Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Education Grant — Funding supports two one-week Landmarks Workshops for teachers in Summer 2025
Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded a grant of $152,382 from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host two one-week Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops titled The American Revolution: Subjects, Citizens, and Soldiers for educators in the summer of 2025. Fort Ticonderoga was one of fifteen nationwide institutions to receive this grant […]
Fort Ticonderoga Launches New Season of Exciting In-person and Virtual Programs
Fort Ticonderoga is launching a new schedule of programs during its Winter Quarters season. From November through April, visitors will be immersed in exciting living history events, engaging seminars, specialty programs, behind-the-scenes VIP Tours, and hands-on workshops. Guests can explore Fort Ticonderoga during what was historically the “Winter Quarters” season for armies of the 18th century. […]
Fort Ticonderoga Celebrates Family History Month with Ticonderoga Soldiers Project
Fort Ticonderoga celebrates Family History Month this October with the genealogy initiative Ticonderoga Soldiers Project. The project was launched because of a dramatic increase in genealogical interest and inquiries related to soldiers who served at Ticonderoga during the 18th century. The Ticonderoga Soldiers Project is a multi-phase initiative aimed at making it easier for people […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces Opening of British Powder Magazine — Interactive space open to visitors for the first time in 50 years!
Fort Ticonderoga is thrilled to announce the opening of the British Powder Magazine in the Southwest Bastion, open to visitors for the first time in 50 years. Visitors can descend into this interactive space, passing through the oak door that secured this magazine. Inside this vaulted stone room, examine reproduction cannon shot and wracks of […]
Fort Ticonderoga Welcomes Fall with Exciting Programming this September!
From the shores of Lake Champlain to the heights of Mount Defiance, Fort Ticonderoga offers family-friendly activities this fall that capture the essence of the season. Ticonderoga’s epic history and signature stories are highlighted through innovative story telling on a grand scale, historic trades, daily soldiers’ life programs, enriching guided tours, thrilling weapons demos, boat […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents Dramatic Brown’s Raid Battle Reenactment, September 14-15
Fort Ticonderoga will present an exciting two-day battle reenactment highlighting the epic 1777 Brown’s Raid September 14-15. Now more than 247 years later, guests will witness this real-life dramatic story unfold, as patriot Colonel John Brown leads a surprise attack against British troops garrisoning Fort Ticonderoga! Highlighted programming throughout the weekend will bring to life the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents Homeschool Day on Friday, September 6, 2024
Fort Ticonderoga will host Homeschool Day on Friday, September 6, 2024, from 9:30am-5:00pm. Homeschool students and their parents will participate in immersive programs, visit museum exhibitions, and explore the historic site, including the King’s Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and the Heroic Corn Maze. Hands-on programming take place in the historic trades shops throughout the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents NEW Exciting Family Programming in August!
From the shores of Lake Champlain to the heights of Mount Defiance, Fort Ticonderoga continues to offer new opportunities and family fun this summer! Ticonderoga’s epic history and signature stories are highlighted through innovative story telling on a grand scale, historic trades, daily soldiers’ life programs, NEW & permanent premier museum exhibitions, Fife & Drum […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents Lively “Sound of 1776” Living History Event, July 27-28 Featuring Performances by the Fifes and Drums
Fort Ticonderoga invites you to experience the sights and sounds of the American Army at Ticonderoga during the Sound of 1776 Living History Event July 27-28. From historic trades and weapons demonstrations to living history vignettes and music performances, discover how the beats of drums and the sounds of fifes translated orders to nearly 10,000 […]
Major NEW Exhibition Launches National 250th Commemoration at Fort Ticonderoga
A REVOLUTIONARY ANTHOLOGY: POWER OF PLACE features more than 100 objects many on public display for the FIRST TIME EVER Fort Ticonderoga, a museum, National Historic Landmark historic site, and major cultural destination, announces the OPENING of a major new 250th Anniversary exhibit program entitled, A Revolutionary Anthology. The first year of this exhibit program, […]