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Fort Ticonderoga from the air. Photo by Carl Heilman II

Adirondack historic sites gear up for 250th anniversary events

By Holly Riddle

Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point History Site prep for America250, with celebrations planned to mark key dates around the country's formation

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Crown Point Bridge with the British barracks in the foreground.

Crown Point Historic Site kicks off celebration of America’s 250th anniversary early

By Tim Rowland

America’s 250th anniversary comes in July 2026. At the Crown Point Historic Site it will happen 14 months earlier.

One of the renderings showing the beginning installation of a 10-megawatt solar project in Crown Point along Vineyard Road

Adirondack Park Agency approves 10-megawatt Crown Point solar facility

By Gwendolyn Craig

The approval is the 11the solar project permitted by the APA. It reflects a steady interest in installing panels on farms or former farms of the park, although not every project approved has been built.