Crown Point State Historic Site has announced the return of Crown Point Banding Station recording migration data on site for its 47th year. Due to the location under the Atlantic Flyway, the site is a premiere location for viewing birds migrating north for the season. [Read more…] about Birding Events at Crown Point State Historic Site
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Crown Point ‘Ice Fishing at the Forts’ Youth Events
The Crown Point State Historic Site will host “Ice Fishing at the Forts,” ice fishing clinics on Bulwagga Bay on Lake Champlain for youth aged 7-17 set for Wednesday, February 23rd and Friday February 25th from 8:30 am to 2 pm.
Site staff will teach the basics of rigging and setting up a tip up and baiting. The Historic Site will supply all the gear needed for the day line, tip ups, jigs, cleats, hand-warmers, sunscreen, bait and buckets. Attendees should dress in layers, have hat, gloves, waterproof boots and a bag lunch. [Read more…] about Crown Point ‘Ice Fishing at the Forts’ Youth Events
A First Day Hike at Crown Point Historic Site
The Crown Point Historic Site on Lake Champlain in Essex County, NY will host a first day hike on New Year’s Day from 10 am to noon, exploring the wintry landscape surrounding Fort St. Frederic and His Majesty’s Fort of Crown Point with a living historian guide. [Read more…] about A First Day Hike at Crown Point Historic Site
1730s French Heritage Living History Event at Crown Point
The Crown Point State Historic Site will host “Fort St Frederic Living History,” an exploration of French heritage, traditions, and military history of the 1730s on Saturday, September 25th and Sunday, September 26th. [Read more…] about 1730s French Heritage Living History Event at Crown Point
Military Field Drawing & Painting Workshops at Crown Point
The Crown Point State Historic Site has announced a series of workshops with James McElhinney focusing on the historic military tradition of field drawing and painting, set for Sunday July 11th, and Saturdays August 14th, September 11th, and October 9th. [Read more…] about Military Field Drawing & Painting Workshops at Crown Point
Crown Point Historic Site Roadway Plans Being Considered
Lakes to Locks Passage is set to host a public informational meeting for the Champlain Bridge Roadway Improvements Project on Thursday, July 18, 2019, from 4 to 7 pm, at the Crown Point State Historic Site Pavilion.
This is an opportunity for the public to attend an open-house style informational meeting. There will be multiple displays of project information and the draft design approval document presenting the proposed project. There will also an opportunity to provide input and written comments. [Read more…] about Crown Point Historic Site Roadway Plans Being Considered
Guided Lake Champlain Bridge Walk, June 22
Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont, and Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, New York are set to host a guided walk on Saturday, June 22 from 11 am to 1 pm. Site administrator Elsa Gilbertson (VT) and Lisa Polay, Crown Point site manager, will lead this “Points of Interest” guided bridge walk. [Read more…] about Guided Lake Champlain Bridge Walk, June 22
Crown Point Historic Site Management Comments Sought
The Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are preparing a Unit Management Plan (UMP) for both the Crown Point State Historic Site and the Crown Point Campground and Day Use Area.
Public comments are sought on the UMP, which will address the future management of both properties, including 440-acres along the shores of Lake Champlain, including the remains of two 18th century French and British forts. [Read more…] about Crown Point Historic Site Management Comments Sought
Lake Champlain Bridge Guided Walk July 22
A guided walk focusing on the history of the area around the Lake Champlain Bridge has been set for Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 1 pm.
This event is the first of two “Points of Interest” guided bridge walks offered this year by the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont, and Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, New York. Site administrator Elsa Gilbertson (VT) and Thomas Hughes (NY), historian and president of the Crown Point State Historic Site friends group, lead the tour. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Bridge Guided Walk July 22
History Tour Across Lake Champlain Bridge Sunday
On July 31, 2016, at 1 pm, a guided history walk across the Lake Champlain Bridge will be held. Attendees will meet at the Crown Point State Historic Site museum nestled between two colonial forts on the New York side of the bridge for the start of the tour. Allow at least two hours for this walk back and forth across the bridge.
Participants can learn about nearly 9,000 years of human history at this important and beautiful location on Lake Champlain. The channel with its peninsulas, or points, on each side made it one of the most strategic spots on Lake Champlain for the Native Americans for millennia, and for the French, British, and early Americans in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Read more…] about History Tour Across Lake Champlain Bridge Sunday