Fort Ticonderoga Announces Guns for Ticonderoga Project: Americana Corner grant allows Fort Ticonderoga to tell signature 250th stories
Fort Ticonderoga is thrilled to announce a five-year expansion of our weapons demonstrations and signature living history events through the Guns for Ticonderoga project funded by Americana Corner. Thanks to the generous support of Americana Corner, Fort Ticonderoga has embarked on recreating two complete American artillery pieces with cannon, carriages, inert reproduction ammunition, and the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces “Necessary for the Rigour of the Climate” This REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ living history event recreates wintertime life for Fort Ticonderoga’s guard of British soldiers and their families
Fort Ticonderoga invites history buffs and families alike to step back in time with a special REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ living history event “Necessary for the Rigour of the Climate” on January 18, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This immersive experience will transport visitors to a pivotal moment in the American Revolution. Highlighted programming […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces “To Render This Place as Tenable as Possible” Living History Event, December 7
Fort Ticonderoga invites history buffs and families alike to step back in time with a special living history event, “To Render This Place as Tenable as Possible,” on December 7th, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This immersive experience will transport visitors to a pivotal moment in the American Revolution – the winter of […]
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 Features Lively Living History Event November 9th
Join Fort Ticonderoga for a one-day living history event on Saturday, November 9th and explore how British soldiers and loyalists engaged in their final campaign at Ticonderoga in the fall of 1781. Discover how this feign of British military force was to threaten the United States, while supporting a loyalist Vermont. Highlighted programming throughout the […]
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 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 […]
Experience the Dramatic 1759 Siege of Carillon Battle Reenactment, July 20-21
Fort Ticonderoga presents the 1759 Siege of Carillon two-day battle reenactment July 20-21. Through a combination of demonstrations, vignettes, narrated boat cruises, and battle reenactments, visitors will experience the British advance for Lake George. Become immersed in this 18th-century siege; featuring the constant roar of cannon, thrilling battle reenactments, and even a nighttime program where […]