The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features Dr. Matt Keagle, Curator at the Fort Ticonderoga Association, discussing the origins and original plans for the movement of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Crown Point to their eventual placement at Boston to assist General George Washington‘s Patriots in forcing the British evacuation there. [Read more…] about Knox’s Noble Train at Crown Point, Fort Ti & Fort George
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Lake George’s 1758 Land Tortoise Shipwreck
The radeau (raft) Land Tortoise was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War as part of a British effort to regain control of Lake George after the loss of Fort William Henry in 1757.
Constructed by provincial militia forces under Captain Samuel Cobb of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) the 52-foot long floating artillery battery was built in just over a month, launched, tested (“rowed well with 26 oars”) and then intentionally sunk. [Read more…] about Lake George’s 1758 Land Tortoise Shipwreck
The 1777 Battle of Diamond Island Podcast
The Battle of Diamond Island was the only naval engagement of the American Revolution fought on Lake George. In the latest Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast, Bruce Venter provides context for the battle, which occurred on September 24, 1777, and its effects on British General John Burgoyne‘s campaign to capture Albany for the British. [Read more…] about The 1777 Battle of Diamond Island Podcast
Blind Rock: An English-French Frontier Boundary in Warren County, NY
The “Lake George Battlefield Moments” podcast this week features historian and Queensbury Town Supervisor John Strough discussing Blind Rock, an Indigenous landmark and the 17th and 18th century dividing line between New France and British territories in the Lake Champlain-Lake George-Hudson River corridor. [Read more…] about Blind Rock: An English-French Frontier Boundary in Warren County, NY
Re-interment of 1776 Soldiers and Smallpox Victims: An Update
This week’s “Lake George Battlefield Moments” podcast welcomes Lake George Planning & Zoning Director Dan Barusch who updates us on the status of plans to re-inter 44 Continental soldiers and other smallpox victims who died at Lake George in 1776 at Lake George Battlefield Park in May 2026. [Read more…] about Re-interment of 1776 Soldiers and Smallpox Victims: An Update
A Lake George Battlefield Archeology Podcast
This week’s “Lake George Battlefield Moments” podcast features Skidmore College Anthropology Department Chair Professor Siobhan Hart discussing with the outcomes of the archaeological survey conducted last month at the Lake George Battlefield Park by her team of students and volunteers. There appear to be some tangible results of the exploration that are now under analysis. [Read more…] about A Lake George Battlefield Archeology Podcast
Battlefield Brutality: The Death of Dr. Joseph Warren
The day after George Washington was made Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, Joseph Warren was made a Major General. He had been serving President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress, the highest position in that colony’s revolutionary government.
Three days later on June 17th 1775, Warren would be brutally killed and mutilated by the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [Read more…] about Battlefield Brutality: The Death of Dr. Joseph Warren
The Life Dr. Joseph Warren: The Revolution’s Lost Hero
This week’s Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast is the first of a two-part interview with historian Christian Di Spigna, author of Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero (Crown, 2018).
The book is one of only a few biographies of one of the most important early Revolutionaries – the President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress – who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [Read more…] about The Life Dr. Joseph Warren: The Revolution’s Lost Hero
This Weekend’s American Revolution Conference Previewed
This week’s Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast is devoted to previewing the upcoming American Revolution Conference being presented in Johnstown, NY this weekend by the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park.
Fort Plain Trustee Brian Mack answers questions about the conference from Revolutionary War historian and occasional New York Almanack contributor Bruce Venter, who is one of the speakers on the agenda. You can learn more about the conference and register here. [Read more…] about This Weekend’s American Revolution Conference Previewed
May 10, 1775: The Taking of Fort Ticonderoga
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga, an important strategic location during the American Revolutionary War, occurred on May 10, 1775, when a small American force, including Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, surprised and overpowered the British garrison. This event was significant because it secured a key passageway north and provided the American forces with valuable artillery that was later used in the Siege of Boston. [Read more…] about May 10, 1775: The Taking of Fort Ticonderoga
The Capture of Fort George on May 11, 1775
This week’s episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast welcomes back historian, Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance trustee, and occasional New York Almanack contributor Bruce Venter to discuss the Patriots’ capture of Fort George on May 11, 1775 and the circumstances surrounding it.
Typically its believed that Captain Bernard Romans (ca 1720–1784) led the capture of the Fort on the southern end of the lake from the British the day after the British surrendered Fort Ticonderoga. [Read more…] about The Capture of Fort George on May 11, 1775
Crown Point State Historic Site Featured on Podcast
The latest Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features Sam Huntington, the Crown Point State Historic Site manager. The site is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the ruins of two fortifications from the colonial wars between the British and French.
Long before the American Revolution these colonial powers both laid claim to the Champlain Valley and this strategically important peninsula known as Crown Point. [Read more…] about Crown Point State Historic Site Featured on Podcast
George Washington’s Life-long Health Struggles
This episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features Dr. Richard Leach discussing the lifelong health struggles of George Washington.
During Leach’s earlier appearance on the program he mentioned Washington’s farsightedness in instituting a variolation policy (a kind of vaccination) for the Continental Army as perhaps being a result of a personal exposure to sickness throughout his life. [Read more…] about George Washington’s Life-long Health Struggles
Lord Howe: ‘The Soul of General Abercromby’s Army’
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features the first of a two-part interview with French & Indian War historian George A. Bray III as he discusses Lord George Augustus Viscount Howe’s service in the Lake George-Lake Champlain region before his untimely death in the Battle of Carillon (1758).
Lord Howe was the eldest of the three brothers who played important leadership roles for the British during the transformative 18th Century conflicts in North America. [Read more…] about Lord Howe: ‘The Soul of General Abercromby’s Army’
Veteran AP Reporter Chris Carola Talks About History
Former Associated Press reporter and Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance member Chris Carola is the guest on the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast. [Read more…] about Veteran AP Reporter Chris Carola Talks About History
The Battle on Snowshoes: History & Mythology
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features John Eric Nelson, French & Indian War historian and re-enactor, who tells the story (and myths) of the Battle on Snowshoes in March 1758. [Read more…] about The Battle on Snowshoes: History & Mythology
The 1700s Military Impacts of Smallpox
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features infectious disease specialist Dr. Richard Leach discussing the nature of the smallpox virus, its impacts on 18th Century military conflicts in North America, and General George Washington’s strategy during the American Revolution to lessen its effects on Continental soldiers. [Read more…] about The 1700s Military Impacts of Smallpox
Adirondack Experience Museum Plans for 2025 Season
Liz Belyea, Public Programs Manager at Adirondack Experience, returns on this week’s Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast and shares what visitors to that museum at Blue Mountain Lake, formerly know as the Adirondack Museum, can expect in new exhibits this year. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Museum Plans for 2025 Season
History Trivia Nights: The Adirondack Experience
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast has as its guest Liz Belyea, Public Programs Manager for the Adirondack Experience previews “Taps & Trivia.” [Read more…] about History Trivia Nights: The Adirondack Experience
After the Treason: Benedict Arnold with the British
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features the second of a two-part interview with historian and Benedict Arnold biographer Jack Kelly.
Kelly discusses Arnold’s activities after joining the British side during Revolutionary War and looks at Arnold’s post-Revolution life with his family in England. [Read more…] about After the Treason: Benedict Arnold with the British