"Messing About In Boats" A Small Boat Festival @ Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
"Messing About In Boats" A Small Boat Festival @ Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes,
VT
05491
(802) 475-2022
Ages: 1 - 14+
Cost: Museum entrance – Adults ($9.00), Seniors ($8.00) Students ($5.00) Children under 5 free.
Parking: Yes
Features: Snack Stand, Restrooms, Handicap Accessible, Picnic Area
July 19 & 20, 2008
Join us for a celebration of great boating and great small boats. Enjoy live music and great food all weekend. Meet the boat builders and admire the fine watercraft on exhibit. On LCMM’s waterfront, try out the boats or watch the special on-water events.
- Saturday’s Kids Duct Tape Regatta:
- 1:30pm - 3:00pm Duct Tape Boat Construction
Families build their own boats from cardboard and duct tape - no registration necessary - we'll see you there! - 3:00pm Duct Tape Regatta - the cardboard and duct tape boats are launched in this non-competitive "regatta" - come watch the fun!
- 1:30pm - 3:00pm Duct Tape Boat Construction
- Sunday’s Lake Champlain Challenge Race pits human-powered craft against one another in a three-mile race to the New York shore and back. Bring your own human-powered boat, kayak or canoe to row or paddle in this popular, exciting race. Registration: 10:00 A.M, race start: 11:30. (race fee $20/participant)
- Sunday, bring a homebuilt little boat (or build one at the Museum) to participate in the Really, Really Small Boat Regatta.
On July 19, Vermont Public Television members can come for free!
LCMM members and children under 5 are always free!
