts May 2
• Record Fish Highlight Vermont’s 2014 Master Angler Program Results
• Lake Champlain Sunset from Alburgh, Vermont
• Winooski Fish Lift Open
• Lake Champlain Walleye Association honored by Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept.
• VT Trout and Bass Catch-and-Release Season Opens April 11th
• LCBP Awards $662,471 to Local Groups and Municipalities
• Ice Shanties Must Be Removed Before Ice Weakens
• Plattsburgh City Marina Plans
• VT Fish & Wildlife Expanding 2 Wildlife Management Areas in Addison County
• Ticonderoga Gas Pipeline Dead
• VT Fish & Wildlife To Hold Hearings Lake Champlain Sauger Fishing Regulation Change
• Lake Champlain Salmon Restoration Successful in 2014
• Lake Champlain Waterfowl Hunting Blinds Must Be Removed
• Great Ice ! 2015
• Link Between Lou Gehrig’s Disease and Algae?
• Vermont Aquatic Nuisance Species Grants
• Lake Champlain Ice Fishing
• VT Legislators Looking to Ban Microbeads in Vermont
• Enforcement is Latest Tool in Vermont’s Lake Champlain Cleanup Effort
• Fort Ticonderoga Buys Carillon Cruise Boat, Will Offer Water Tours This Spring
• Vermont’s 2nd Annual Statewide Free Ice Fishing Day
• $1.5 Million USDA Funding to Improve Water Quality for New York State
• Vermont NRCS Conservation Funding Focused on Most Impaired Watersheds
• Imperial Dam Modifications to Improve Fish Habitat
• Lake Champlain Island Sunset
• Ice Fishing Safety Tips from Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
• $16 million in USDA funding to benefit Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain Gas Pipeline Phase II Proceedings Delayed
• Lake Champlain Sunset from Grand Isle, Vermont 1/04/2015
• Cold Lake Champlain Ice
• Mike Smiles appointed new Executive Director at LCMM
• Federal Funding for Lake Champlain
• Friends of Northern Lake Champlain Awarded CIG Grant
• Conservation Law Foundation Takes Vermont To Court Over Best Management Practices Ruling
• Lake Champlain Sunset from Grand Isle, Vermont
• New Year-Round Open Water Fishing Opportunities for Vermont Anglers
• LCMM Publishes Pictoral History of Lake Champlain
• VT Agriculture Secretary Rules on Mandatory BMPs in Missisquoi Bay Basin
• 2014 Record Year for Nesting Loon Success
• John Guilmette Fishing Access Area Closed for Improvements
• Lake Champlain Sunset from Alburgh
• Vermont Watershed Grants Help Vermont Lakes, Rivers and Habitat
• Lake Champlain Morning at the Sandbar
• Ed Weed Fish Culture Station Improvement to Improve Health of Lake Champlain Salmon
• Lake Champlain One of Best Smallmouth Bass Lakes in North America
• Volunteers Needed for Turtle Beach Clean Up Day
• Sunset over Lake Champlain
• Burlington Waterfront Park Power Lines Coming Down
• EPA Head in VT to Discuss Lake Champlain Clean-up Plans
• Burlington Bike Path Upgrades Begin
• Lake Champlain Sunset-Moonset
• Anglers, Hunters & Boaters Reminded of Cold Water Safety by VT Fish & Wildlife
• Canada Geese Visit Lake Champlain on Their Trip South
• Lake Champlain Transportation to minimize air emissions and pay penalty
• Lake Champlain Transportation Announces Fare Increase for Ferries
• Remember to Wear PFD – Flotation Vests When Boating
• Island Line Trail: One of Top 5 Rail Trails in New England
• Government Shutdown Affects Lake Champlain
• Lake Champlain Valley Named a Top Fall Travel Destination
• Butternut Hill Natural Area: Nature Snapshot
• Rare French and Indian War Era Musket Donated to Fort Ticonderoga
• Water Flows Downhill
• Evacuation Day 1776: Fort Ticonderoga
• Homemade Fishing Lures
• Raising Montcalm’s Cross at Fort Ticonderoga
• Freshwater Drum or Sheepshead
• Fort Crown Point
• Easement Protects Over 1,300 Acres In Essex County
• More Fun with Pleissner at the Shelburne Museum
• A Very Old, New Look at New France from Fort Ticonderoga
• South Hero Stone Castles
• Why was a famous local Brewmaster talking about zebra mussels?
• Lake Champlain Ferries Fares Increase
• The Shelburne Museum
• Crosby tract preserves wetlands habitat along Lake Champlain
• Alburgh, Vermont – an Exclave
• Crown Point docks to reopen
