Monthly Archives: January 2013

Captain’s Log, Part 8

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

With the Oocher in an Albany repair shop to have her outboard motor’s carburetor overhauled, we headed north for Waterford on September 28th, again without her services. No matter. We were in tidal water, so that when we got underway … Continue reading →

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Vergennes: 1812: Welcome Home

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

by Art Cohn As we planned the 2012 -1812 interpretive program and refined the ambitious tour schedule designed to bring the causes of the War of 1812 and the first season’s story to communities around the region, we realized we … Continue reading →

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Essex

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

by Tom Larsen Bringing the Lois McClure to Essex helps reconnect with the shipwrecks she was constructed from. The General Butler was built in Essex, and whenever we dock at the Essex Shipyard, it’s easy to imagine what it looked … Continue reading →

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Sailing, sailing

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

by Tom Larsen Leaving Whitehall, we headed for Port Henry with the anticipation of re-rigging the Lois for her final few ports on the lake. The southern lake is a beautiful place to travel through, more river than lake, and … Continue reading →

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