Vermont

Grand Isle County

Divers will travel far and wide to find the best diving. But those who live in the United States have plenty of great diving on their doorstep as well, with plentiful access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. From warm-water reefs to temperate seas, here are some of the top places to scuba dive in the United States.

United States

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The Black Bridge is also known as D and H Train Bridge.

Alburgh

The Black Bridge

Vermont is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, Quebec which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Phoenix is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in USA, Vermont which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Phoenix



Please take note that you must register at the dive shop which owns an exclusive agreement. You cannot go on the site without proper registration. It is mandatory to fully respect the procedure. Otherwise you may be the dive site may close without warning for the entire divers community. Please take note, that while at the quarry you will find yourself on indian territory. Please adopt a respectfull behavior. Above all don't dive without being registered.

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Kahnawake Quarry

Burlington Bay Horse Ferry is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in USA, Vermont which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Burlington Bay Horse Ferry

From Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's website (www.LCMM.org):

The General Butler was built in 1862 in Essex, New York. The schooner-rigged Butler is an example of a Lake Champlain sailing canal boat designed to sail on the lake and, with masts removed and centerboard raised, travel though the Champlain Canal.

On her last voyage she was under the command of her third owner, Captain William Montgomery of Isle La Motte. While sailing up the lake on December 9, 1876 a powerful winter gale struck and upon approaching Burlington, the Butler's steering mechanism broke. The captain jury-rigged a tiller bar to the steering post and attempted to maneuver his craft around the breakwater. The attempt was unsuccessful and the schooner crashed headlong into the breakwater. The force of the water was so great that the vessel was repeatedly lifted on top of the ice-covered stones. One by one each of the ship's company made the perilous jump onto the breakwater. The captain was the last to leave the ship which immediately sank into the 40' of water where she now rests.

Having narrowly escaped death by drowning, the Butler's survivors now risked freezing to death on the breakwater. All surely would have perished had it not been for the heroic intervention of Burlington ship chandler James Wakefield and his son, who rowed out in a 14' lighthouse boat and took all five to safety. The Butler was declared a total loss. Artifacts from the General Butler are on display at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's Basin Harbor facility.

Features of Interest

Size of wreck: 88' long, 14' wide
The vessel rests on her keel, bow towards the breakwater. There are five hatches in the deck.
Note the dead-eyes, windlass and cleats used for sailing.
The masts were stepped on deck in three sided 

Access via boat, right next to the breakwater in Burlington Bay.  Site is marked by a Lake Champlain Preserve System buoy.  Make sure you register yourself and boat at a local dive shop or at the harbormaster before diving the site.  Only need to register one time per year.

Approximately 75 yards west of the southern end of the Burlington breakwater. 

General Butler

Clearest spot I ever saw in Lake Champlain

Just West of Burlington Harbor

Juniper Island

Canal Soulanges is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, Quebec which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Canal Soulanges

Pool with steps 15, 30 and 50 feet

Stade Olympic de Montreal rue Sherbrooke.

Bassin de Montreal is also known as Bassin Olympic.

Bassin de Montreal

Compliments of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum .
The Sloop Island Canal Boat is a standard canal boat from the last generation of canal boats on Lake Champlain. The Champlain Canal locks expanded over time, and with them the size of canal boats. At 97 feet long and 17½ feet wide, the Sloop Island Canal Boat was built after the 1873 canal expansion. Standard canal boats had no independent means of propulsion, and were towed by mules or horses in the canal and by a steamboat or tug on Lake Champlain. 

The name and exact details of the sinking of the Sloop Island Canal Boat are unknown. An archaeological study in 2002-2003 indicated that the boat sank in distress around 1915. The entire artifact collection from the cabin was recovered and conserved, and a selection placed on exhibit at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's Basin Harbor facility. The artifacts suggest that a family consisting of a man, woman and at least one child lived on board. An entire household of goods is represented: glassware, dishes, silverware, a woolen coat, and woodworking tools. The cargo hold is filled with bituminous coal mined in western Pennsylvania. Timbers removed from the cabin are stored in the hold below the walkways: please do not disturb. 


Marked by buoy from Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.  

Sloop Island Canal Boat is also known as Wreck Z.

Sloop Island Canal Boat

Knowlton Landing Jetty is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, Quebec which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

The Black Bridge

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at The Black Bridge