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Want to connect with Lake Champlain and local history this summer? Head to Lake Champlain Maritime Museum! The Museum famously eliminated their admission fees in 2021 and is now free for everyone to visit.

The Museum is open daily from 10 am–4 pm with free admission to campus and all exhibits. If you’re looking for something a little more active, check their calendar of events for hands-on programs, activities, and tours. Browse some of their featured events and exhibits here and head to their website for more at www.lcmm.org.

The Museum After Hours Summer Party: Friday, July 12 at 5 pm

A special evening party at the Museum! Back for its third year, this popular party is a chance to enjoy afterhours access to exhibits with live music, great food and drink, raffle prizes, and good company. Donations from the party support the Museum’s free admission and pay-what-you-can summer camps.

Families welcome, kids under 10 are free. Tickets are $50 and include food and a raffle ticket. Get details and tickets at www.lcmm.org/SummerParty.

Shipwreck Tours: Thursdays in July-September at 10 am

Explore a shipwreck, without getting wet! Join Museum experts for a boat tour on Lake Champlain to the site of an infamous local shipwreck and watch as we send a remote-operated-vehicle (ROV) to dive down to the wreck and explore as it sends live video back to a monitor on board. Learn the vessel’s dramatic tale, look for local fish, and then take a scenic trip back. Tickets are $25 for kids and $40 for adults. Book a shipwreck tour at www.lcmm.org/ShipwreckTours.

Collections Corner: Monthly Saturdays at 11 am

This free monthly program offers a chance to see rare artifacts from the Museum’s collection up close and speak with a Museum expert! Each month has a different theme including canal boats, shipwrecks, historic postcards, and the American Revolution. Check the calendar for the next Collections Corner at www.lcmm.org/calendar.

Underwater Archaeology: Diving into Stories of People and Canal Boats on Lake Champlain. New Exhibit Opening July 13!

This new exhibit opening on July 13 will share a fresh perspective on the local history of canal boats. Using artifacts recovered from shipwrecks in Lake Champlain by underwater archaeologists, as well as interviews with real people and interactive experiences, the Museum shares the lesser-known local stories of canal boats and the people who worked onboard, providing unexpected points of connection for all with this key era of local history. Immerse yourself in the stories, experience what it’s like to be an underwater archaeologist recovering artifacts, and learn about the unique community that built up around canal boats.

Key to Liberty: The American Revolution in the Champlain Valley Featured Exhibit

How are you spending the 4th of July weekend? Mark Independence Day with a trip to the Museum and step into the Key to Liberty exhibit. Research, artifacts, an exploded cannon, and more will guide you through how pivotal events that happened right here on Lake Champlain changed the outcome of the American Revolution.

Hazelett Small Watercraft Center Featured Exhibit

Explore the history of boat building! This two-story building documents the evolution and craft of small human-powered watercraft on Lake Champlain. Canoes, guide boats, skiffs, and the towering Storm King ice yacht offer a glimpse into how people have navigated on the lake throughout history.

About the Museum

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum connects all people to Lake Champlain, inspiring them to learn from the past, build together in the present, and create a sustainable future. We believe in the power of history and connection, and we seek to inspire and empower people through exhibits and hands-on learning on our 3 acre campus, digital engagement, boat building, summer camps and overnight expeditions, underwater archaeology research, and more.