• One Destination,
    Endless Adventures
    Your Adventure Awaits
    at Fort Ticonderoga

  • One Destination,
    Endless Adventures
    Your Adventure Awaits
    at Fort Ticonderoga

  • One Destination,
    Endless Adventures
    Your Adventure Awaits
    at Fort Ticonderoga

  • One Destination,
    Endless Adventures
    Your Adventure Awaits
    at Fort Ticonderoga

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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.

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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 2025! 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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  • February

    21

    Winter Workshop Series: Silk Bonnets

    In this one-day workshop, join Artificer Tailor, Samantha Crumb, to build your own women’s silk bonnet. Apply skills to silk taffeta and paperboard to create the pleasing curves and sun protection of these fashionable 1770s hats. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for a bonnet, and sewing materials.

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  • February

    25

    Virtual Fort Fever Series featuring Kate Tardiff

    The Fort Ticonderoga Fort Fever Series features presentations by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Fort Ticonderoga Archivist Kate Tardiff on Wednesday, February 25 at 7PM ET for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s Ticonderoga Soldiers Project. The Soldiers Project is our effort to document the thousands of soldiers and civilians who were present at Fort […]

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  • March

    7–8

    Winter Workshop Series: Leather Breeches

    In this two-day workshop begin your own pair of buckskin breeches. See details gleaned from a number of surviving examples and learn techniques to make these ubiquitous men’s legwear. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for your trousers, and sewing materials.

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  • March

    8

    Virtual Author Series featuring Michael P. Gabriel

    The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. The program takes place virtually at 2pm ET. Incorporating recent scholarship and new archival discoveries, this is an updated biography of one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War, Richard Montgomery. An Irish-born former British officer who saw […]

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  • March

    20

    The 32nd Annual Ticonderoga Ball in NYC

    Join us for the 2026 Ticonderoga Ball at The Union League Club of New York City honoring Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and philanthropist Robert Perkin and The Perkin Fund. Raise a glass to America’s 250th Anniversary at this elegant black-tie event that includes dinner, dancing, a thrilling live auction, and more! The Online […]

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  • March

    25

    Virtual Fort Fever Series featuring Cameron Green

    The Fort Ticonderoga Fort Fever Series features presentations by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Fort Ticonderoga’s Director of Interpretation Cameron Green on Wednesday, March 25 at 7PM ET and examine the Gunboat New York, one of Benedict Arnold’s vessels on Lake Champlain in 1776. A survivor of the Battle of Valcour Island, discover this ship’s unique […]

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  • March

    28

    REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Proceed to Canada

    In this one-day living history event experience Ticonderoga as a supply hub for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, keeping soldiers alive in Canada. Watch as we recreate trains of supply sleds and columns of Continental reinforcements, headed for Canada. Through vignettes, weapons demonstrations, and historic trades demonstrations, discover the challenges of keeping the […]

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  • April

    11

    REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Emissaries to Canada

    Join Fort Ticonderoga for this one-day living history event and examine the tenuous American situation in Canada in April 1776. Meet Benjamin Franklin and the special committee from the Continental Congress that passed through Ticonderoga on their way north. Learn more about their diplomatic work to allay fears among French Canadians and to encourage them […]

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  • April

    12

    Virtual Author Series featuring Mark R. Anderson

    The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. The program takes place virtually at 2pm ET. In May 1776, more than two hundred Indian warriors descended the St. Lawrence River to attack Continental forces at the Cedars, west of Montreal, in the war’s first substantial Indian battles.  […]

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  • April

    18

    Fourteenth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium 

    The King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the Fourteenth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium on Saturday, April 18, 2026. This program features practical strategies for expanding and improving your garden and landscape. We invite you to join us, whether you are an experienced gardener or you are just getting started, for helpful insights from garden […]

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  • April

    22

    Virtual Fort Fever Series featuring Dr. Matthew Keagle

    The Fort Ticonderoga Fort Fever Series features presentations by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator, on Wednesday, April 22 at 7PM ET, to preview the 2026 special exhibition highlighting “Revolutionary Possibilities.” American Independence was not a foregone conclusion. Recovering the contingency of the American Revolution helps to underscore its profound significance. The future […]

