7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Elizabethtown's original central school provides ample space for a large collection of artifacts from over 200 years of Essex County history and culture. The 2019 seasonal exhibits include "Bootleggers & the Law in the ADKs," "One Earth - Two...
History
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2144 Route 9, Au Sable Chasm | (518) 834-7454
Embark on a thrilling journey as you hike through maintained trails, traverse the chasm's breathtaking river and rock scapes via ferrata, or indulge your adventurous side with rock climbing and rappelling. If you are looking for a more relaxing...
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7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Elizabethtown's original central school provides ample space for a large collection of artifacts from over 200 years of Essex County history and culture. The 2019 seasonal exhibits include "Bootleggers & the Law in the ADKs," "One Earth - Two...
Arts and Culture
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2144 Route 9, Au Sable Chasm | (518) 834-7454
Embark on a thrilling journey as you hike through maintained trails, traverse the chasm's breathtaking river and rock scapes via ferrata, or indulge your adventurous side with rock climbing and rappelling. If you are looking for a more relaxing...
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96 Clinton Street, Keeseville | (518) 834-9219
The museum offers visitors an extensive collection of historical photos, artifacts, some local family histories, summer programs focused on area history, and displays about local schools, churches, & local military history.
History
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1131 Mace Chasm Road, Au Sable Chasm | (518) 834-5180
The Museum and the Center are open 7 days a week, from 11 am to 4 pm from the last Saturday in May until the last Saturday in October. The Museum can be opened for private tours by appointment throughout the year. Admission is free but donations are...
History
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga | (518) 585-7868
History
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
Hiking
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703 Creek Road, Crown Point | (518) 597-3804
Museum of local history. Birthplace of the Electric Age. 1826 homestead, carriage barn, church, threshing barn, cow barn. Take our historic walking tour along the edge of Putnam's Creek. Fishing on Penfield Pond by permit. Inquire about using our...
History
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
History
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34 Park Place, Port Henry | (518) 546-3587
End of June to Columbus Day, Mon/Tues/Wed, 12-2pm. Thur/Fri/Sat, 12-3pm. Donation. Railroad and mining history exhibits are presented by the Town of Moriah Historical Society in a restored carriage house at the former Witherbee-Sherman and Company...
History
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2144 Route 9, Au Sable Chasm | (518) 834-7454
Embark on a thrilling journey as you hike through maintained trails, traverse the chasm's breathtaking river and rock scapes via ferrata, or indulge your adventurous side with rock climbing and rappelling. If you are looking for a more relaxing...
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7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Elizabethtown's original central school provides ample space for a large collection of artifacts from over 200 years of Essex County history and culture. The 2019 seasonal exhibits include "Bootleggers & the Law in the ADKs," "One Earth - Two...
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
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7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Elizabethtown's original central school provides ample space for a large collection of artifacts from over 200 years of Essex County history and culture. The 2019 seasonal exhibits include "Bootleggers & the Law in the ADKs," "One Earth - Two...
Weddings
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
Snowshoeing
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NYS DEC Campground Bridge Road, Crown Point | (518) 597-3603
The site of the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse has a rich historic past. It was originally occupied by a windmill, built by the French in 1737. The Champlain Memorial Lighthouse rises from a small point of land just south of the Champlain Bridge. The...
History
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga | (518) 585-7868
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
Weddings
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1A Mill Street, Keeseville | (518) 834-9606
Booklet available from: Friends of the North Country. Fee for booklet. Seventeen Ausable River bridges are listed on the National Register, the first such group listing in New York State. Crossing the River: Historic Bridges of the AuSable River is an...
History
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
Cross Country Skiing
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21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point | (518) 597-4666
The historic Crown Point is definitely a "don't miss" stop in the Lake Champlain Region! The grounds are free to explore, but there is an admission fee at museum.
History
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NYS DEC Campground Bridge Road, Crown Point | (518) 597-3603
The site of the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse has a rich historic past. It was originally occupied by a windmill, built by the French in 1737. The Champlain Memorial Lighthouse rises from a small point of land just south of the Champlain Bridge. The...