• Steamboats on Lake Champlain
• Additional Land Conserved!
• Battle of Plattsburgh relic still stored in Whitehall shed
• South Hero Bird House Forest
• Fishing In A Winter Wonderland
• New York Funding Shoreline Stabilization in Bulwagga Bay
• Spectacular Snow Geese (video)
• Adsit Cabin: Think You Know Champlain? December 2012
• Lake Trout Moving “Below the Surface” of Lake Champlain
• Campout to mark Pike’s Cantonment in Plattsburgh
• Shrinking the Phosphorus Cycle: Lake Champlain, Phosphorus, and Time (and Patience)
• Birds Everywhere!
• Champlain Bridge site to host new boat launch
• 45th Parallel Towns: Alburgh, Vermont
• Muskellunge Are Back!!!!!!
• Middlebury College’s New Lake Champlain Research Vessel is Home
• The Next Invasive SpeciesThreat to Lake Champlain
• Seiches
• New Weapon to Combat Sea Lamprey in Lake Champlain
• Geologist Sees Sea Where Lake Champlain Now Flows
• The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, the British Empire and the War of 1812
• Sea Lamprey in Lake Champlain
• Sea Lamprey in Lake Champlain
• A Dinosaur Among Us- The Lake Sturgeon
• Have You Signed the Petition to Close The Champlain Canal Yet?
• Are Lampreys an Invasive Species?
• New Way to Explore? SUP Lake Champlain!
• New York State Acquires 156 Acres of Lake Champlain Wetlands
• Folding Beach Chairs Are Lakeside Essentials
• Drawbridge? No, drawboat!
• Champlain Hudson Power Express Progress Update
• Boating Safety Checklist
• Lake Champlain Phosphorus Levels (20 year chart)
• Caspian Tern Population Growing on Lake Champlain
• Blue-Green Algae Tips
• Rock Dunder: The Story of The Transformer
• What are your thoughts about these newcomers to Lake Champlain?
• Tiny turtles take a big step
• Walleye stocked in Lake Champlain to restore fishery" (video)
• photo Rays of sunlight illuminate Lake Champlain, taken from Overlook Park, South Burlington
• Archaeologist Seeks Community Involvement
• beautiful photo of Lake Champlain
• Another Alburgh, Vt Sunset (photo)
• How You Can Prevent Invasive Species Expansion
• Other Invasive Threats to Lake Champlain
• Invasive Plants
• Invasive Invertebrates
• Invasive Fish Species
• Invasive Species in Lake Champlain
• Black Snake Affair
• Fort Blunder
• Vacation Rentals on Lake Champlain
• Champlain Hudson Power Express
• Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor
• The Naval War of Benedict Arnold
• Lake Champlain: Alburgh, VT looking north
• Ferrisburgh, Vermont Plans Birthday Party
• Burlington-Area Bike Paths Are All They’re Cracked Up to Be
• New John Guilmette Fishing Access Area
• Conquered Into Liberty – Book Review
• Boat Docking 101
• Osprey
• Fishing Lake Champlain From a Small Craft
• Using The Alabama Rig in Lake Champlain
• VT Fish & Wildlife Seeks Permit for Lake Champlain Dredging
• A Kayaker’s Guide to Lake Champlain: Exploring the New York, Vermont & Quebec Shores- (Book Review)
• Carry A Canoe? Do It Right!
• Vermont State Police Enhance Marine Patrol
• Adventurers to canoe 1,200 miles
• Snapping Turtles in Lake Champlain
• Boating Safety on Lake Champlain
• New York Boater Safety Course
• Canada Pleasure Craft Operator Card
• Vermont Boating Safety Course
• Common Loon
• Vermont to Preserve Lake Champlain Marsh
• Whales in Lake Champlain?
• Whale Tails in Vermont Field
• Lake Champlain Bike Tours – ’25 Bicycle Tours in the Lake Champlain Region: Scenic Tours in Vermont, New York, and Quebec’- (Book Review)
• Lake Champlain Ice Safety
• Tundra Swans Visit Lake Champlain Area
• Lake Sturgeon Thunder
• Are there fish in your beer?
• Lake Champlain Geology
• A Brief Lake Champlain History
• First View of Lake Champlain
• About Lake Champlain
• Samuel de Champlain
• The Lois McClure

 

Boating Safety Courses:

Pleasure Craft Operator Card Canada

Cartes de Conducteur d’embarcation de Plaisance Canada

New York State Boater Safety Course

Vermont State Boating License Course

Official Handbook of Vermont Boating Laws and Responsibilities

More Safe Boating Links:

U.S.C.G. Boating Safety Resource Center

National Safe Boating Council

American Canoe Association