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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
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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November
3
Virtual Author Series featuring John William Nelson
The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Colonial and Revolutionary War history. In Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago’s Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent, author John William Nelson charts the many peoples that traversed and sought power along Chicago’s portage paths from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries, including Indigenous […]
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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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Thank you to everyone who attended our #HomeschoolDay this past Friday, enjoying all our hands-on learning opportunities within #REALTIMEREVOLUTION! Put our next Homeschool Day on the calendar now for September 5, 2025 and explore the American guard of #FortTiconderoga in our REALTIMEREVOLUTIONTM portrayal of 1775.
Sep 9
Happy #ManuscriptMonday! At this time in 1777, Ticonderoga was in British hands. After a British force under General John Burgoyne forced the evacuation of the American garrison at Ticonderoga, both armies continued south. A British and German force of about 1000 men was left to defend Ticonderoga, which was no longer on the front lines of the conflict. Today’s document, MS.2118, is a set of accounts by Brigadier General Henry Watson Powell, who commanded the fort’s garrison beginning in August. For most of Powell’s time at Ticonderoga, things were quiet but the fort would see one more fight before the end of his command. Two items of Powell’s accounts read, “To Serjeant Ashley of the 53d Regiment who was sent upon Scouting Parties with the Indians, When the Rebels attacked Ticonderoga & Diamond Isle”, and “To Terry, Barber, Clowson, & Ferguson for informing Captain Aubrey of the Rebels Intention to attack Diamond Island”. The “Rebel attack” was #BrownsRaid, an attack on Ticonderoga led by Colonel John Brown. Brown’s men captured hundreds of British soldiers, rescued over a hundred American prisoners, and fired on Ticonderoga, but retreated after several days, not intending to actually capture the fort. The attack on Diamond Isle, a British supply depot in Lake George, was beaten back thanks in part to the warning provided by Terry, Barber, and the others. While on one level, this set of accounts tells the story of a British success, or at least the story of a garrison comfortably ensconced at Ticonderoga, other details on the document complicate that story. The set of accounts, dated January 5, 1778, was signed not at Ticonderoga, but at Montreal, and Powell’s dates of service at the fort are listed as August 12-November 8. Powell was not replaced by another commander on November 8; instead, after Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga and the surrender of his army, Powell and the garrison retreated to Canada, leaving Ticonderoga to sit empty.
View this document on our online database: https://fortticonderoga.catalogaccess.com/archives/30110 #TiconderogaCollections
Want to see what happened during Brown’s Raid? Join us this weekend for the 2-day battle reenactment!
Sep 9
Fort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains, will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on Saturday, October 5, 2024. A full day of autumn fun will be set amidst the fall flowers of the King’s Garden, a heritage apple orchard, and the beautiful landscape along Lake Champlain.
Spend the day and discover the important role horses and other working animals played in Fort Ticonderoga’s history during exciting demonstrations. Meet Fort Ticonderoga’s friendly oxen duo, stroll through the farmers’ market featuring local food, beverages, and crafts, and conquer the six-acre Heroic Corn Maze featuring a NEW design for 2024!
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/heritage-harvest-and-horse-festival-2/
#FallFamilyFun #FarmersMarket #CornMaze #Demonstrations #ADK #LakeChamplain
Sep 9
During the epic two-day 1777 Brown`s Raid Battle Reenactment September 14-15, witness this real-life dramatic story unfold as patriot Colonel John Brown leads a surprise attack against British troops garrisoning Fort Ticonderoga!
Entry to the Battle Reenactment weekend are included in general admission tickets. Tickets are valid for two consecutive days! https://www.fortticonderoga.org/visit/buy-tickets/
Sep 8
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
