1756 base camp for Rogers’ Rangers. Historical displays and archaeological artifacts detailing Fort Edward’s earliest known Native American inhabitants through the Revolutionary War. It is The Gateway to American History in Washington County, NY. For six weeks each summer, the Rogers Island Visitors Center serves as the home base of operations for the Adirondack Community College Archeological Field School, where all artifacts are processed in their own archaeological lab to be cleaned, identified and stored, then put on display in the Center. Every September, the Visitors Center also hosts an annual French & Indian War Encampment, which includes re-enactors, living history demonstrations, drills, and skirmishes conducted along the Hudson River banks. Tourist information and gift shop available at the Center. New exhibits, additional space, and a new research library was recently added! Open mid-May – mid-October (Wed. – Sat. 10AM-4PM and Sun. 1-4PM)
