| Directions
In the village of Ticonderoga, NY 9N becomes Hague
Road from the south and Wicker Street from the north.
There is a traffic rotary at which point Hague Road
becomes Montcalm Street and Wicker Street becomes Lord
Howe Street. Drive south on Lord Howe for about
1/2 mile. The falls
will be on the left.
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| County: |
Essex |
| Town: |
Ticonderoga |
| USGS Map: |
Ticonderoga |
| Waterway: |
La Chute River |
| Latitude: |
N 43° 50' 20" |
| Longitude: |
W 73° 25' 55" |
| Drop: |
40' |
| Type: |
A slide into a cascade |
| Region: |
Downtown Ticonderoga |
| Parking: |
Grassy field |
| Trail type: |
Dirt |
| Length of hike: |
0.1 mile |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Common |
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 The La Chute River serves as the outlet from Lake George to Lake
Champlain. It is entirely contained within the town of
Ticondaroga. Depending upon the source, or where you start
and end your measurement, it is only three to four miles long.
You can pull off the road here into a grassy field on the east side of the road
here. This particular drop is the second from the top on the channel.
A number of dams have been constructed over the years
through this stretch. At most of them, there is still a
waterfall below the dam. Some of these still involve
active hydro-electric plants. The International Paper
Company at one time ran a number of mills located at the sites
of dams and falls along this stretch of the LaChute River.
The dam at this location was known as the B Mill Dam, leading to
its common name. Only a portion of that dam remains.
It has either been knocked down or has deteriorated over time.
The falls here is a series of three steps, each classical
cascades. The top two are fairly significant whereas the
bottom drop is relatively small. The first four pictures
in our array show the top two drops. The last two photos
are of the lower section. La Chute is the outlet of Lake George and empties into Lake Champlain.
Last update: May 23, 2016
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