Description

Experience the flash of musketry and roar of cannon fire by night in this unique 90-minute tour and demonstration of 18th-century guns, big and small! Explore the workings of the firelocks and cannons that armed the many garrisons of Fort Ticonderoga and influenced and shaped the strategic importance of this important frontier citadel. Learn how these great guns were used to attack and defend the Fort during the French & Indian War and made it such an important prize in the American Revolution. The tour concludes with a dramatic nighttime demonstration of weapons that you will not see anywhere else! Limited space and advanced reservations required. $35 per person. All sales are final, no exchanges or refunds. This is a rain or shine tour. The entrance gate will open at 7:30 pm and the tour will begin promptly at 8:00 pm. Tour duration is approximately 1 ½ hours. Tours take place every Thursday July through August (July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 11, 18, 25) *Call 518-585-2821 to book your reservation!