Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: The Revolutionary Gunboat “Spitfire”

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Susan Evans McClure, the Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, shares the story of Benedict Arnold's gondola, "The Spitfire", which was sunk by the British at the Battle of Valcour Island. Susan discusses the ship discovered sitting upright on the lake bottom in 1997 and the efforts of the LCMM to preserve it.

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1 Thursday March 4, 2021 at 5:25 PM
2 Tuesday March 9, 2021 at 7:00 PM
3 Wednesday March 10, 2021 at 10:00 PM
4 Thursday March 11, 2021 at 3:00 AM
5 Thursday March 11, 2021 at 9:00 AM
6 Monday March 15, 2021 at 1:30 PM
7 Thursday March 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM
8 Friday April 9, 2021 at 5:25 PM
9 Monday April 12, 2021 at 4:00 PM

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