Lake Champlain Maritime Museum — Attraction in Ferrisburgh

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont, is a must-visit for history enthusiasts and families, offering free admission to its 3-acre lakeside campus, founded in 1985. The engaging exhibits 'dive' into the lake’s Revolutionary War history, shipwrecks, and ecology, featuring replicas like the 1776 gunboat Philadelphia and the canal schooner Lois McClure. Hands-on demos in boat-building, rowing, and underwater archaeology make it fun and educational, though some displays could be more interactive. Staff member Lisa was exceptionally helpful, providing insightful guidance and enhancing the experience. Same for Matt with regards to the 4pm dinghy...

This maritime museum provides fascinating insights into what it means to know Lake Champlain. They manage to cover everything from learning about the ecology of the lake, to it incredible impact on American history and the art of boat building. There's plenty here for kids too. We highly recommend this FREE stop! An entire building devoted to vintage canoes and small boats that you must not miss. In addition, this museum has it's own lakefront activity center and they offer frequent excursions. At present, there is a temporary art exhibit which showcases the art of the local native peoples and the impact of COVID on...

We participated in the Shipwreck Tour and enjoyed it. It's always lovely to be out on the lake in a boat, and the archeologist, captain, and tour guide were all knowledgeable and entertaining. I would have liked the tour to start with some facts and figures; a map of all the known shipwrecks, how many are military versus commercial or other, how many are gravesites, how many people were killed in them, that sort of high level quantitative information. Then, going and seeing a few would be more impactful. Well worth the time, though, and...