Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Photo Contest Gallery

Clean Water Category 2022

Flying High in Lake Dunmore

Credit: Doreen Peterson

Underwater

Credit: Elaina Walford

Sailing into the Sunset, Burlington Harbor

Credit: Julie Silverman

Credit: @ohannah.photography on Instagram

Crystal clear water at Burton Island

Credit: Leif Tillotson

Clean waves off the Shelburne Farms beach

Credit: Isabella Rouch

Sunset over Lake Champlain in Saint Albans Bay

Sunset over Lake Champlain in Saint Albans Bay

Reflecting on the Winooski River, Burlington

Credit: Jason Stuffle

Shipyard boat launch Highgate Springs
June 2022

Credit: Sharon Flanagan

Sunset over Lake Champlain.

Credit: Brendan Wiltse

Missisquoi River Sheldon Springs December 2013

Credit: Roger Thieken

Nothing quite compares to a dunk in the clean waters of the Ausable to cool you off on a hot, summer day.

Credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Sand Bar Sunset

Credit: Elizabeth Trackim

Frozen Falls, Ausable Chasm NY

Credit: Lynn Johnson

Pristine sandy shoreline - Autumn on Lake Champlain

Credit: Julie Elmore

Early morning walking on frozen water. Shelburne Bay, February 2022.

Credit: Pam Brangan

Ripple Effect Lake Champlain

Credit: Elaina Walford

Lake Champlain Brings Us Joy

Credit: Diane Bahrenburg

Rainbow on Shelburne Pond, July 2022

Credit: Tim Peters

Keep Calm and Afloat

Credit: Jeetan Khadka

Missisquoi Bay, in Quebec, during a summer sunset. The water is a perfect and inviting mirror.

Credit: Anthoni Barbe

Calm waters

Credit: Lise MacDonald

Dinghy

Credit: Gregg Kenney

Burlington Bay

Credit: Megan Humphrey

So we all may enjoy, for years to come!

Credit: Karen Gladden

Abstract water

Credit: William Stevenson

Where are the fish hiding? Lewis Creek, VT

Credit: Isabella Rouch

Love the Lake

Credit: Julie Silverman

Credit: Carol Gaboriault

July sunset Long Point

Credit: Laurie McCain

Sunset Burlington Waterfront

Credit: Ashley Eaton

Rare Calm Waters On the Main Lake

Credit: Tim Mihuc

Sunset Charlotte Beach

Credit: Megan Humphrey

The Lake looks beautiful from all angles!

Credit: Carly Alpert

Stella loves the dog days of summer.

Credit: Kate Gladden

Plattsburgh Boat Basin at Sunrise

Credit: Kham Vongpaseuth

Credit: Julie Elmore

Winter River in Fairfax

Credit: @ohannah.photography on Instagram

Instagram applicant

Credit: @foxglove_farm_vt on Instagram

Adirondack High Peaks - Looking down the divide.

Credit: Brendan Wiltse

Pure beauty

Pure beauty

Sunset by the boat

Credit: Dominic Spooner

Lake Champlain Skate

Credit: @brettcblanchard on Instagram

Healthy Ecosystems Category 2022

Sunset in the bay

Photo credit: Mary Wyand

Canada geese flying over the border of between Vermont and Quebec, in the Chapman Bay/Missisquoi Bay.

Photo credit: Anthoni Barbe

Knight Island

Photo credit: Gregg Kenney

Overlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks, from Buck Mountain, Addison County, VT

Photo credit: Neil Kamman

Killdeer eggs on Knight Island

Photo credit: Gregg Kenney

Lyon Mountain hike

Photo credit: Marcie Wyand

Sail more

Photo credit: Vivien Allan

A mature bald eagle keeps watch at the Ausable River delta.

Photo credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Sunrise on Rock River Highgate Springs
June 2022

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

Sunrise in Vermont

Photo credit: Tim Peters

Thompsons Point, Charlotte, VT in summer.

Photo credit: Luka Mester

Hathaway Point Kill Kare State Park in July

Photo credit: Roger Thieken

World of winter color on Lake Champlain

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

Lewis Creek, clean and thriving

Photo credit: Isabella Rouch

Sunset over Lake Champlain from next to the Barge Canal in Burlington

Photo credit: Jason Stuffle

Freedom

Norman Hensel

Sunset

Photo credit: William Stevenson

Common Loon

Photo credit: Megan Humphrey

Happy Happy Monarch

Photo credit: Doreen Peterson

Beautiful colors at Lake St. Catherine.

Photo credit: Jeremy Jones

Swanton Town Beach looking out over Maquam Bay Wildlife Management Area

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson

Watercolors: Autumn leaves reflected in an Adirondack stream.

Photo credit: Graham Hawkes

Kayaker enjoying the wildlife at LaPlatte River Marsh.

