Beneath Fortress Walls

Over 250 years ago French soldiers dug, chiseled, and blasted their way into the very rock of the Ticonderoga peninsula to create a fortress to defend New France. Within just a few decades from those first hammer blows New France had fallen a new nation was created and Fort Ticonderoga had fallen into ruin. When it was restored in the early 1900s much of what remained from the original fort was entombed beneath the reconstructed walls.

 

This tour will go underneath and inside the fort to visit these areas, off limits to the general public, to see the handiwork of French masons and soldiers who toiled here two centuries ago. Join Matthew Keagle, Curator of Collections, on a guided tour beneath the walls and into the ground to explore how Fort Ticonderoga was built, and re-built, and how these spaces now support the modern museum.

 

Tours take place every other Wednesday July through August (July 15, 29 and August 12, 26). Tours begin at 5:00 pm near the Guest Services Desk in the Log House Welcome Center.   Tour duration is about 1 ½ hours. 

 

Space is limited to 12 participants per tour, advanced reservations are recommended or tickets, as available, can be purchased on the day of the tour at the Guest Services Desk in the Log House Welcome Center.  Price is $35 per person.  Your receipt acts as your reservation for the tour and must be presented to the tour leader at the beginning of the tour.

 

Climbing stairs and passing through narrow spaces is required on this tour and it is not handicap accessible or appropriate for those who have difficulty walking.  All sales are final, no exchanges or refunds.  Tour will proceed rain or shine.

 

*Call 518-585-2821 to book your reservation!