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ATTENTION FALL FOLIAGE LOVERS: CARILLON BOAT CRUISES EXTENDED AT FORT TICONDEROGA

Spectacular Bon Voyage Cruise on October 21 includes bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys

Carillon boatDue to popular demand, daily boat cruises on Fort Ticonderoga’s Carillon have been extended until October 20! Originally slated to close for the season on October 14, the Carillon will operate for an additional week providing new opportunities to experience the renowned Adirondacks’ Fall foliage season from the waters of Lake Champlain.

In addition, Fort Ticonderoga announced details for a spectacular season-ending Bon Voyage cruise on October 21. Visitors will have one last chance to savor the spectacular Fall foliage aboard the Carillon on its final cruise of the season as it charts its course south on Lake Champlain for the winter. Sip on bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys on this unforgettable adventure- including a passage through Lock 12 in Whitehall!

“The demand to experience the Fall foliage around Lake Champlain aboard the Carillon is exceeding our wildest expectations so we’ve added another week of cruises so everybody has a chance to enjoy our unmatched natural beauty,” said Fort Ticonderoga President and CEO Beth Hill. “Even with an additional week, space is extremely limited and filling up quickly. Make your reservation today to ensure your spot on this unforgettable Adirondack experience.”

Cruises depart daily at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and provide gorgeous, sweeping views of Vermont’s Green Mountains and New York’s Adirondack Mountains during a 90-minute narrated boat tour aboard the Carillon. Let our friendly and experienced staff be your guide to Lake Champlain’s centuries of stirring maritime heritage with panoramic vistas around you and a sonar view of shipwrecks below. Embark on this unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages!

For more information or to make your reservation on the daily or Bon Voyage cruise, call 518-585-2821 or visit www.fortticonderoga.org.

Fort Ticonderoga: America’s Fort™

Welcoming visitors since 1909, Fort Ticonderoga preserves North America’s largest 18th-century artillery collection, 2,000 acres of historic landscape on Lake Champlain, and Carillon Battlefield, and the largest series of untouched Revolutionary War era earthworks surviving in America. As the premier place to learn more about our nation’s earliest years and America’s military heritage, Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 75,000 visitors each year with an economic impact of more than $12 million annually and offers programs, historic interpretation, boat cruises, tours, demonstrations, and exhibits throughout the year, and is open for daily visitation May through October. Fort Ticonderoga is supported in part through generous donations and with some general operating support made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

America’s Fort is a registered trademark of the Fort Ticonderoga Association.

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