Special Events: Lake Champlain Twilight History Cruises
Join Samuel de Champlain on a Cruise
with first-person interpreter Donald Thompson
Tuesdays, July 14 and 21 ~ 5:30-7:30 p.m. 
| Samuel de Champlain portrayed by Donald Thompson |
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Travel aboard the Carillon for an evening history cruise on Lake Champlain. The boat will cruise south on the Lake by Fort Ticonderoga. Donald Thompson will join us on the cruise, dressed in period clothing, as he portrays Samuel de Champlain. Thompson is a retired 9th grade social studies teacher with 34 years of experience. He is an author of three books including a juvenile biography with his wife, Carol, of Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain which the Sheldon carries in its Shop.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn “first-hand” from Samuel de Champlain about his first campaign coming down Lake Champlain in 1609!
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages as the Carillon cruises along the scenic shores of Lake Champlain. Boat leaves at 5:30 p.m. from Larrabee’s Point in Shoreham. $30 ($25 for Museum members). Advance reservations are required by contacting the Sheldon Museum, 802/388-2117. Brown Bag Lunch History Talks
Brown Bag Lunch History Talks are offered on the second Tuesday of each month, September through June.
Participants may bring a brown bag lunch; beverages and dessert provided. Fee: $2.
Series will resume in September, 2009.
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