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Champlain Valley

2,200 Acres Protected In Split Rock Wildway, Eastern Adirondacks

December 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bar MH Timber property courtesy Open Space InstituteThe Open Space Institute (OSI) has announced the permanent protection of forested land in the Towns of Chesterfield and Lewis in Essex County. [Read more…] about 2,200 Acres Protected In Split Rock Wildway, Eastern Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Valley, conservation, Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve, High Peaks, hiking, nature, Open Space Institute, Split Rock Wildway, Taylor Pond Wild Forest, Wildlife

New Projects to Preserve, Celebrate Champlain Valley Heritage

July 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

lake champlain basin programThe Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) and Lake Champlain Basin Program awarded more than $200,000 in grants to organizations in Vermont, New York and Québec for projects that promote and protect the region’s history in 2020 and 2021.

Smuggling, bootlegging, and moonshining are among the stories of the Champlain Valley’s past that will be highlighted. [Read more…] about New Projects to Preserve, Celebrate Champlain Valley Heritage

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, Grants, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Prohibition

Champlain Maritime Museum 2020 Season Focused On Women

March 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

lake champlain maritime museum new logoThe Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has unveiled a new logo, and announced their 2020 events schedule. This year the Museum is commemorating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage by exploring female leaders in the Champlain Valley. [Read more…] about Champlain Maritime Museum 2020 Season Focused On Women

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vermont

Champlain History Center Gets Collections Grant

February 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

samuel de champlain history centerThe Samuel de Champlain History Center has received a grant for $3,500 from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.

The grant, made through CVNHP’s Collections Grant program, will fund the digitization, cataloging and preservation of the History Center’s photograph collection. [Read more…] about Champlain History Center Gets Collections Grant

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Grants, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Photography, Samuel de Champlain

Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley

February 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

lake champlain basin programThe Lake Champlain Basin Program is set to host Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, who will present “Our Best Endeavors: Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley” on Thursday, February 27th. [Read more…] about Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: beer, Champlain Valley, Crime and Justice, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Prohibition

Lake Champlain Basin Cultural Heritage Project Grants

October 28, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Lake Champlain Basin Program has announced they are seeking pre-proposals for projects and programs to protect, restore, interpret, and showcase the historical resources and cultural heritage of the Champlain Valley.

These projects will highlight the interpretive themes and further the goals, actions and tasks described in the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Management Plan. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Basin Cultural Heritage Project Grants

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Grants, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program

Champlain Valley Cultural Heritage Grants Available

August 21, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (Champlain Heritage) is seeking proposals for projects to protect, restore, interpret, and showcase the historical resources and cultural heritage of the Champlain Valley.

Champlain Heritage anticipates awarding over $100,000 across four grant categories: [Read more…] about Champlain Valley Cultural Heritage Grants Available

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Champlain Valley Heritage Partnership, Grants, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain

Journal of Phebe Orvis Reveals Extraordinary Woman

June 10, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

an extraordinary ordinary womanA new book by Susan M. Ouelette An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman: The Journal of Phebe Orvis, 1820-1830 (SUNY Press, 2017) takes a look at Phebe Orvis, a young woman adapting to life on the New York and Vermont frontier.

In 1820, Phebe Orvis began a journal that she faithfully kept for a decade. Her diary captures not only the everyday life of an ordinary woman in early nineteenth-century Vermont and New York, but also the unusual happenings of her family, neighborhood, and beyond. [Read more…] about Journal of Phebe Orvis Reveals Extraordinary Woman

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Champlain Valley, New England, Vermont

Champlain Valley Passport Stamp Program Initiated

July 27, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

champlain stamp 2016This summer, a treasure hunt of sorts awaits visitors to some of the region’s museums, natural areas and cultural attractions. The Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) created a passport stamp program that directs people to places that exemplify the area’s rich, varied and unique natural and cultural heritage. People that visit all 11 participating locations will get a limited-edition “Find Your Park” challenge coin. [Read more…] about Champlain Valley Passport Stamp Program Initiated

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Champlain Valley, Public History

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