Amid the sit-ins, marches, and protests of the Civil Rights movement, Ezra Jack Keats played a quieter role, choosing to be an activist on the page rather than in the streets. In 1962, he published The Snowy Day, the first full-color picture book to feature a black child as its protagonist.
GPS coordinates-Fort Ticonderoga is located at 100 Fort Ti Road in Ticonderoga, New York. From US Interstate 87 (North or South) â Take Exit 28 onto NY Routes 22 and 74 East-Follow for about 18 miles-Turn left onto Route 74 East â Follow for about a Â½ mile and the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga will be on the right.
Access Google Maps or another reputable Internet map site and create a map that approximates the route traveled: Ticonderoga (NY) to Fort George (near Lake George NY) to Saratoga (NY) to Kinderhook (NY) to Great Barrington (Massachusetts Bay, now MA) to Springfield (MA) to Dorchester Heights (MA).