September 29, 2023 is THE LAST OFFICIAL DAY you can visit the LOIS McCLURE at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
IT WILL ONLY BE OPEN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:30 AM TO 12 NOON!
And it is well worth the visit!! There will be an Interpreter on board to answer questions or even lead a tour. Jack gave me a tour and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
From the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum website:
“…After 20 years of service, the replica canal schooner Lois McClure will be retired in October 2023…”-https://www.lcmm.org/visit/lois-mcclure/
The canal schooner will move onto her next life with the Canal Society of New York. Their plan is to move her onto land. This will allow people to visit her for many years to come.
From the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum website:
“Boat Building
A key part of of our Champlain Longboats program, student boat building at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has been an important facet of the museum for over 20 years. Held in the Museum’s boat shop, this interactive program for local high school students teaches student boat builders how to build, maintain, and restore wooden boats including the Museum’s fleet of rowing gigs. Learn more and get involved:
Build a Boat with Us
Our boat building program is a five-month project and alternative learning partnership with a high school group and the boat shop. Students join our expert boat builders in the forest and in the boat shop to build a wooden pilot gig (a traditional 32′ six-oared rowing boat) that will join the museum’s fleet to be rowed by our youth and adult rowers…”-https://www.lcmm.org/boat-building/