Fort Ticonderoga Presents Sixth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium
The King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the Sixth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium on Saturday, April 8th in the Mars Education Center. Geared for both beginning and experienced gardeners, this day-long symposium provides helpful insights from garden experts who live and garden in upstate New York and northern New England. This event is open […]
New Lights Shed New Light on Pavilion Paintings
Cataloging the paintings from the Pavilion has shed light on surprising details as our focus shifted from taking pictures to incorporating them into catalog records in the Fort Ticonderoga database. The cataloging process involves looking at paintings and other objects from many different angles to condense information into one location. We describe what the object […]
Rights & Reproduction
Image Delivery Fees Fort Ticonderoga (“The Museum”) charges fees for reproductions to support offsetting the costs associated with ongoing digitization of the collections, photography equipment, editing software, and staff time. The Museum has not determined copyright status for all objects and photographs in our collection and is not responsible for determining copyright status or securing […]
A New Year’s Resolution that Will be Fun to Keep
Many of us make New Year’s Resolution this time of year, only to discover by the end of January that most (or all) of them have fallen by the wayside. I’d like to encourage you to make a resolution that will be a pleasure to keep—why not try participating in one educational program at Fort […]
Make History with Your Dad!
It’s that time of year when we celebrate how great every Dad is and how much our Dads mean to us. There are a number of traditional and typical gifts that a majority of Dads will receive throughout the years; socks, a tie with a quirky cartoon design, a book or perhaps a garden tool. […]
Making History “Real”
Monday, September 16, 1776, breaks at Ticonderoga with a hint of the cold weather yet to come, and the fortifications at Ticonderoga and Mount Independence are draped in the “Thick Fogs, that are peculiar at this place.” Thus another day dawns for the Continental Army’s Northern Department on the shores of Lake Champlain. Dr. Lewis […]
New York
Your browser does not support the audio element. Click to Toggle Transcript The Dutch founded New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in 1624. The English captured the city in 1664, and the newly renamed New York boomed as a remarkably diverse port, moving people and goods from the interior of the colony across the globe. By […]
Fort Ticonderoga and Amtrak Turn Rails to Wheels With a New Shuttle Service in Ticonderoga
Guests to Ticonderoga arriving by train aboard America’s National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) Adirondack Train will now be able to hop on to Fort Ticonderoga’s new shuttle service thanks in part to Amtrak support. Beginning on Friday May 22, 2015 (Memorial Day weekend), shuttle service will pick up guests arriving to Ticonderoga from both the […]
At Home Activities
Artillery Marking Activity Recommended for Upper Middle and High School Students Explore the markings, meanings, and math of British cannon in this fun video activity. Explore some of the great 18th-century British artillery pieces in Fort Ticonderoga’s collection virtually at home on our YouTube Channel! 1774 A Soldier’s Mess: Cooking Activity Recommended for Lower & […]
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