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  • May

    15

    Annual History Conference for Educators 

    This annual daylong conference immerses teachers in primary sources, material culture, and pedagogical techniques to help connect students to history. Presentations are by classroom teachers, museum staff, archivists, and academics. With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, each session of this conference explores one of five themes: Power of Place Revolutionary Possibilities Shaping Nations, Forging […]

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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 70,000 visitors each year with an economic impact of more than $16 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. To view Fort Ticonderoga’s electronic press kit, click here. © The Fort Ticonderoga Association. 2025 All Rights Reserved.
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While today is Valentine’s Day, 250 years ago today—February 14, 1776—war, not love, was on Nicholas Fish’s mind. The 17-year-old Fish, son of a wealthy New York family, had planned on life as a lawyer, studying law at King’s College in New York City and befriending fellow young patriot Alexander Hamilton. War put a stop to his plans. On February 14, 1776, Fish purchased a book, signing his name and the date on the title page. The book promised to teach him a subject more relevant to his current plans than law.

The book Fish purchased was “Military Instructions for Officers Detached in the Field” by Roger Stevenson. It was originally published in England, but Fish’s copy was an American edition, published in Philadelphia by prolific printer Robert Aitken. Aitken, a supporter of the Revolution and printer of the journals of the Continental Congress, added a dedication to the American edition of the work; the book was the first to be dedicated to “the Honourable George Washington, Esq.; General and Commander in Chief of all the Forces of the United American Colonies.”

Fish would have many occasions to use his new military knowledge in the field. At the time he bought the book, he was serving as a lieutenant in Colonel John Lasher’s 1st Battalion of New York Independents. On August 9, 1776 he was made brigade major to General John Morin Scott, a lawyer whom Fish had clerked for before the war. He now served with him in the defense of New York, including at the Battle of Long Island. After the New York campaign, Fish received a Continental commission as a major. He served in the Continental Army for the rest of the war, fighting at the Battles of Saratoga, Monmouth, and Yorktown. 

The war changed the trajectory of Fish’s career for good; he became a politician, but continued in military service as well. He served as a major in the 1st American Regiment of the new United States Army in 1785. In 1784 he was chosen as New York’s first adjutant general, head of the state’s military forces, and served for nearly a decade.

Learn more about the book (object ID 528) on the Ticonderoga Online Collections database: https://fortticonderoga.catalogaccess.com/archives/32453
When the American Revolution began, Indigenous communities throughout North America were drawn into the conflict. British and American politicians worked to convince Indigenous nations to either stay neutral or join their side, and they were willing to punish those who didn't. Native communities were divided as people and families disagreed on the best path to keep themselves and their homes safe.

On February 12, 1776—250 years ago today—the Connecticut Committee of the Pay Table ordered that Pantry Jones and Joseph Pratt be paid 2 pounds, 5 shillings “for two horses [&] Waggon to Transport the Cognowago Indians from Hartford to Providence”. The “Cognowago” referred to here were likely Mohawk people who lived in the community of Kahnawake in Canada. The people Jones and Pratt helped transport may have been a group led by Akiatonharónkwen or Louis Cook, a Kahnawake chief with Abenaki and African ancestry. 

Akiatonharónkwen and many other Kahnawakes were friendlier toward the Americans than the British government; the community had kinship ties with New England, and some members were studying at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. In January 1776 Akiatonharónkwen led a party of Kahnawake diplomats to Albany to meet with Philip Schuyler, then to Cambridge to meet with George Washington. He offered to join the American army, promising to raise 400-500 soldiers.
 
Akiatonharónkwen and Kahnawake would take different paths. The majority of Kahnawake residents, along with the other communities known as the Seven Nations of Canada, aimed for neutrality. Some men of the Seven Nations served alongside General John Burgoyne in the Saratoga Campaign, but many stayed at home, trying to maintain good relations with the British who controlled their territory while not committing themselves to the war. Akiatonharónkwen, on the other hand, threw in his lot with the Americans. He fought with the Americans at Oriskany and Fort Stanwix and was later made a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army.

