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Lake Champlain
BY STACEY ZABLE
Nature's beauty is the main attraction
in the Lake Champlain area. Situated
between the Adirondack Mountains of
New York and the Green Mountains of
Vermont, any view along the 120-milelong
freshwater lake, boasting nearly
600 miles of shoreline and some 70
islands, is mesmerizing.
The magnificent waterway is a
calming retreat and an active outdoors
extravaganza, with some interesting
history thrown in. Rolling hills, farms,
scenic drives and quaint towns enhance
the region's charm.
Lake Champlain invites discovery
by water and land with boating,
fishing, hiking, biking and more in
state parks such as Button Bay in
Ferrisburgh, Vt. A short drive away is
Vergennes, Vermont's first (and
smallest) city, which harkens back to a
simpler time. The town was
established in 1788, and while
strolling its two square miles you'll
discover the city hall, which dates
back to 1897, with a restored opera
house on its second floor and specialty
shops along its three-block downtown.
An ideal base for exploration is the
lakeside Basin Harbor, bordering
Button Bay State Park and about seven
miles from downtown Vergennes. The
seasonal resort, open May to October,
is run by its fourth and fifth generation
owners, members of the Beach family,
and will celebrate its 136th year in
2022. The 148 guest rooms, including
74 individual guest cottages, are mostly
waterfront, and there is an abundance
of on-site activities.
Guests can dine at Basin Harbor's
three restaurants, including its
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not-to-be-missed North Dock lakeside
buffet dinners. Ardelia's is ideal for a
dress-up night with a lake view. And
The Red Mill, a renovated 1940s
sawmill, is an ideal spot to watch
small planes fly in for a meal at the
casual restaurant's grass airstrip.
An easy walk from The Red Mill
is the Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum, which showcases the region's
history, ecology and archaeology.
Highlights include new floating docks
that access a fleet of replica boats and
seasonal ROV (remotely operated
vehicle) Shipwreck Tours. These boat
tours take passengers onto the lake,
where a robotic camera dives deep
to provide views of one of the
hundreds of historic shipwrecks
in Lake Champlain.
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