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Lake Champlain Transportation is the largest contributor to the Pecor Family Foundation, contributing over $250,000 in the tax years 2006–2008. The foundation makes large contributions to such charities as the American Cancer Society and United Way , and to educational institutions such as the University of Vermont and Champlain College .
The Larrabee's Point Complex consists of a collection of ferry-related buildings and structures at the western end of Vermont Route 74 in Shoreham, Vermont.Included are facilities currently used by the oldest operating ferry on Lake Champlain, the Ticonderoga-Larrabees Point Ferry, and two buildings historically associated with the ferry operation.
The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry is a cable ferry crossing Lake Champlain between Ticonderoga, New York, and Shoreham, Vermont. It connects the New York and Vermont segments of State Route 74 The ferry can carry up to 18 cars and has a weight limit of 15 tons. The ferry operates seasonally, from May to October.
Lake Champlain is home to many rare and endangered species of plants and animals, including 318 species of birds in Vermont that live on, near, or depend on the lake, and over 90 species of fish.
The ship has many different cruises available for customers including brunch, lunch, and dinner. All cruises have food, live entertainment, and live narration of the nearby sites of interest along the lake. The menu is varied and subject to change day to day. All cruises on the Lac du Saint Sacrement are also handicap accessible. [13]
In 1954 it was sold for service on Lake Champlain, run by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company and rechristened the Adirondack, to run between Burlington and Port Kent. As of 1999, it was the oldest double-ended ferry still in service in North America, and will celebrate its 100th anniversary on January 15, 2013.
Efforts to defuel a luxury tour yacht that ran aground in shallow waters off Lahaina, Hawaii, last week are underway.. The Maui Princess, a 100-foot passenger vessel widely popular for its sunset ...
Hornblower Cruises (San Francisco) Inter-Island Ferry Authority (five Southeast Alaskan communities) Jacksonville Water Taxi (Jacksonville, Florida) Jet Express (U.S. Lake Erie Islands) [10] Lake Champlain Transportation Company (on Lake Champlain in the United States) Lake Express (on Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan Carferry (operates the SS Badger)