Fort Ticonderoga opens for the 2014 season on Saturday, May 10, and will offer new programs, living history weekends, special events, exhibits, gardens, the Carillon Battlefield hiking trail, canoe rentals, and the new Mount Defiance experience. Guests will immerse themselves in … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga 2014 Season Begins May 10
Hiking
CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
There is only one week left until the Champlain Area Trails Grand Inn-to-Inn Hike on May 3! Are you ready? Have you been training to build up endurance for the long trek? Or have you not signed up yet? There is still time. The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Are you signing up to participate in The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails on May 3? Or maybe you're just going to celebrate with those who cross the finish line at the block party in the Essex Inn Courtyard? The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and Tavern at 9:00am … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Recycle Bottles and Donate to CATS
Here is some great news—You can turn bottles into trails! As a North Country resident (or when you visit), you can recycle your bottles and cans and make a donation to Champlain Area Trails (CATS) at the same time. Rapid Returns, the new redemption center in Elizabethtown, has … [Read more...] about Recycle Bottles and Donate to CATS
Help CATS with Wadhams-to-Whallonsburg Trail
Imagine: You and some friends are at Dogwood Bakery in Wadhams. You stash a few more cookies in your pack and head out for the Field and Forest Trail to enjoy a wonderful three-hour hike to Whallonsburg. You hop in the car you left there, return to Wadhams and revel in the kind … [Read more...] about Help CATS with Wadhams-to-Whallonsburg Trail