Fort William Henry

All of us at Fort William Henry wish you and your family a safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving!All of us at Fort William Henry wish you and your family a safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving!

The Field of Flags is in place on the lawn of Fort William Henry! Please join us at 11 am on November 11th for a musket salute to veterans and active duty military personnel. Hot chocolate to follow in the Tankard Tavern and add a flag for yourself or a loved one!

TODAY and TOMORROW!!!! Join us Columbus Day weekend at Fort William Henry for two special events! On line reservations for Fort by Firelight now open and highly suggested. Visit our website fwhmuseum.com.... This year is a little different. To keep everyone safe and comfortable, please: Face coverings are required. Please maintain social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations located throughout the facility. Maximum numbers within the buildings at any time will be controlled. Any questions, please call 518-964-6649 Thank you! We hope to see you next weekend!

Thank you to everyone who participated and visited us during the Adirondack Sutler Fair and Fort by Firelight! We had a great weekend. Thank you for your support!!Thank you to everyone who participated and visited us during the Adirondack Sutler Fair and Fort by Firelight! We had a great weekend. Thank you for your support!!

So sad. They will both be greatly missed

So sad. They will both be greatly missed

263rd commemoration of the Surrender of Fort William Henry Sunday, Aug 9, 2020 Lakeside lawn 12:00-12:30. Reading of the Terms of Surrender, ceremony and march to Military Cemetery for wreath laying at grave of Unknown and musket salute. Outside; free and open to the public.... Please practice social distancing and wear masks to keep everyone safe!

Join us Sunday, August 9th at 12:00-12:30 pm for the 263rd commemoration of the Surrender of Fort William Henry. The surrender will take place outside on the lakeside lawn of the Fort William Henry Hotel near the fort entrance and will include a reading of the Terms of Surrender and march to the Military Cemetery for a wreath laying at the grave of the Unknown. The ceremony is free and open to the public. We ask that all visitors wear face coverings and maintain social distancing.

NEW DATE: The Last of the Mohican's interactive movie event will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 (moved from Aug 29). The event will feature a cookout and outdoor movie event. Space is limited. See our website (fwhmuseum.com) for details. Tickets on sale NOW!

Community Appreciation Day is back! August 1 & 2, 2020 see our website fwhmuseum.com for details.Community Appreciation Day is back! August 1 & 2, 2020 see our website fwhmuseum.com for details.

Our area enters Phase 4 on Wednesday, July 1st! The fort will be open with a new schedule and procedures! We will be following mandatory precautions and restrictions set out by CDC and NYS to keep everyone as safe as possible and enable us to open up more of our areas to the public. Please note the following:... *ALL visits will be on a guided tour. Self-guide is not possible at this time. *Face coverings are required to be worn in the fort and gift shop. *Reservations are strongly suggested for daytime tours since we must limit the numbers for each tour. Reservations are required for ghost tours, please call 518-964-6649 for reservations. Tickets are available on our website. We encourage advance purchasing. *Some areas will remain closed due to inability to maintain social distancing. *Fort is now open daily: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm *Ghost tours begin July 3rd and will be held Friday-Sunday initially. We will be rolling out new software for booking and reserving specific times and tours on line soon. Check back for details! If you need more information, please call 518-668-5471.

We’re counting down the days until we can welcome back visitors to Fort William Henry! Phase 3 was just approved for our area which means Phase 4, which we need to open, is only two weeks away! The Sutler gift shop is now open at the Fort. We are excited to offer a brand new guided tour with living history and military demonstrations! Reservations will be required when we open. We’ll publish more details next week. We thank you for all the support this spring and early summer! Watch for our opening announcements. Look forward to welcoming you at Fort William Henry!!

Our Reenactor friends and community! We are making this call out to you for a very different reason than a re-enactment. This hard working, sweet, young lady, who works at the Fort as a graphic designer, needs your help! Hannah produces all the beautiful graphics for our re-enactments and special events including posters, signage, maps and so much more. I know the re-enactment community is a hard working and generous group of people. You’ve supported our efforts at Fort ...William Henry to bring history alive for thousands of people. Could you help to change the life of one more? Donations for medical expense can be made through the go fund me page -link below. Thank you so much for your continued support. Melodie Viele Dir., Fort William Henry Museum

The Sutler Shop (retail shop within the fort) is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday June 10th at 9:30 am. We will be open 9:30-5:00 pm. When visiting, please keep in mind social distancing and that face masks will be required for all guests. The fort museum remains closed awaiting government approval. We will release a full schedule as that approval gets closer.

Thank you to everyone for their continued support during the pandemic. These are uncertain times to say the least! We are continuing to monitor and abide by all government and health care protocols and the museum remains closed at this time. However our plan, at the moment, is to open this year, even though late in the season, if conditions permit and safety can be maintained. In the meantime, we are working with our friends group, The French and Indian War Society at Lake ...George, on exhibit planning, virtual tours and other on-line experiences. This down time is also being used to make needed repairs to the fort, catalog artifacts, develop new programming and thoroughly clean exhibit spaces. There will likely be some changes in operations when we open to safeguard the health and safety of our staff and visitors. This is our top priority! We will announce these changes on our website fwhmuseum.com and on this page. We look forward to welcoming you to the fort in the not too distant future. In the meantime, please stay safe and well!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our history quiz! All of the entries with correct answers were entered into a random drawing. The winners are: Joe Martino: 1st Prize: Overnight stay (1 room up to 4 people) at the Fort William Henry Hotel - can be taken anytime in 2020 and includes breakfast. Jaxson Weiss: 2nd Prize: Prize basket including a Family Pass to the Fort William Henry Museum... Eric Burdett: 3rd Prize: Family Pass to Fort William Henry Museum including free ice cream. Everyone who entered will receive two free tickets to visit the Fort William Henry! Congratulations!