IMPACT REPORT

L A K E C H A M P L A I N M A R I T I M E M U S E U M

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"Lake Champlain Maritime Museum was an incredibly important cornerstone in

my childhood and shaped who I am today. I feel grateful to have spent so

much time immersed in an environment dedicated to celebrating and deepening our relationship with history and the

natural world. "

Champlain Discover participant, age 15

INSPIRATION

17%

EDUCATION

with valuable history and ecology experiences through hands-on

programming with our talented museum educators.

CONNECTING OVER 2522

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

More than 600 high school students in 9 regional high

school rowing clubs practice and compete in our

traditional Longboat gigs built by students.

TEAMWORK

ROWING CLUBS IN 9

REGIONAL SCHOOLS

Staff of the Maritime Research Institute led

graduate students in 3 weeks of archaeological field school

for credit.  20 years in managing historic dive preserve sites in Lake

Champlain.

STEWARDSHIP

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF

LAKE CHAMPLAIN

COMMUNITY

with content-rich multi- media exhibits traveling around the region from

Burlington, VT to Hartford, CT and across New York

State.

EXPANDING REACH

for 19 years with our semester-long Champlain

Longboats curriculum, providing life-changing

hands-on education.

SERVICE

SERVING SPECIAL NEEDS

STUDENTSOur 2017 summer camps

provided over 1200 kids lake adventures including

snorkeling, archaeology, paddling ecology, robotics

engineering, kayak building, bronze casting, and lake

exploration. 

EMPOWERMENT

AT SUMMER CAMP

2017 Expense2017 Revenue

Earned Revenue

Gifts & Grants

Interest from Endowment

Archaeology Contracts

Administration

Mission-Driven Programs

Fundraising

Maritime Research Institute

17%

7%

9%

67%