Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Bay

Commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Bay on Lake Champlain with the Museum. Join us for a day of free hands-on activities, a dramatic account of the events during the Battle of Valcour Bay, kids’ games, documentary screening, tours of our new exhibit Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, and more! There will also be activities hosted by Bixby Memorial Free Library, Ethan Allen Homestead, Chittenden County Historical Society, and Vermont Folklife.

Schedule Highlights:

10:30 AM: Battle of Valcour Bay account with Executive Director Chris Sabick
11:00 AM: Panel with exhibit and research team members for the museum’s new exhibit Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
11:00 AM–2:00 PM: Collections Corner
11:00 AM–3:00 PM: Docent tours of the replica gunboat Philadelphia II
12:00 PM: Exhibit tour of Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
1:00 PM–2:00 PM: Instrument Petting Zoo with Vermont Folklife
2:00 PM: Screening of segments from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution documentary
3:00 PM: Exhibit tour of Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain