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title: "Lake Champlain"
url: "https://travelikealocalvt.com/category/destinations/lake-champlain/"
type: "Destination"
description: "Follow Vermont's Lake Champlain Shoreline for Waterfront Villages, Island Adventures, Scenic Views and Memorable Lakeside Experiences."
guides: 4
updated: "2026-11-01"
site: "Travel Like a Local®: Vermont"
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# Lake Champlain, Vermont

Follow Vermont's Lake Champlain Shoreline for Waterfront Villages, Island Adventures, Scenic Views and Memorable Lakeside Experiences.

From the Champlain Islands to Burlington's waterfront, Lake Champlain offers scenic drives, beaches, boating, lakeside dining and charming Vermont towns.

## Guides

- [Keep Driving North for Donuts and Creemees at The Main Stop in Alburgh, Vermont](https://travelikealocalvt.com/main-stop-alburgh-vermont/): The Main Stop in Alburgh, Vermont is a fun Champlain Islands road-trip stop for creative donuts, rotating flavors, creemees and lunchtime sandwiches. (updated 2026-10-27)
- [What to Eat at Basin Harbor: From Lobster Rolls to Lakeside Sushi on Lake Champlain](https://travelikealocalvt.com/basin-harbor-dining-restaurants/): Explore dining at Basin Harbor in Vermont, from lobster rolls at The Red Mill to Ardelia's, waterfront dinners, sushi, pizza, creemees and lakeside cocktails. (updated 2026-10-26)
- [Basin Harbor on Lake Champlain: A Vermont Summer Resort I Keep Thinking About](https://travelikealocalvt.com/basin-harbor-vergennes-vermont/): Inspired by Dirty Dancing and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I spent a summer getaway at Basin Harbor on Lake Champlain. From our lakeside cottage and mornings exploring the grounds to boating, badminton and dinner at The Red Mill, here's why I'd love to return to this historic Vermont resort. (updated 2026-10-26)
- [Why Are There Hundreds of Colorful Birdhouses in South Hero, Vermont?](https://travelikealocalvt.com/birdhouse-forest-south-hero/): Visit the Birdhouse Forest South Hero VT, where colorful birdhouses help attract tree swallows. Learn its unusual history and where to see it. (updated 2026-10-18)

## Places

- [The Main Stop](https://travelikealocalvt.com/places/the-main-stop/): Restaurant in Champlain Islands, VT. The Main Stop is part donut shop, part creemee stand, part lunchtime sandwich stop and exactly the kind of small-town Vermont business I love finding on a road trip. It's casual, colorful…
- [Hero’s Welcome](https://travelikealocalvt.com/places/heros-welcome/): Shop or general store in North Hero, VT. Hero's Welcome is a local store in North Hero where browsing can take longer than planned.

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