Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Education Grant Supporting a two-week Summer Institute for Teachers in July 2021
(Ticonderoga, N.Y.) The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of $88,227 to Fort Ticonderoga to host a two-week NEH Summer Institute for Teachers in July 2021. The institute is titled “For the Common Defense: Subjects, Citizens, and America’s Military Origins, 1609-1815.” Fort Ticonderoga was one of eighteen institutions nationwide to receive this […]
Fort Ticonderoga Welcomes Fall with Hertiage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on October 3, 2020
Fort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on October 3, 2020. 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. […]
Fort Ticonderoga Digital Campaign: A Virtual Opening Continues into the Fall
Offering a unique virtual experience with programming, lecture series, social media events, and other activities (Ticonderoga, N.Y.) Fort Ticonderoga continues its 2020 Digital Campaign – an exciting virtual experience featuring interactive programming, engaging lectures series, and creative at-home educational activities and resources. This virtual experience is in addition to onsite visitation. Fort Ticonderoga is open […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents 2-Day Homeschool Event September 10-11, 2020
Fort Ticonderoga will host a Two-Day Homeschool Event for homeschool students and their parents on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The capacity is limited to 450 visitors per day and it is suggested that you arrive early (9:30 a.m. being the earliest). There is a special […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces Outdoor Family Fun
2,000 acres spanning America’s most historic landscape with endless outdoor activities The historic site, museum, and family destination debuts a new chapter in Ticonderoga’s epic history each year, creating opportunities for annual memories that will last a lifetime! This year, join daily soldiers’ life programs, thrilling weapons demonstrations, and endless outdoor activities that highlight the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Presents A Lively Living History Event
Fort Ticonderoga invites you to experience the sights and sounds of the American Army at Ticonderoga during the Sound of 1776 Living History Event on Saturday, August 1. From thrilling demonstrations to immersive living history vignettes and musical performances, discover how the beats of drums and the sounds of fifes translated orders to nearly 10,000 […]
The Fort Ticonderoga Digital Campaign Continues into the Summer
Offering a unique virtual experience with programming, lecture series, social media events, and other activities Fort Ticonderoga continues its 2020 Digital Campaign – an exciting virtual experience featuring interactive programming, engaging lectures series, and creative at-home educational activities and resources. This virtual experience is in addition to onsite visitation that was just announced. Fort Ticonderoga […]
Declare your Independence this Year at Fort Ticonderoga, July 4-5!
Highlighted special tours, exciting demonstrations, & outdoor activities Fort Ticonderoga will celebrate Independence Day with special events and programming during an exciting holiday weekend, July 4-5, 2020. Experience the American Revolution on the very ground on which the fight for liberty occurred, with museum staff and costumed interpreters recreating and exploring the events of the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Opens for 2020 Season
Every day is an event at Fort Ticonderoga and every year is a new experience. The historic site, museum, and family destination that encourages visitors to build their perfect adventure in America’s most historic landscape opens for the season beginning on June 30th. This year, until otherwise announced, general admission capacity will be capped at […]
Promise and Prejudice: Ticonderoga and the Unfinished Revolution
The experiences of men and women at Ticonderoga often reflects our broader history. From the cataclysm of contact, through the imperial struggle to dominate the continent, to the varied and personal responses to the evolving movement for independence. It should come as no surprise that Ticonderoga’s history also intersects with America’s deep and unresolved history […]