Picture this: It’s 1955. You’re buzzing around town in your candy apple-red Chevy Bel Air when suddenly — there, on the horizon — you see the 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga, making its way to Shelburne Museum. Smash cut to 2025, and that very same vessel is still sitting pretty, landlocked on the museum grounds. History buffs, neighbors and friends gather on the gangway to honor the beloved National Historic Landmark (and the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamer in existence) with A Toast to the Ti. The nautical icon’s 70-year milestone takes center stage with libations, light bites and expert insight into current restoration projects.
