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1759 Hut Building Weekend at Fort Ticonderoga

August 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

September Hut Building living history eventFort Ticonderoga has announced a living history event exploring 1759 at Ticonderoga when Connecticut and Massachusetts Provincial Soldiers served as carpenters and craftsmen, building towards British victory on Lake Champlain, set for Saturday and Sunday, September 3rd and 4th.

Highlighted programming throughout the weekend features staccato rhythms of mallets and axes as soldiers assemble timber framing. Discover the vital tools needed to build customized wooden hut structures. Visitors are encouraged to try their hand at these simple techniques, helping Fort Ticonderoga living history staff transform rafters into functional structures.

Attendees can participate in a series of guided tours, weapons demonstrations, and historic trade programs that bring to life this unique chapter in Ticonderoga’s history. Watch the power of oxen as they haul sleds of timber for construction. See the many trades that supplied British and American Provincial Soldiers, including tailoring, shoemaking, and maritime trades. Smell the soup cooked by provincial soldiers using produce from the King’s Garden. Enjoy a narrated Carillon boat cruise to see the King’s Shipyard where the British fleet was launched in 1759.

Fort Ticonderoga is located at 102 Fort Ti Road in Ticonderoga. For more information visit the Fort Ticonderoga website.

Photo of September hut building living history event provided.

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  1. Sam says

    August 30, 2022 at 8:46 AM

    Any chance that you are going to be recording this event and posting it as a movie online?

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  2. Paul Huey says

    September 1, 2022 at 10:34 PM

    I subscribe to New York Almanack but cannot read the stories because a large pop-up suddenly appears asking me to subscibe, blocking the entire screen from view. Do I need to subscribe again?

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