James Wakefield Rescue Row

The James Wakefield Rescue Row This Saturday, October 10, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's Champlain Longboats Program will hold its annual youth rowing race in Burlington - The James Wakefield Rescue Row. The race is named after James Wakefield who was responsible for the courageous … Continue reading →

The Sinking of the General Butler

The Sinking of the General Butler - a video with Art Cohn In this video Art Cohn, founding director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, tells the exciting story of the sinking of the General Butler, which sank in the Burlington harbor over a hundred years ago. About the General … Continue reading →

Tour a 120-Year Old Shipwreck in Lake Champlain

Tour 120-Year Old Lake Champlain Shipwreck Tour a 120-Year Old Shipwreck in Lake Champlain . View wreck of O. J. Walker without getting wet! The O. J. Walker sank in a storm just outsaide the Burlington, Vermont breakwater carrying a load of bricks. Sourced through Scoop.it from: … Continue reading →

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Underwater Archaeological Research Program

LCMM Underwater Archaeological Research Program Have you ever wondered how the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) can document the historic shipwrecks that lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain? Here is a video that gives you a peek at the underwater archaeological research that LCMM conducts … Continue reading →

Battle of Plattsburgh relic still stored in Whitehall shed

This article by Chris Carola on the first U.S. Navy ship named the Ticonderoga first appeared on the Press-Republican Battle of Plattsburgh relic still stored in Whitehall shed ALBANY — The upstate New York village that bills itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Navy hasn’t done much to … Continue reading →

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James Wakefield Rescue Row

The Sinking of the General Butler

Tour a 120-Year Old Shipwreck in Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Underwater Archaeological Research Program

Battle of Plattsburgh relic still stored in Whitehall shed