BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Sunken secrets poke out of Lake Champlain.

We’ve told you how historically low water levels cut into recreational fun and unearth debris - now, ancient relics are reaching the surface.

Early 19th-century steamboats , dubbed Burlington and Whitehall, are usually hidden in Lake Champlain waters.

In a normal year, you’re lucky if you can see any sign of them from the Shelburne shore - but this isn’t a normal year.

National Weather Service data shows Lake Champlain is over a foot lower than average.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Paul Willard Gates says it’s exposing sunken treasures near the shore.

“Whether you’re on the Vermont side of the lake or on the New York side of the lake, you are more than likely going to see either remains of shipwrecks, maritim

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