Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Vergennes, VT 05491

Location Phone 802-475-2022

People have been fighting over Lake Champlain as long as there have been personal flotation devices. The waterway’s strategic value is evidenced by the dozens of shipwrecks on the bottom. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has been discovering, researching and protecting those…

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Upcoming Events

'Philadelphia II' Open Hours

Tuesdays, Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. Continues through July 28

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Museum Tours

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Continues through Oct. 16

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Flora & Fauna Canoe Tour

Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Continues through Aug. 14

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

$25
Whaleboat Wednesdays

Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Continues through Oct. 14

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

$60 suggested donation
Exhibit Docent Hours

Wednesdays, Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Continues through July 26

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Shipwreck Tour

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through Sept. 10

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

$25-45; preregister
Story Time

Fridays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through Oct. 16

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Open Dinghy Sailing

Fridays, 4-7 p.m. Continues through Oct. 16

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

$40 suggested donation; preregister
Giant Lake Champlain Map Time

Sundays, 10-11 a.m. and Mondays, 1-3 p.m. Continues through July 27

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Discovery Day

Fri., Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free
Lake Champlain Challenge Race 2026

Sat., Sept. 12, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

$30
Deep Dives Series

Every other Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. Continues through Oct. 7

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free; preregister
Battle of Valcour Bay

Sun., Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes Middlebury Area

Free

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Nearby

The Red Mill Restaurant

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Ardelia's

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Basin Harbor

0.26 miles
Button Bay State Park

1.05 miles