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Plattsburgh Boat Basin

Name: Plattsburgh Boat Basin
Address: Plattsburgh, US

Plattsburgh, United StatesNew England

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Type: Harbour

Full service marina on the west shore of Lake Champlain at the mouth of the Saranac River, 5 minutes' walk from downtown Plattsburgh in northern New York State.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Lake Champlain is non-tidal. Approach from the lake into Cumberland Bay, the marina sits at the south end of the bay behind a stone breakwater. The Saranac River outflow can carry debris after spring snowmelt. Cumberland Head ferry crossing to Grand Isle in Vermont passes 2 NM east of the entrance.

Practical

270 slips on floating pontoons plus 76 mooring balls, taking boats up to 65 ft. Petrol and diesel at the fuel berth, pump-out service. Water and shore power on all pontoons. Heads, showers and a laundry in the bathhouse. On-site restaurant. Boatyard with full mechanical and fibreglass service, year-round storage available.

Ashore

Downtown Plattsburgh is 400 m west, with shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Cumberland Bay State Park, with a sand beach and campground, lies 2 km north along the lakeshore. The Kent-Delord House Museum, on Cumberland Avenue, documents the 1814 battle and is 800 m from the marina.

History

Cumberland Bay was the site of the naval Battle of Plattsburgh on 11 September 1814, when Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough's squadron of four ships and ten gunboats defeated the British fleet under Captain George Downie. The American victory ended the final British invasion from Canada and led directly to the Treaty of Ghent that closed the War of 1812.