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Daily Visitation: May 4-Oct. 27, 2024 | Tues-Sun | 9:30am-5pm
Experience the blend of history and natural beauty like nowhere else when you visit Fort Ticonderoga! Explore 2000 acres of America’s most historic landscape located on the shores of Lake Champlain and nestled between New York’s Adirondack and Vermont’s Green Mountains. Create lasting memories as you embark on an adventure that spans centuries, defined a continent, and helped forge a nation.
EXPLORE THE 6-ACRE HEROIC CORN MAZE!
Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga, with a NEW DESIGN for 2024! Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you navigate the maze!
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September
10
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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September
14–15
Battle Reenactment: 1777 Brown’s Raid
Join Fort Ticonderoga for an exciting two-day battle re-enactment highlighting the epic 1777 Brown’s Raid! An attack led by patriot Colonel John Brown will take British troops garrisoning Fort Ticonderoga by surprise 247 years later during the upcoming real-life action adventure at Fort Ticonderoga.
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September
17
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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September
20–22
Twentieth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution
This annual premier conference focused on the military, political, social, and material culture of the American Revolution regularly features scholars from across North America and beyond. Attendees can participate in person or join the conference from home via the Fort Ticonderoga Center for Digital History. Seminar Schedule Friday, September 20, 2024 8:00am-4:00pm “In the Footsteps […]
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September
24
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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October
1
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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October
5
Heritage, Harvest, and Horse Festival
Fort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on October 5, 2024. The full day of autumn fun will be set in the midst of the King’s Garden heirloom apple trees and the beautiful landscape of the mountains and Lake Champlain. […]
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October
8
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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October
15
Premium Pavilion Tour
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible […]
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October
19
Girl Scout Day
Scouts will participate in interactive and immersive programs, and explore the historic site, including the King’s Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and the Heroic Corn Maze with a new 2024 design! Special guided tours and demonstrations will immerse scouts and adults in Fort Ticonderoga’s layer of epic history. The visit will include historic trades’ shops, […]
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October
19
Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain
Join Fort Ticonderoga for its annual Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain! Savor the fall scenic beauty and enjoy the captivating narration of historic highlights aboard the 60 ft Carillon tour boat. Enjoy the spectacular fall foliage aboard the Carillon on its final cruise as it charts its course south for the winter. Discover the […]
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October
20
Virtual Author Series featuring Michael E. Shay
The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Colonial and Revolutionary War history. In The Whites of Their Eyes: The Life of Revolutionary War Hero Israel Putnam from Rogers’ Rangers to Bunker Hill, author Michael Shay recounts the life and times of Isreal Putnam, a larger-than-life general, a gregarious tavern keeper and […]
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About Fort Ticonderoga
Welcoming visitors since 1909, Fort Ticonderoga is a major cultural destination, museum, historic site, and center for learning. As a multi-day destination and the premier place to learn more about North America’s military heritage, Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 75,000 visitors each year with an economic impact of more than $12 million annually. Presenting vibrant programs, historic interpretation, boat cruises, tours, demonstrations, and exhibits, Fort Ticonderoga and is open for daily visitation May through October and special programs during Winter Quarters, November through April. Fort Ticonderoga is owned by The Fort Ticonderoga Association, a 501c3 non-profit educational organization, and is supported in part through generous donations and with some general operating support made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts.
