Carillon Cruises!!!

Yankee Magazine's 2007 Editors Choice

Come aboard the 60ft luxury vessel "Carillon." French for "Ringing Bells," this is a replica of a 1920's 1000 Island's cruise boat. Explore the historic waters of Southern Lake Champlain. Named after Samuel de Champlain, the Lake will celebrate its 400th anniversary of his discovery in 2009. Let your imagination take you along with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys as they travel from Hand's Cove in Shoreham, Vermont to Willow Point on the New York shore. Learn of Nathan Beeman, a young lad who leads the men into Fort Ticonderoga. Visualize the capture of the fort as the Carillon pauses offshore. The defeat of the British at Fort Ticonderoga was the first major Revolutionary victory for the Americans. View and learn the importance of Mount Defiance. Sail past Mount Independence where upwards of 14,000 Americans were quartered in the Summer of 1776.

The lake is also home to an abundance of wildlife. The narrow southern lake allows you to view both Vermont and New York shores. Sightings of Bald Eagles, Osprey, and Herons are frequent and exciting.

Tuesday-Sunday the Carillon sails from Larrabee's Point in Shoreham, VT next to the Ticonderoga Ferry on the Vermont side of the lake. This is the longest continuously operating ferry in existence.

On Monday's the Carillon sails from Whitehall, NY, Birthplace of the U.S. Navy. Enjoy a Monday evening dinner cruise ,July through August, from Whitehall Marina Call for reservations and sail with us through Lock 12 of the Champlain Canal and then back North on Lake Champlain. This portion of Lake Champlain is very river-like with beautiful scenery, abundant sightings of Eagles, Osprey, and Heron, and the calmest waters on the Lake.

Whatever your interests, enjoy a comfortable and beautiful trip on Lake Champlain aboard the Carillon and don't forget to keep an eye out for "Champ", our own Lake Champlain monster.

We look forward to making your acquaintance and sharing our avocation with you aboard the Carillon.