History
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102 Fort Ti Road , Ticonderoga | (518) 585-2821
History comes to life at Fort Ticonderoga! Fort Ticonderoga is a bucket list destination! Bring the family and enjoy hands-on activities, daily weapon demos, boat tours, world-class museum exhibits, beautiful gardens, friendly animals, and more. Rain...
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137 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga | (518) 585-2696
Ticonderoga history is inexorably linked to paper mills, graphite mining and pencils. The museum is housed in the former main office of International Paper Company, the area's largest industry and employer. Displays and exhibits interpret the...
History
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102 Fort Ti Road , Ticonderoga | (518) 585-2821
History comes to life at Fort Ticonderoga! Fort Ticonderoga is a bucket list destination! Bring the family and enjoy hands-on activities, daily weapon demos, boat tours, world-class museum exhibits, beautiful gardens, friendly animals, and more. Rain...
History
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1131 Mace Chasm Road, Au Sable Chasm | (518) 834-5180
The Museum and the Center are open 7 days a week, from 11 am to 4 pm from the last Saturday in May until the last Saturday in October. The Museum can be opened for private tours by appointment throughout the year. Admission is free but donations are...
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6 Gillilland Lane POB 212, Willsboro | (518) 963-4897
The Willsboro Heritage Society, Inc. was first formed in 1974 to study the history of Willsboro and create an interest in the town's colorful past. The group is deducted to preserving information, materials and artifacts and to present or make...
History
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703 Creek Road, Crown Point | (518) 597-3804
Museum of local history. Birthplace of the Electric Age. 1826 homestead, carriage barn, church, threshing barn, cow barn. Take our historic walking tour along the edge of Putnam's Creek. Fishing on Penfield Pond by permit. Inquire about using our...
History
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Route 22, Boquet Road POB 250, Essex | (518) 963-7088
The entire hamlet of Essex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a walking tour of one of the most intact collection of pre-Civil War architecture in America.
History
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Bicentennial Park, Ticonderoga
Take a lovely loop around Bicentennial Park in Ticonderoga with many interpretive signboards to learn about history and nature.
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Willsboro | (518) 834-9328
Learn the fascinating history of Willsboro on this fun walk.
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6459 Main Street, Westport
Enjoy a Walkable Westport tour of larger-than-life Westport Chairs painted by local artists and community members! These vibrantly colored early 1900s-inspired chairs are a place to slow down, take a seat, and stay awhile! The 2.3-mile Westport Chair...
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Ticonderoga | (518) 962-2287
Ticonderoga began with the fort and was soon a center of paper production. It has more than three dozen buildings listed on the National Register.
History
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Route 22, Boquet Road POB 250, Essex | (518) 963-7088
The entire hamlet of Essex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a walking tour of one of the most intact collection of pre-Civil War architecture in America.
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga
Step back in time with the Lake Champlain Revolutionary Quest, a journey through the historic sites of the Lake Champlain Region in the Adirondacks, where key moments of the American Revolution unfolded. This self-guided trail, created in partnership...
History
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Bicentennial Park, Ticonderoga
Take a lovely loop around Bicentennial Park in Ticonderoga with many interpretive signboards to learn about history and nature.
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6459 Main Street, Westport
Enjoy a Walkable Westport tour of larger-than-life Westport Chairs painted by local artists and community members! These vibrantly colored early 1900s-inspired chairs are a place to slow down, take a seat, and stay awhile! The 2.3-mile Westport Chair...
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6459 Main Street, Westport
Enjoy a Walkable Westport tour of larger-than-life Westport Chairs painted by local artists and community members! These vibrantly colored early 1900s-inspired chairs are a place to slow down, take a seat, and stay awhile! The 2.3-mile Westport Chair...
History
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1 Mill Street, Keeseville | (518) 834-9328
Much of Keeseville's rich history is still alive and well today. Experience it for yourself on a walking tour.
History
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga
Step back in time with the Lake Champlain Revolutionary Quest, a journey through the historic sites of the Lake Champlain Region in the Adirondacks, where key moments of the American Revolution unfolded. This self-guided trail, created in partnership...
