Micro Courses
Fort Ticonderoga has collaborated with post-secondary educators across the country to identify programmatic needs that support undergraduate and graduate-level students. Fort Ticonderoga’s Micro Courses combine a visual and material analysis of 18th-century documents and material culture for use in coursework on early American and Atlantic history. These Micro Courses are available for free thanks to […]
Robert Rogers and his Rangers Return to Ticonderoga during Dramatic Reenactment Saturday, February 26, 2022
Robert Rogers and his Rangers return to Fort Ticonderoga Saturday, February 26, 2022, through the dramatic 1759 Battle on Snowshoes reenactment from 10 am-4 pm! The Battle on Snowshoes event vividly recreates the final winter battle between a scout of Mohawk warriors, British Regulars, and Rogers’ Rangers, versus the French garrison of soldiers, Canadians and […]
Fort Ticonderoga Features Lively Living History Event November 6, 2021
Join Fort Ticonderoga for an exciting one-day living history event Saturday, November 6, 2021 that explores British and American loyalist soldiers launching one last campaign to Ticonderoga in the fall of 1781. Highlighted programming throughout the day features the encampment of soldiers, sailors, and their eventual departure back north. Discover the network of scouts and […]
Robert Rogers and his Rangers Return to Ticonderoga during Dramatic Battle Reenactment on Saturday, March 9, 2024
Robert Rogers and his Rangers return to Fort Ticonderoga Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the dramatic 1759 Battle on Snowshoes reenactment from 10am-4pm! The Battle on Snowshoes event vividly recreates the final winter battle between a scout of Haudenosaunee Warriors, British Regulars, and Rogers’ Rangers, versus the French garrison of soldiers, Canadians and Native American […]
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 Names Matthew Keagle as Curator of Collections
Fort Ticonderoga has announced the appointment of Matthew Keagle to serve as Curator of Collections at Fort Ticonderoga, one of the oldest and most significant historic site and museum in North America. “Matthew begins his tenure as Curator with tremendous vision and enthusiasm for the future as we move forward with bold plans toward an […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces Beaty Family Scholarship
Awardee will Attend the National History Academy in Washington DC Fort Ticonderoga is pleased to announce that the Beaty Family Scholarship will be awarded to a North Country History Day participant currently in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade during this year’s North Country History Day hosted at Fort Ticonderoga on March 7th. The award is […]
Underwater Archaeology on Display in Summer Boat Tours Boat Tours Highlight Dozens of Archaeological Sites
A tour aboard Fort Ticonderoga’s Carillon cruise boat not only provides visitors with breathtaking lake views of commanding mountains and the majestic fort, it also crosses some of the most archaeologically rich waters in North America. This attraction at Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark located in New York’s 6-million-acre […]
What Lies Beneath Lake Champlain
Boat Tours Highlight Dozens of Archaeological Sites A tour aboard Fort Ticonderoga’s Carillon cruise boat not only provides visitors with breathtaking lake views of commanding mountains and the majestic fort, it also crosses some of the most archaeologically rich waters in North America. This attraction at Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National […]
North Country History Day is More than “a Day”
By Director of Education, Rich Strum. Earlier this month, 59 students from across northern New York participated in North Country History Day held here at Fort Ticonderoga. Students placing first and second in their categories will advance to represent the region at New York State History Day in Cooperstown on April 24th. Students were engaged […]