As reported in the Burlington Free Press 2-19-1998 “Vermonters have always considered Lake Champlain the ‘Sixth Great Lake’,” according to Sen. Patrick Leahy, Democrat from Vermont. Leahy spearheaded the move to have Lake Champlain designated a “Great Lake”. This federal designation makes Lake Champlain eligible to compete for 50 million dollars for Lake Research under […]
Long Island may have its Polar Bears but Lake Champlain has its Penguins. Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle and 150 others took a plunge into the freezing waters of Burlington Harbor on a Valentines day with the temperature barely toping zero degrees Fahrenheit. This event was part of the Burlington Winter Festival and raised $50,000 for […]
The 1998 DN North Americans Championship required serious patience. Button Bay, Vermont held good ice but Saturday 2/14 was too windy and too cold. After waiting all morning and most of the afternoon on Sunday a couple of races got off. Sunday was one of those pristine late winter days with cold air but a […]
The United States Sailing Association (US Sailing) has selected the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center (LCCSC) of Burlington, Vermont for its 1997 “Outstanding Seasonal Program Award”. On January 2, 1998, the US Sailing voted to award this prestigious honor to LCCSC in recognition of its contributions to community sailing in Burlington, Vermont. The Center will […]
Chris Morgan took a Vermont team to Key west last month to help a couple of Mum 30 owners from Marblehead win their division in the 1998 Key West Race Week. Other team members from Lake Champlain were: Chris Gee and Mike Finch. The owners of Thalia, JB Braun and Bob Schear, seem to be […]
is proud to present Buddy Melges Who? Winning America’s Cup Helmsman Two-time Olympic medalist (and duck hunter extrordinaire) for an evening of entertaining stories, instruction and fun! March 28th, 1998 Ramada Inn, South Burlington, Vermont Cocktail hour – 18:30 Program from 19:30 – 22:00 $15 per person includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres plus a cash bar […]
Over the Christmas vacation Andy Horton (picture), Andy Herlihey and Andrew Butner took three Vanguard 15’s to Stuart, Florida, and competed in the Vanguard and the USTRA Mid-winters. The TR in USTRA stands for team racing. The 1997 Vanguard Mid-Winters featured 75 boats in heavy winds and seas in six races held on December 27 […]
Nick Beaupre, overall winner of the 1997 Child Anglers Open Species fishing derby, has been awarded an additional prize by Hooked on Fishing International. Nick’s 4.51 lb lake trout was entered into the 1997 Kids All-American Fishing Derby “Big Fish Contest”. It turns out the Nick’s fish was the largest caught in a 1997 Vermont […]
Vermont House bill H.588 , introduced into the Vermont House, would prohibit people in boats from coming within 100 feet of areas identified as aquatic nuisance infestation areas. The fine for violators would be $300. The sponsor of the bill is David Deen and Robert Helm. The Senate version is S.255 sponsored by Addison Senator […]