Stan Burdick, Director
129 The Portage
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Phone: 518-585-7015
Email
 
Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum
In Ticonderoga, New York, at the northern tip of Lake George, stands an unusual museum dedicated to encouraging the study of political and comic cartoons. The museum, established in 1998, houses over 600 framed cartoons, many original, and other displays for public viewing. It is open in the spring, summer and fall, and at other times for groups by request. Director is Stan Burdick, phone: (518) 585-7015.
 
Unique Museum Features Comics
Several northeastern NY routes converge at the town of Ticonderoga, including 9N, 22 and 74, and that's the Adirondack location of a most unusual museum.

A relatively new museum is housed there in the Community Center on Montclam Street, known as the Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum, formerly the Hague Cartoon Museum.

The museum is unique in the fact that there's literally "something of interest to everyone" in the more than 700 comic art pieces on display.

History students may wish to study the social/political/cultural aspects of the U.S. through editorial cartoons dating back to the turn of the century. Kids can find plenty of Garfield, Peanuts characters and their favorite super-heroes.

Veteran "funny page" fans will see the "oldies," including Little Orphan Annie, Tarzan, the Katzenjammer Kids, and Prince Valiant. Monsters loom in the Fantasy Art section. There's a 200-book library.

All of this delightful display is the result of over 50 years of collecting by director Stan Burdick. Open hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2PM to 4PM or other times by appointment April to November. For further information, call Burdick at (518) 585-7015 or by email at tfguild@capital.net.