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This #FoliageFriday, while we`re not completely ready to say goodbye to summer here at Fort Ticonderoga, the first flecks of red and orange are beginning to appear on Mount Defiance. Our location overlooking #lakechamplain is the perfect destination to get your fix of the changing leaves! #Adirondacks #Vermont #Leafpeeping #autumnvibes
Sep 6
Happy #ManuscriptMonday and happy #LaborDay! Today we recognize the work of laborers past and present who have contributed to the growth of the United States. To celebrate, today’s manuscripts highlight a few of the laborers and artisans whose work supported the Revolutionary War effort and played a role in the founding of our nation. The first document, MS.1939, is an account of the work of a party of soldiers from Connecticut, led by overseer David Ives, at Ticonderoga in summer 1775. Over a collective 330 total days of work, the 14 men in Ives’ party made 332 oars and 285 paddles for the Ticonderoga garrison. While it wasn’t glamorous work, Ives and his men produced essential tools. The oars and paddles were used to row the bateaux and other boats that carried men and supplies up and down Lake Champlain and Lake George, a vital mode of travel for the army. The importance of their work did not translate to prompt pay, though; while Ives received partial pay for his work on August 30, 1775, he had to make an appeal to General Philip Schuyler for the rest of his and the party’s pay on February 20, 1776. Ives’ oars and paddles were produced and used at Ticonderoga, but other pieces of military kit had a longer way to travel. Today’s other document, 2004.0045.003, is a bill from tailor Jonathan Galloway to his client, Captain John Lacey of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, for the making of a coat. The coat, almost certainly Lacey’s uniform coat, was made by Galloway in Pennsylvania in March 1776 and would accompany Lacey north as his battalion traveled to Canada, then spent the summer and fall at Ticonderoga. Galloway’s skilled handiwork, traveling with its new owner, would help keep Lacey warm during that year’s miserably cold and wet fall. This Labor Day, we remember and thank Galloway, Ives and his party, and all the others whose skill and hard work provided the army with the tools it needed to fight and create a new nation.
These documents can be found on our online database in the links below. #TiconderogaCollections #OpeningTheVault https://fortticonderoga.catalogaccess.com/archives/29976 https://fortticonderoga.catalogaccess.com/archives/30334
Sep 2
Fort Ticonderoga will host Homeschool Day on Friday, September 6, 2024, from 9:30am-5:00pm!
Hands-on programming takes place in the historic trades shops throughout the day, including a demonstration of the soldiers’ mid-day meal preparation. Make the most of your Homeschool Day with “In His Majesty’s Service,” an engaging Student Scavenger Hunt! Explore Fort Ticonderoga’s exhibits, watch weapons demonstrations, and talk with the engaging living history staff to find the answers to questions about Fort Ticonderoga’s defining history!
Beyond the epic military history and related programs, visitors will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and help dig into Fort Ticonderoga’s layered past in the garden as they tend to produce and flowers alongside soldiers from 3-4:30 pm. Bateau rows will also be available by pre-registration at 12:30 & 1:15!
View the full schedule by visiting the link in our bio: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/homeschool-day-3/
#homeschoollife #HomeSchoolDay #Homeschoolers #FortTiconderoga #ADK
Aug 31
Enhance your Fort Ticonderoga visit with a 75-minute narrated boat cruise aboard the Carillon! Explore what lies beneath Lake Champlain in some of the most archaeologically rich waters in North America while you are surrounded by breathtaking lake views, commanding mountains and the majestic fort. The tours feature an energetic narration of Ticonderoga’s epic story as one of North America’s most strategic strongholds and places the iconic fort into a larger context as part of the imperial struggle for the continent in the 18th century.
Beer/wine/soft drinks available for credit card purchase on board.
Get your tickets today by visiting the link in our bio! https://www.fortticonderoga.org/visit/buy-tickets/
#BoatCruise #LakeChamplain #FortTiconderoga #WaterwayTours #ADK
Aug 30
Navigate through towering stalks of corn in the 6-acre Heroic Corn Maze using history clues related to Fort Ticonderoga to guide you! The maze is divided into two phases, giving guests the chance to gain confidence in the smaller maze before tackling the main maze. The average journey will take from twenty minutes for the first phase and up to an hour for the second phase. With a NEW design for 2024, the Heroic Corn Maze is a great family tradition and fun for all ages!
Learn more: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/experience/explore-adirondacks/heroic-corn-maze/
Aug 29
Join our growing team! Fort Ticonderoga is now accepting applications for a School and Youth Programs Interpreter to execute interactive, immersive living history based programs for groups of students, scouts, and other youth organizations. Check out the full Job Description and apply now!
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/School-and-Youth-Programs-Interpreter-August-2024.pdf
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