First named Irondale, this area is known as the “Birthplace of the Electric Age," since it was here that the first industrial application of electricity in the United States took place.

Ticonderoga began with the fort and was soon a center of paper production. It has more than three dozen buildings listed on the National Register.

First known as Pleasant Valley, Elizabethtown was first settled in 1798, by veterans of the Revolutionary War. Its development as the county seat resulted in many striking homes built by the educated lawyers of the area. seen in Hand/Hale National...

Willsboro was first settled in 1765, as Willsborough Falls, or simply, "The Falls." Ironworks from 1801 was a major economic driver. Most of the buildings seen today were constructed between the late 1790s and 1950s. The result is a wide spectrum of...

Located behind the Ticonderoga Middle School, this .5 mile nature trail displays 7 interpretive signs that allow for a self-guided tour that educate about surroundings. Connects to the LaChute Riverwalk Trail.

This is another fine trail in the CATS trail system.

This tour will guide you through the evolution of Westport from its early industrial and agricultural beginnings to a summer resort that has responded to dramatic changes in expectations for rest and recreation over the course of a century and a half.

Take a lovely loop around Bicentennial Park with many interpretive signboards to learn about history and nature.

Visit a restored fire tower and the Colonial Garden with a .5 mile nature trail. Trailhead: on the grounds of the Adirondack Center Museum, Easy Walk Time in hours: Family with Young Kids: Round Trip: .75 Experienced Hiker: Round Trip: .2 Out of Shape...

The entire village of Essex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a walking tour of one of the most intact collection of pre-Civil War village architecture in America. This charmling little town is full of well-preserved 19th century...