Learn about this pay order (object ID MS.7674, property of Robert Nittolo) on the Ticonderoga Online Collections database: https://fortticonderoga.catalogaccess.com/archives/31577
On this Trades Tuesday, Artificer Tailor, Samantha Crumb, is making a woman's silk bonnet. This style of bonnet was fashionable in the 1770s, protecting a woman's linen cap from dust and shielding the face from the sun. Though stout silk taffeta forms much of the bonnet, the brim encases stiffened paperboard, which gives the bonnet its distinctive shape. Women from many walks of life wore these bonnets, as they served in the Revolutionary War, at home and with the army.

It's not too late to build your own silk bonnet. Registration is open for our Silk Bonnet Workshop, Saturday February 21, 2026.
https://fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/winter-workshop-series-silk-bonnets/

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KNOX ON THE TRAIL SPOTLIGHT: To Win The Siege: The Noble Train Arrives at Minuteman National Historic Park

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the Noble Train of Artillery will reach the road in Massachusetts where the Revolutionary War began, as the Continental Army prepared the guns from Ticonderoga for action in the siege of Boston.

Following April 19, 1775, the towns of Lexington & Concord hosted the militia that became the Continental Army, who dug in on the hills surrounding Boston harbor. When Henry Knox delivered vital artillery from Ticonderoga, the work of outfitting these cannons with carriages, ammunition, and implements began.

Beyond the arrival of sleds bearing cannon, Fort Ticonderoga’s skilled artificers will demonstrate the vital trades work to bring cannons into action at Boston. Visitors can see the laboratory work of building cannon ammunition, carpentry outfitting cannon carriages, and the daily life of Continental soldiers, encamping within the communities surrounding Boston. This exciting REAL TIME REVOLUTION® event begins the next chapter of the Noble Train of Artillery, setting the scene for Evacuation Day, and decisive campaigns of Independence to come.

We are excited to lead this program at the Minuteman National Historic Park and continue to share this unfolding story of Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery as we highlight this 250th Anniversary!
How did Henry Knox actually move Fort Ticonderoga’s artillery to Boston in the winter of 1775–1776? This new video breaks down the practical techniques and problem solving that made this famous feat possible. 

Watch now on YouTube at the link in bio! 

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Huge congratulations to our visionary President and CEO, Beth Hill! 🎉 She's been named Economic Developer of the Year by the North Country Chamber of Commerce!

Beth's incredible leadership has turned Fort Ticonderoga into a thriving economic force for our region, preserving history while building a prosperous future. From attracting visitors to creating jobs, her impact, along with the entire team at Fort Ticonderoga, is undeniable!

We're especially proud as we gear up for #America250, where Fort Ticonderoga is playing a central role in celebrating our nation's enduring legacy. 🙌

#FortTiconderoga #EconomicImpact #AwardWinner #NorthCountryNY

READ MORE: https://fortticonderoga.org/news/north-country-chamber-of-commerce-names-beth-hill-and-fort-ticonderoga-the-economic-developer-of-the-year/
On Saturday, February 7th, an immersive REAL TIME REVOLUTION® experience transports visitors back to the lowest decline of the Continental Army at Ticonderoga – joining a minuscule guard of six sentinels, the first new recruits of 1776 reached Fort Ticonderoga. While George Washington, General Phillip Schuyler, and the Continental Congress managed two sieges and the raising of an army, soldiers and their families kept Fort Ticonderoga open for recruits and resupply.

Highlighted programming throughout the day brings to life soldiers’ experience as they maintained Fort Ticonderoga along a frozen road of ice in February 1776.

See the full visitor schedule: https://fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/real-time-revolution-living-history-event-the-precarious-garrison-ticonderoga/
Step back 250 years into the heart of the American Revolution this winter! Fort Ticonderoga is rolling out its “Winter Quarters” season (through April) with a powerhouse lineup of immersive living history events, virtual programming, premium behind-the-scenes tours, and hands-on workshops, all under the banner of its multi-year REAL TIME REVOLUTION® 250th commemoration.

Learn more: https://fortticonderoga.org/news/fort-ticonderoga-unlocks-real-time-revolution-war-drama-with-epic-winter-program-lineup/