Lake Champlain Maratime Museum

South Burlington, Vermont

I also spent a nice day at The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Basin Harbor, Vermont. That is a very interesting place with tons of information and artifacts relating to local history. Especially rich is the history and artifacts centering on The American Revolution, and on the area's greatest hero (Benedict Arnold). At least he was a hero before he became a traitor.  Below are some pictures.

A museum guest brought these Newfoundland dogs.  He said modern breeds of newfies are not necessarily black.

A horse treadmill that once powered a ferry boat before the age of steam.

The replica of the USS Philadelphia, one of Arnold's ships in The Battle of Valcour, 1776

A few tools int he museum's blacksmith shop.

A painting of the Lois Maclure sailing into Burlington.  The boat is a canal schooner replica built by the museum.  Libby and I encountered the Lois Macure often in our travels.