Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Photo Contest Gallery

Clean Water Category 2022

Reflecting on the Winooski River, Burlington

Credit: Jason Stuffle

Keep Calm and Afloat

Credit: Jeetan Khadka

Lake Champlain Brings Us Joy

Credit: Diane Bahrenburg

Clean waves off the Shelburne Farms beach

Credit: Isabella Rouch

Abstract water

Credit: William Stevenson

Sunset Burlington Waterfront

Credit: Ashley Eaton

Crystal clear water at Burton Island

Credit: Leif Tillotson

Pure beauty

Pure beauty

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

The Lake looks beautiful from all angles!

Credit: Carly Alpert

Calm waters

Credit: Lise MacDonald

Dinghy

Credit: Gregg Kenney

Winter River in Fairfax

Credit: @ohannah.photography on Instagram

Frozen Falls, Ausable Chasm NY

Credit: Lynn Johnson

Sunset over Lake Champlain in Saint Albans Bay

Sunset over Lake Champlain in Saint Albans Bay

Flying High in Lake Dunmore

Credit: Doreen Peterson

So we all may enjoy, for years to come!

Credit: Karen Gladden

Adirondack High Peaks - Looking down the divide.

Credit: Brendan Wiltse

Sailing into the Sunset, Burlington Harbor

Credit: Julie Silverman

Sand Bar Sunset

Credit: Elizabeth Trackim

Burlington Bay

Credit: Megan Humphrey

Plattsburgh Boat Basin at Sunrise

Credit: Kham Vongpaseuth

Stella loves the dog days of summer.

Credit: Kate Gladden

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

Credit: Pam Brangan

Credit: Julie Elmore

Rare Calm Waters On the Main Lake

Credit: Tim Mihuc

Sunset Charlotte Beach

Credit: Megan Humphrey

Where are the fish hiding? Lewis Creek, VT

Credit: Isabella Rouch

Underwater

Credit: Elaina Walford

Lake Champlain Skate

Credit: @brettcblanchard on Instagram

Missisquoi River Sheldon Springs December 2013

Credit: Roger Thieken

Pristine sandy shoreline - Autumn on Lake Champlain

Credit: Julie Elmore

Sunset over Lake Champlain.

Credit: Brendan Wiltse

Ripple Effect Lake Champlain

Credit: Elaina Walford

Rainbow on Shelburne Pond, July 2022

Credit: Tim Peters

Sunset by the boat

Credit: Dominic Spooner

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

Credit: Anthoni Barbe

Instagram applicant

Credit: @foxglove_farm_vt on Instagram

Love the Lake

Credit: Julie Silverman

Credit: @ohannah.photography on Instagram

July sunset Long Point

Credit: Laurie McCain

Credit: Carol Gaboriault

Shipyard boat launch Highgate Springs
June 2022

Credit: Sharon Flanagan

Healthy Ecosystems Category 2022

Foliage in bloom

Photo credit: Luka Mester

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

Photo credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Sail more

Photo credit: Vivien Allan

Sunset in the bay

Photo credit: Mary Wyand

Lyon Mountain hike

Photo credit: Marcie Wyand

Canoeing on the LaPlatte River, Shelburne VT

Photo credit: Ann Pearce

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

Photo credit: Neil Kamman

The beauty of Point Au Roche

Photo credit: Marcie Wyand

Happy Happy Monarch

Photo credit: Doreen Peterson

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

Photo credit: Jason Stuffle

Beautiful colors at Lake St. Catherine.

Photo credit: Jeremy Jones

Watercolors: Autumn leaves reflected in an Adirondack stream.

Photo credit: Graham Hawkes

Sterling Pond Trail near Jeffersonville, Vermont

Photo credit: Tim Peters

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

Photo credit: Anthoni Barbe

Amazing Point Au Roche sunset

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

Sunrise on Rock River Highgate Springs
June 2022

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

Layers - it matters

Photo credit: Elaina Walford

Kayaker enjoying the wildlife at LaPlatte River Marsh.

Photo credit: Tom Debell

Thompsons Point, Charlotte, VT in summer.

Photo credit: Luka Mester

Lewis Creek, clean and thriving

Photo credit: Isabella Rouch

Appalachian Mountain Stream

Submitted by: Devon Case

Hathaway Point Kill Kare State Park in July

Photo credit: Roger Thieken

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

Photo credit: Brendan Wiltse

Swanton Town Beach looking out over Maquam Bay Wildlife Management Area

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson

Sunrise in Vermont

Photo credit: Tim Peters

World of winter color on Lake Champlain

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

Common Loon

Photo credit: Megan Humphrey

Vermont Perfection - Lewis Creek

Photo credit: Elaina Walford

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

Photo credit: Julie Silverman

Killdeer eggs on Knight Island

Photo credit: Gregg Kenney

Freedom

Norman Hensel

Sunset

Photo credit: William Stevenson

Knight Island

Photo credit: Gregg Kenney

Informed and Involved Public Category 2022

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

Photo credit: Kris Stepenuck

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

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

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

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

Photo credit: Jason Stuffle

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

Photo credit: Jeetan Khadka

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

Photo credit: Graham Hawkes

Help Papa!

Photo credit: Jay Matheson

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

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

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

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

Thriving Communities Category

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

Photo credit: Megan Humphrey

Winter Community Work

Photo credit: William Stevenson

Lake Champlain in all its glory

Photo credit: Julie Elmore

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

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Colchester Causeway marsh area. July 3, 2022

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

Winter community are cool too

Photo credit: William Stevenson

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

Photo credit: ROGER THIEKEN

Women at the helm.

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Champlain Canal, Whitehall NY

Photo credit: Lynn Johnson

Refuge: From refugee camps to becoming Vermonters.

Photo credit: Jeetan Khadka

On the ice. Burlington breakwater, Lake Champlain.

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

Mirror Lake, Lake Placid NY

Photo credit: Brendan Wiltse

Kayakers at sunset, Swanton Beach

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson

Peaceful before a storm

Photo credit: Kristy DeGuise

Burton Island from Georgia Shore

Photo credit: ROGER THIEKEN

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

Photo credit: Sharon Flanagan

Music on the water in Burlington

Photo credit: O'Hannah Photograpy

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

Photo credit: Anthoni Barbe

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

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

Photo credit: Tom DeBell

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

Photo credit: Kerry Crowningshield

Stone Arch Bridge, Keeseville NY

Photo credit: Lynn Johnson

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

Photo credit: Julie Silverman

A cold, icy January sunset. Colchester Causeway.

Photo credit: ANN PEARCE

Capturing peaceful moments at Georgia Beach

Photo Credit: O'Hannah Photography

My Heart Embracing Burlington's Waterfront

Photo credit: Doreen Peterson

Fishers at sunset, Swanton Beach

Photo credit: Leif Tillotson

Friendship at Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Photo credit: Jessica Chadwell

Summer Camp at Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

Photo caption: Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center