Fort Ticonderoga Presents “Market for Produce Goods” Living History Event: Revealing Surprising Connections Between British Soldiers and American Colonists
REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ Event, March 15, 2025, Offers Unique Winter Quarters Experience Join Fort Ticonderoga for a captivating one-day REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ Living History Event: The Market for Produce Goods on March 15th. Explore Fort Ticonderoga’s place in British North America and within the communities along Lake Champlain. From markets to marriages, see the surprising […]
Fort Ticonderoga Association Awarded a Technical Assistance Grant from the Preservation League of NYS
The Preservation League of New York State and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts are thrilled to announce that the Fort Ticonderoga Association is a recipient of a 2024 Technical Assistance Grant. This grant of $4,000 will fund a Limited Condition Assessment for the South Barracks at Fort Ticonderoga. […]
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 “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 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 Receives Major Funding to Support Restoration of the Southwest Bastion and South Curtain Wall
Fort Ticonderoga recently received major funding for restoration of the Southwest Bastion and South Curtain Wall by a Semiquincentennial grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. This funding will assist in stabilizing and restoring this […]
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 […]