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History Under the Waves: The Phoenix

All this week in our series "History Under the Waves" VPR is looking at five historic wrecks that lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain. Today, we look at the Phoenix. Built in 1815, it was the second commercial steamboat launched on Lake Champlain.
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VT Edition: “Young Charlotte”

Andy Kolovos, archivist with the Vermont Folklife Center talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about "Young Charlotte", a folk ballad that is part of a collection of songs celebrating Vermont music in a new two-disc collection.