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In Champlain's Wake: Trapping Boats of the Lake Champlain Basin, exhibit at Sheldon Museum
Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015 Saturday Apr 11, 2015
through April 11, 2015. Tuesday-Saturday/10 am - 5 pm
Location
Henry Sheldon Museum, One Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
Fees/Admission
Adult $5.00; Youth (6-18) $3.00; Under 6 Free; Student with current ID $4.00; Senior $4.50; Family $12.00
Contact Information
802-388-2117
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In Champlain’s Wake: Trapping Boats of the Lake Champlain Basin represents an innovative research partnership with the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, a technical, workplace and continuing educational school for secondary and adult students, also located in Middlebury.
The exhibit showcases the work of thirteen high school students who researched the traditions of trapping and boatbuilding in the Champlain Valley. Under the direction of Vergennes-based boatbuilder Douglas Brooks and Hannaford’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education) instructor Jake Burnham, the students conducted interviews with trappers, measured historic trapping boats, built replica boats, and produced detailed drawings, undertaking a much-needed comprehensive documentation of vernacular Lake Champlain small watercaft.
This exhibit includes one historic trapping boat from Addison County and a student-built replica, along with traps, a push pole, stretching boards for animal pelts, historic photographs of trappers, as well as a video highlighting the student activities throughout the semester, along with excerpts from the trapper interviews.For more information, visit www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org or call 802-388-2117.Tell a Friend
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