2012 Tour: Commemorating the War, Celebrating the Peace
Anniversaries provide special moments to focus attention on historic events. In 2012, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States declaration of the War of 1812. To mark this international conflict, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum proposes a four-month tour with schooner Lois McClure to Canada, New York and Vermont to engage communities with stories relating to that history. The dynamic outreach program will present the political, environmental and cultural stage of the War of 1812 and the cross-border conflict that ushered in 200 years of peace.
The interconnected waterways have long been the prime corridors of travel for armies, navies, settlement and commerce. Today our waterways are treasured environmental and cultural corridors, providing drinking water, wildlife habitats, navigation, hydropower and recreation. The continuing travels of Lois
McClure encourage the public to appreciate and value our waterways, their cultural legacy and ecological resources.In the meantime, read more about schooner Lois McClure.
Stay tuned as we refine the tour schedule. Want to volunteer? Become a schooner sponsor?
McDonough's Victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814.
This decisive land and lake engagement resulted in the culmination of the War of 1812. The Bicentennial provides an opportunity to explore this little-remembered but significant chapter in world history.
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Organizations that have partnered with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in the recent past include: National Park Service; Lake Champlain Basin Program and Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership; The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor; The New York State Canal Corporation; Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing; and ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Very special thanks to Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch, and Congressman Paul Tonko for their leadership in stewardship of cultural heritage and natural resources in the Champlain and Hudson valleys.
The travels of Lois McClure are made possible by the generosity of the following individuals and businesses: Lois McClure and Family; The Farm Families that own Cabot and McCadam Creameries; Currier Forest Products; Lake Champlain Ferries (LCT); Shelburne Shipyard; Point Bay Marina; Basin Harbor Club; Friends of C. L. Churchill; Green Mountain Coffee; Lake Champlain Chocolates; and Shelburne Vineyards.
From the time people first inhabited our region, the interconnected waterways have played a decisive role in the political, social and economic fortunes of nations. The Lois McClure, hailing from Burlington, Vermont on Lake Champlain, is a replica of a type of boat once common throughout the region. Come aboard Lois McClure and travel back to the 1800s when wooden boats lined the docks.
Canal Schooner Lois McClure: History Comes Alive
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s replica canal schooner Lois McClure is modeled after two 1862-class canal schooners sunk in Lake Champlain. During
their heyday, canal schooners were homeported on Lake Champlain but
regularly plied the canals, rivers and lakes between New York City, Quebec City
and Montreal. Launched in 2004, the Lois serves as a regional ambassador promoting
the shared heritage of Quebecois, Vermonters and New Yorkers.
À partir du moment où l’homme a habité le paysage régional, le réseau interconnecté des cours d’eau a joué un rôle majeur dans la détermination de la politique, du social et de la fortune économique des nations. Le Lois McClure construit à Burlington, au Vermont, sur le lac Champlain, est la réplique d’un bateau typique de la région. Venez à bord du Lois McClure et remonter le temps jusqu’au 19e siècle, l’époque où les bateaux en bois s’alignaient aux quais.
Canal Schooner Lois McClure: L’histoire prend vie
La réplique de la goélette de canal Lois McClure du Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum est inspiré de deux goélettes de 1862 coulées dans le lac Champlain.
Au cours de leur apogée les goélettes de canal bien que basées sur le lac
Champlain ont sillonées les canaux, les rivières et les lacs entre New York,
Québec et Montréal. Lancé en 2004, le Lois sert d’ambassadeur régional pour
la promotion du patrimoine commun des Québécois, des Vermontais et des
New-Yorkais.
Supporters • Partenaires
Primary Sponsorship
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
And also made possible by these supporters:
Tom's Marine • The McClure Family • Point Bay Marina •
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy • NY Congressman Maurice Hinchey
If you are interested in learning about the benefits of becoming a sponsor for the schooner Lois McClure, or for any of our other events and opportunities, call Derek Bellin, Development Director, at (802) 475-2022, ext. 105.
