The Historic Landings Heritage Trail is a series of 16 exhibits describing boat
landings of days gone by, including sites of military encounters, industry and
commerce, and leisure destinations. Exhibits are installed at landings in both
New York and Vermont, and three are bilingual in English and French.
Exhibit Partners:
Lake Champlain Basin Program. The exhibits in Cumberland Head, NY were also sponsored
by Cumberland Head Tomorrow and the exhibit in Point au Roche, NY was also sponsored
by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information,
call 802.372.3213.
View the exhibits:
- Cumberland
Head, NY - Macdonough's Farm: A Gift for a Hero (246 KB)
- Cumberland
Head, NY - Ransom's Landing: A Key Connection (268 KB)
- Cumberland
Head, NY - Fort Izard (307 KB)
- Essex, NY - Dynasties on Land and Lake (412 KB)
- Plattsburgh, NY - Battle of Plattsburgh Bay (249 KB)
- Point au Roche,
NY - Point
au Roche Landing: A Farmer's Port (373 KB)
- Port
Henry, NY - Teamsters, Dock Wallopers & Child Captains (270 KB)
- Port Kent, NY - Bustling Port to Quiet Retreat (297 KB)
- Westport, NY - Have You Heard the News? (455 KB)
- Whitehall, NY - Traveling Along the Canal (287 KB)
- Charlotte, VT - Pirates and Campers on the Gold Coast(403 KB)
- Chimney Point, VT - Out with the Old, In with the New (500 KB)
- Isle La Motte, VT - A Place of Pilgrimmage (327 KB)
- Shoreham, VT - Larrabee's Point (369 KB)
- St. Albans, VT - Lucrative Trade to Leisure Vacations (296 KB)
- Vergennes, VT - The Vergennes Shipyard (189 KB)
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