History
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Ticonderoga | (518) 962-2287
Ticonderoga began with the fort and was soon a center of paper production. It has more than three dozen buildings listed on the National Register.
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1 Main Street, Westport | (518) 597-4649
This tour will guide you through the evolution of Westport from its early industrial and agricultural beginnings to a summer resort that has responded to dramatic changes in expectations for rest and recreation over the course of a century and a half.
History
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1 Mill Street, Keeseville | (518) 834-9328
Much of Keeseville's rich history is still alive and well today. Experience it for yourself on a walking tour.
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Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Explore the community and its history!
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1 Main Street, Westport | (518) 597-4649
This tour will guide you through the evolution of Westport from its early industrial and agricultural beginnings to a summer resort that has responded to dramatic changes in expectations for rest and recreation over the course of a century and a half.
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Willsboro | (518) 834-9328
Learn the fascinating history of Willsboro on this fun walk.
History
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga
Step back in time with the Lake Champlain Revolutionary Quest, a journey through the historic sites of the Lake Champlain Region in the Adirondacks, where key moments of the American Revolution unfolded. This self-guided trail, created in partnership...
Hiking
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga
Step back in time with the Lake Champlain Revolutionary Quest, a journey through the historic sites of the Lake Champlain Region in the Adirondacks, where key moments of the American Revolution unfolded. This self-guided trail, created in partnership...
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga | (518) 585-7868
The Georgian-style Hancock House, an exact replica of Thomas Hancock's (John Hancock's uncle) former Beacon Hill home in Boston, was built as a home for the New York Historical Association.
History
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6459 Main Street, Westport
Enjoy a Walkable Westport tour of larger-than-life Westport Chairs painted by local artists and community members! These vibrantly colored early 1900s-inspired chairs are a place to slow down, take a seat, and stay awhile! The 2.3-mile Westport Chair...
Arts and Culture
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Park Place, Port Henry | (518) 546-9855
A historic collection of a wide array of architectural styles throughout the village.
History
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Bicentennial Park, Ticonderoga
Take a lovely loop around Bicentennial Park in Ticonderoga with many interpretive signboards to learn about history and nature.
Snowshoeing
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Ticonderoga | (518) 962-2287
Ticonderoga began with the fort and was soon a center of paper production. It has more than three dozen buildings listed on the National Register.
History
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6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga
Step back in time with the Lake Champlain Revolutionary Quest, a journey through the historic sites of the Lake Champlain Region in the Adirondacks, where key moments of the American Revolution unfolded. This self-guided trail, created in partnership...
Attractions
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Bicentennial Park, Ticonderoga
Take a lovely loop around Bicentennial Park in Ticonderoga with many interpretive signboards to learn about history and nature.
History
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Elizabethtown | (518) 873-6466
Explore the community and its history!
History
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Westport | (518) 897-1200
Explore underwater shipwrecks at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
History
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Route 17, Crown Point | (802) 759-2412
The Chimney Point State Historic Site is located on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain at the foot of the 2011 Lake Champlain Bridge, one of the most dramatic gateways to Vermont. The site explores the history of the area's three earliest cultures...
History
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113 Montcalm Street , Ticonderoga | (518) 415-1775
Punky Noodles envision a community where children and families are provided the resources to open their hearts and minds to creativity and curiosity and to build parent-child relationships through positive experiences.
Education
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4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes | (802) 475-2022
Explore the vibrant history and characters of the Champlain Valley. View a large collection of original small watercraft built over the last 150 years. Learn about the largest collection of wooden shipwrecks in North America and talk to archeological...
History
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4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes | (802) 475-2022
Explore the vibrant history and characters of the Champlain Valley. View a large collection of original small watercraft built over the last 150 years. Learn about the largest collection of wooden shipwrecks in North America and talk to archeological...
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113 Montcalm Street , Ticonderoga | (518) 415-1775
Punky Noodles envision a community where children and families are provided the resources to open their hearts and minds to creativity and curiosity and to build parent-child relationships through positive experiences.
History
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