Fort Ti and The Boy Scouts: Explore Living History

Photo: Courtesy Fort Ticonderoga

Photo: Courtesy Fort Ticonderoga

From Fort Ti:

"Fort Ticonderoga welcomes scouting groups of all ages to experience all that 2017 has to offer, including new experiences! Daily programs are offered May 6, 2017 through October 29, 2017. Additional program dates November-April are available upon special request. Enjoy a day trip, rain or shine, and take part in daily guided tours, weapons demonstrations, museum exhibits, hiking trails, self-exploration, and more! Additional scout experiences include the “Planting the Tree of Liberty” program, overnight experiences, and Girl Scout Day. Daily itineraries and special programming can be organized in advance by contacting our Group Tour Coordinator at (518) 585-1023 or rwiktorko@fort-ticonderoga.org. Reservations are required to obtain the group rate.

Add to the Ticonderoga experience by enrolling your scouts in the “Planting the Tree of Liberty” program. In this program, scouts form a platoon of soldiers, learning teamwork and discipline as they undergo a typical day in the life of Continental soldiers; practicing formation tactics, working with tools, learning about shelters, experiencing the confusion of battle, and witnessing a musket demonstration, all alongside Fort Ticonderoga’s interpretive staff. Scout badges are available after the completion of this program by pre-ordering them before your visit.

Give your troop the experience of a lifetime by allowing them to garrison Fort Ticonderoga for a night! Camp inside soldiers’ quarters in the fort’s barracks and discover the powerful atmosphere within these historic walls at night. Also, take a guided hike, tour original earthworks, prepare and eat soldiers’ meals, and participate in other special programs. Pre-registration is required by contacting our Group Tour Coordinator at (518) 585-1023 or rwiktorko@fort-ticonderoga.org. For more information and availability, visit http://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/scouting.

Fort Ticonderoga joins forces with the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York for Girl Scout Day held on Saturday, October 14th. Spend the day and take part in a series of programs designed for girl scouts. While interacting with historic interpreters, girl scouts will discover what life was like for 18th-century soldiers. Special guided tours and museum exhibitions will immerse them in Fort Ticonderoga’s epic history. Scouts will also thrill at the sound of musketry during the weapons demonstration, as well as explore the King’s Garden and the Heroic Corn Maze. To register, contact our School and Youth Programs Coordinator at (518) 585-6370 or bmccormick@fort-ticonderoga.org.For more information and a tentative schedule, visit  http://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/scouting/girl-scouts/girl-scout-day.

Take A Walk on The Wild Side At The Wild Center

Folks who have been to The Wild Center and its new Wild Walk can’t stop raving!  It’s an amazing elevated trail across the treetops, including 81-acres of outdoors, a 54,000-square-foot museum with movies and live animals, guided canoe paddles, and hands-on everything.

It’s a great way to spend a day in the ‘Dacks. For more information, click here.

 

Family Fun in The Adirondacks With ADK Shakes

Patrick Siler

Patrick Siler

The Adirondacks Shakespeare Company opens their Summer Season on July 13 at Schroon’s Boathouse with a special children’s performance of an original play, Hiawatha.

The show starts at 10:30am and general admission tickets are $5.

Hiawatha was a pre-colonial Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. Depending on the version of the narrative, he was a leader of the Onondaga, or the Mohawk or both. According to some versions, he was born an Onondaga, but adopted into the Mohawk.

We caught up with ADK Shake’s Patrick Siler, writer of Hiawatha, who spoke with enthusiasm about Hiawatha and the season ahead.

“This is by far our busiest season to date,” Patrick told Schroon Laker.

“As we grow, and what we have done since our inception, is to bring theatre to a young audience. Hiawatha continues this tradition”.

From humble beginnings eight years ago, the ADK Shakes Company has grown in size, the number of performances and ambition.

Patrick is most proud of what he and artist director Tara Bradway have developed: a flourishing not-for-profit, professional theatre company serving the Adirondack Region of upstate New York and beyond.

Congrats to the entire company on Season 8 and break a leg. Here are the summer dates for Hiawatha throughout the North Country.

 

~ Wednesday, July 13 • 10:30 a.m. • Boathouse Theater, Schroon Lake

^ Thursday, July 14 • 7:00 p.m. • Rogers Memorial Park, Bolton Landing

++ Sunday, July 17 • 2:00 p.m. • Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake

++ Sunday, July 24 • 2:00 p.m. • Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave

~ Sunday, July 31 • 3:00 p.m. • National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs

^ Wednesday, August 3 • 10:15 a.m. • Knights of Columbus Pavilion, Ticonderoga

~ Tuesday, August 2 • 11:00 a.m. • Kelly Adirondack Center, Schenectady

^ Wednesday, August 3 • 6:30 p.m. • Elizabethtown Social Center

^ Thursday, August 4 • 3:00 p.m. • Municipal Aud., Chester Library, Chestertown

** Saturday, August 6 • 11:00 a.m. • Scaroon Manor Amphitheater

Tuesday, August 9 • 11:00 a.m. • Indian Lake Theater, Indian Lake

^ Thursday, August 10 • 7:00 p.m. • View, Old Forge

For more on the Iroquois, click here.

Tickets available by clicking here.