I've been reading what others wrote, and I must say I am surprised to see "history buffs" giving good reviews. I feel a good historical museum should make you understand why the information that is presented is important. Now, granted, I was tasked with carrying a squirmy baby around all day, so I may have missed a couple of displays, but I did not find the presentation of information to be compelling or detailed enough to explain the significance of this fort in the French and Indian War, or even why the war and this area of New York was important in the grand scheme of the world. We could not figure out if there were tours being offered, because there was practically no signage. It took us 20 minutes to get to the battle reenactment field because we (and a dozen other visitors) kept getting lost as the only way to find the area was to follow to sound of gunshots. Within the fort itself, we walked around the sparse grounds, took the obligatory tourist pictures with the replica cannons, the stocks, and the reenactors doing old-style firing demonstrations. But there was little to read, and what was there was not presented well, in my opinion. I got a better understanding of the scenario from an online history article written by the local community association. The admission price made the trip worth it due to a Groupon discount, but I would not pay the full amount for tickets to return. Plus, as others have said, the fort is surrounded by the kitschy tourist mania of Lake George, the scourge of the Adirondacks.
We experienced the fort via the ghost tour. Fun time and great staff. My only challenge is the we didn't get more leisure time to experience the fort. Worth visiting the fort again.
Nice place to visit. Interpreters are farby but most people dont realize that.
The history was cool but it's not even the original fort, just a replica. The whole ghost tour was a little silly, overpriced and comprised of people taking tons of photos until they saw something odd and immediately ran to the guides claiming paranormal activity. It'd probably be better if the tour groups (which you need reservations for) weren't HUGE.
Was here as a child and decided to take my kids here. It was a bit of a letdown. Lots of artifacts to see which kids don't really want to look at for more than 2 seconds. The firing of the cannon was the most interesting part. The fort has deteriorated and they were actively doing work on it. The displays need updating and it needs to be more interactive to be more interesting to the next generation.
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