Water Sport activities in Burlington
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Waterfront Diving Center
Ever since the 18th-century French and Indian War, 120-mile-long Lake Champlain has been a major thoroughfare from the St Lawrence Seaway to the Hudson River. During the American Revolution and the War of 1812, numerous historic battles were fought on the lake to control this navigational stronghold and many military and merchant ships sank to the lake’s deep, dark bottom as a result of a cannonball or temperamental weather. The misfortunes of these vessels make lucky finds for scuba divers. Two hundred wrecks have already been discovered, including the 54ft American Revolution boat Philadelphia, pulled from the waters in 1935 (and now sitting in the Smithsonian…
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