Photo credit: Tom Debell

Sterling Pond Trail near Jeffersonville, Vermont

Photo credit: Tim Peters

Layers - it matters

Photo credit: Elaina Walford

Amazing Point Au Roche sunset

Photo credit: Marcie Wyand

Appalachian Mountain Stream

Submitted by: Devon Case

The beauty of Point Au Roche

Photo credit: Marcie Wyand

The best part about paddling in marshes is knowing that the ecosystem below the surface is even richer than the views above.

Photo credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Vermont Perfection - Lewis Creek

Photo credit: Elaina Walford

Just for a Day: Lake Champlain July mayfly (Ephemeroptera) hatch.

Photo credit: Julie Silverman

Bowfin (Amia calva) swimming in the waters off Duck Blind Island near the outlet of Lewis Creek.

Photo credit: Brendan Wiltse

Canoeing on the LaPlatte River, Shelburne VT

Photo credit: Ann Pearce

Foliage in bloom

Photo credit: Luka Mester

Informed and Involved Public Category 2022

Give back to Lake Champlain what it gives to all of us.

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

Two kayakers enjoy ideal lake conditions after weeks of cyanobacteria blooms near rock point in Burlington.

Photo credit: Tom DeBell

Partnering for a Clean Lake. Conservation Law Foundation Lakekeeper, Julie Silverman, adopts Law Island for cyanobacteria monitoring and cleanup efforts in collaboration with the Lake Champlain Committee.

Photo credit: Julie Silverman

Photo credit: Jeetan Khadka

Inspiring - People from around the world come to Burlington to experience spectacular sunsets.

Photo credit: Graham Hawkes

Flip-Flop Frog Everyone can do their part to keep trash out of the water. Frogs belong on lily pads not flip-flops.

Photo credit: Graham Hawkes

Help Papa!

Photo credit: Jay Matheson

Collecting a sample of some of Lake Champlain's tiniest living organisms aboard UVM's research vessel.

Photo credit: Kris Stepenuck

June 2022 full moon rising on the community of St Albans Bay

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

The calm before the wedding. Chuppah overlooking Lake Champlain from Shore Acres, North Hero.

Photo credit: Jason Stuffle

Following a dry summer, the lake shore near Leddy Beach in Burlington receded significantly, leading to pools of water to form disconnected from the lake.

Photo credit: Tom DeBell

A group of watershed stewards samples an Adirondack stream for benthic macroinvertebrates to better understand water quality and ecosystem dynamics.

Photo credit: Ashley Eaton

Green-Up Vermont for the WIN!

Photo credit: Doreen Peterson

Thriving Communities Category

Winter Community Work

Photo credit: William Stevenson

Peaceful before a storm

Photo credit: Kristy DeGuise

Fishers at sunset, Swanton Beach

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson

Capturing peaceful moments at Georgia Beach

Photo Credit: O'Hannah Photography

My Heart Embracing Burlington's Waterfront

Photo credit: Doreen Peterson

Summer Camp at Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Photo caption: Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Black Creek Trail along Maquam Creek in the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge

Photo credit: ROGER THIEKEN

On the ice. Burlington breakwater, Lake Champlain.

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

A cold, icy January sunset. Colchester Causeway.

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

Music on the water in Burlington

Photo credit: O'Hannah Photograpy

Photo credit: Megan Humphrey

Women at the helm.

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Open Farm Weekend Tour at Essex Farm. Mark Kimball leads a tour of folks through wetland, a few miles West of Lake Champlain.

Photo credit: Katie Kearney

Enjoying until the last moment of light, in the Missisquoi Bay, Philipsburg, Quebec

Photo credit: Anthoni Barbe

Champlain Canal, Whitehall NY

Photo credit: Lynn Johnson

Early summer at North Beach providing access for the community to appreciate the beauty of Lake Champlain.

Photo credit: Tom DeBell

Colchester Causeway marsh area. July 3, 2022

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

Burton Island from Georgia Shore

Photo credit: ROGER THIEKEN

Stone Arch Bridge, Keeseville NY

Photo credit: Lynn Johnson

Mirror Lake, Lake Placid NY

Photo credit: Brendan Wiltse

Upper Winooski River Falls from the Winooski Boardwalk in Winooski. A view of Chace Mill in Burlington with historical water mill features and smokestack still visible.

Photo credit: Jason Stuffle

Clear waters in The St Albans Bay on that warm 60° day December 1, 2020

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

I Am Strong: Yoga and sailing with the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Winter community are cool too

Photo credit: William Stevenson

Friendship at Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Great blue heron at sunrise in Malletts Bay, Colchester, VT

Photo credit: Julie Silverman

Refuge: From refugee camps to becoming Vermonters.

Photo credit: Jeetan Khadka

Lake Champlain in all its glory

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

Beautiful alpenglow creeps across the mountains overlooking Mirror Lake, Lake Placid.

Photo credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Kayakers at sunset, Swanton Beach

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson