The Huletts Current

A picture of Fort Ticonderoga from the 1800′s before it was restored. I’m happy to announce that the Friends of Historic Huletts Landing will host a talk by Christopher D. Fox, Curator of Collections of Fort Ticonderoga, during the summer of 2012. Mr. Fox will speak about the 19th century history and restoration of Fort [...]

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Children learn about “Flying Friends” at Fort Ticonderoga’s King’s Garden. Photo Credit Fort Ticonderoga. Fort Ticonderoga recently received a grant from the Stewart’s Foundation supporting new King’s Garden programs in 2012. The walled King’s Garden was originally designed in 1921 by leading landscape architect Marian Coffin. The formal elements – a reflecting pool, manicured lawn [...]

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I haven’t done these in a while so they’ve piled up. Post Star: Bolton Marina Owners Agree to Boat Wash Station Concept Times Union: Northway Facing ‘Intolerable’ Future NCPR: Huletts May Get New Congressman thru Redistricting CNN/Money: International Paper in Ticonderoga one of Worlds Most Admired Companies Times Union: Late-night Compromises Bring Some Pension Reform [...]

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Longtime Ticonderoga resident, Anne B. McDonald, was recently named to the Fort Ticonderoga Association Board of Trustees. The Fort Ticonderoga Association named Anne B. McDonald to the Board of Trustees at its recent Board meeting held in New York City on March 2. “I’m thrilled to welcome Anne McDonald to the Board of Trustees. With [...]

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Experience an exciting living history event at Fort Ticonderoga highlighting Major Robert Rogers and the Battle of Snowshoes on Saturday, March 10 from 10 am – 4 pm. At 1 pm on Saturday, visitors will experience the hectic tree to tree fighting in a recreated battle. Watch as the rangers make a brave stand against [...]

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Some Cub Scouts enjoy a visit to Fort Ticonderoga in 2011. Fort Ticonderoga unveiled a new program specifically designed for visiting Cub Scout and Boy Scout groups during the 2012 season. In “Planting the Tree of Liberty: the Beginnings of the Continental Army at Fort Ticonderoga,” scouts participate in a program based on the daily [...]

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View of the Fort Ticonderoga. Carl Heilman photo. The Fort Ticonderoga Association, a private non-profit organization, recorded increased donations in 2011. The Fort Ticonderoga Fund, the annual giving program, raised $600,327 in 2011, a 12% increase from 2010. The number of donors also increased in 2011 by 14%. Established in 2011, the Fort Ticonderoga Fund [...]

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English turn-off barrel pistol by London Gun Maker John Easterby, 1724-1731. From the Grafton H. and Barbara W. Cook Collection, Fort Ticonderoga Museum. Fort Ticonderoga’s new winter series of programs continues on Sunday, February 12, at 2 pm, with “The Roar of Musketry and Cracking of Rifles: An Introduction to Weapons of the 18th Century” [...]

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Fort Ticonderoga. Photo credit Richard Timberlake. The Lake Placid CVB/Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (LPCVB/ROOST) has awarded Fort Ticonderoga the 2011 Tourism Marketing Award. The award was presented January 12 in Lake Placid at a gathering of tourism industry peers and elected officials. The Tourism Marketing Award is given to a group or individual who [...]

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Speaker Henry Cooke (left) and Curator of Collections Chris Fox (right) examine an original 18th-century coat during a “Material Matters” session last winter. This year’s program is scheduled for January 28 & 29, 2012. Fort Ticonderoga will host its Second Annual “Material Matters: It’s in the Details” Seminar the weekend of January 28 & 29, [...]

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Kateri Tekakwitha Rising to Sainthood The Montreal Gazette reports that Pope Benedict XVI has deemed Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha worthy of sainthood, so she will be canonized at a ceremony sometime in the future. Fort Ticonderoga to Study Repair of Walls The New York History Blog has a story about a grant awarded to the Fort [...]

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Fort Ticonderoga volunteer BR Delaney portrays a North East Woodland Native at a recent Fort Ticonderoga event. Stuart Lilie, Director of Interpretation at Fort Ticonderoga, will talk about Native Americans and the Patriot Cause as part of the “Fort Fever Series” at Fort Ticonderoga this winter. Photo credit George Jones. Fort Ticonderoga introduces a new [...]

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NY Times: Adirondacks Warming? The NY Times follows Jerry Jenkins, an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Hard frosts that a generation ago came in mid-September now arrive in October. Lake Champlain, a huge freshwater body that divides New York and Vermont, once froze over completely every winter, but now remains open in the middle [...]

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