Champlain Monuments

10/26/2026

Don't let simple repairs wait.

This 1898 stone for Charles H. Brown was found face-up in the grass, with its base buried completely underground. It had been "repaired" once before, but the base was never recovered and the stone was never set on anything permanent. It was just stood back up on the ground, so it sank and fell again.

We dug it out, recovered the base, and had the stone standing again in one visit, set properly so it stays that way.

We treat every stone like it's our own family's and every budget like it's our own money. That means doing the job right once, not cheaply twice.

Done right, it's a simple repair, and it usually costs less than people expect. The longer a stone sits on the ground, the more it costs: bases disappear, stones lying face-up weather faster and lose their lettering, frost cracks stone, and mowers chip away at what's left. A shortcut repair only puts it back there sooner, with more damage and a second bill.

If a base is lost or broken, we have simple, affordable replacement options too.

Our 2027 schedule is filling fast. Cemetery commissions and families: reach out now to reserve a spot for next season, even if it's just a few stones.

Serving VT, NY, and NH.

10/23/2026

10/23/2026

An absolute pleasure to spend a bright October afternoon putting scripture into this Celtic cross. Essex, NY.

Colossians 3:2–4

Champlain Monuments · St. Albans & South Burlington, VT

09/23/2026

No shortcuts. What started as a simple break repair on this marble tablet turned into a full slot reset. Once we got into it, we found the tablet had also broken at the base, and an old epoxy repair at that joint had failed.

This time we did it right. We raised the base, chiseled the broken stone and old material out of the slot, dressed the bottom of the tablet flat, and reset it with lime mortar. It's covered to cure slowly, and we'll be back to repair the top half on the next trip.

It adds a step, but it's the right way to make sure this stone stands for another hundred years.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago this morning, nearly 3,000 people were murdered in a heinous attack on our country. More than 9,000 have died since from what they breathed at Ground Zero.

We owe it to every one of them to remember who they were and how they died.

Everyone old enough remembers where they were that morning. But there is now a generation that wasn't alive for it, and there will be more. What future generations know is what we tell them and what we built.

If you're near a memorial today, go. Bring your kids. Read the names. Tell them what happened.

Never forget.

https://voicescenter.org/living-memorial/memorials/by-state?page=17

https://www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial

https://www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial/glade

09/09/2026

Fall 2026 Inventory Sale at Champlain Monuments

Our fall inventory is out. We're running a sale on select display monuments — finished pieces already on the lot in a range of granites, sizes, and styles. No wait on a custom order.

Every piece can be bought as-is or used as a starting point for your own design. Foundation, lettering, and installation are included.

Swipe through the album to see what's on the lot right now.

Stop by either location:

St. Albans — 848 Sheldon Road

South Burlington — 4050 Williston Road

Call or message (802) 524-4104, or email [email protected], to ask about a specific stone, get pricing, or set up a time to come by while the weather holds.

05/25/2026

🇺🇸Memorial Day

Each Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country.

Their names remain in our cemeteries, on our memorials, in our communities, and in the lives shaped by their absence.

Some of those names belong to people whose stories feel distant to us now. Others belong to losses still carried in living memory. Memorial Day brings us together in remembrance and reminds us that behind every name was a person - someone with places they meant to return to and a future they expected to live.

That is why memorialization and places of remembrance exist.

Not simply to preserve the past, but to create places where memory can endure. Places that ask us to pause and remember that every name belonged to a real person, someone who was known, loved, and whose absence is still felt.

And in remembering people in that way, we begin to recognize that their influence extends far beyond those places. We find traces of them in ourselves and in the world around us, in the values carried forward, in the communities they helped shape, and in the understanding that much of what we have today was shaped by people who never had the chance to see it.

Today, we remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to the United States of America.🇺🇸

05/23/2026

Champlain Monuments New South Burlington Office

4050 Williston Road South Burlington, VT

Open 10am to 4pm Thursday & Friday OR By Appointment.

This will also serve as an operational hub for our work in the area, ensuring timely service to all Burlington area customers.

Stop by to check it out! We have a full indoor and outdoor display.

05/13/2026

We’ve had a lot going on behind the scenes, and we’re glad to finally share a few updates 🔵

— A New Identity

Champlain Monuments has a new look. The goal was not to change who we are, but to create an identity that better reflects the business as it exists today and where we’re headed.

The people behind the business are the same. At the same time, we’re working hard to raise the standard across the business — with better spaces, clearer communication, and a more thoughtful process from start to finish.

A big thank you to Seth and Mike at Methodikal for helping bring a lot of these ideas into a clearer form through the new branding.

— A New Partnership

We’re also proud to now be an authorized Rock of Ages retailer. This gives us the ability to continue expanding our selection and offer families even more options through one of the most established names in the memorial industry.

— A New South Burlington Location

Beginning May 21, we’ll be opening our new South Burlington location at 4050 Williston Rd.

This gives us a better way to serve families in Chittenden County and the surrounding area, while our St. Albans and Morrisville locations continue to anchor the work we do across northern Vermont.

We’re also continuing to make improvements across our locations as we work to make the business better for the families we serve.

— A New Website

We’ve also launched a new website with more room to show our work, explain the process, and share the services we offer — from new monuments and cemetery lettering to restoration and preservation. (See comments for link)

This business has been part of our family for over 50 years, and we don’t take lightly the trust people have placed in us over that time.

The work we do is permanent, and often deeply personal. To everyone who has supported us, worked with us, recommended us, or trusted us with something meaningful to your family — thank you.

We’re proud to continue the work.

— The Pignona family