Special Events: Henry Sheldon Museum Presents
Lake Champlain Twilight History Cruises
Tuesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Cruise North on Lake Champlain
Guest Speaker Tom Hughes,
historic site manager at Crown Point State Historic Site
Travel aboard the Carillon for an evening history cruise on Lake Champlain. Tom Hughes will recount the history of Lake Champlain as it flows north from Hands Cove to the open lake, where the Crown Point fort ruins stand on the prominent peninsula beside Bulwagga Bay. This will be a rare opportunity to pass the temporary ferry crossing and the location of the past and future Lake Champlain Bridge. Passengers are welcome to bring cameras and binoculars aboard.
Tom Hughes took over the Crown Point State Historic Site five years ago, after serving as Historic Site Manager at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh, NY for over twenty years. At Crown Point, Tom has worked on the museum exhibit and the new audio-visual program now seen in the auditorium, both installed in time for the Champlain Quadricentennial one year ago. This year he has re-established the site’s Friends organization and is hosting public celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Crown Point State Historic Site.
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 Larabee’s Point in Shoreham and will last 3 hours. $35 ($30 for Museum members). Advance reservations are required by contacting the Sheldon Museum, 802/388-2117.  .
Looking north, on the left, historic Lake Champlain rises above the ruins of the British officers’ barracks at Crown Point, and on the right, five limestone chimneys rise above the ruins of the British soldiers’ barracks and above the earthen fort walls.
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