Fee of $8.00 due by 10/3 to The Conkling Center. This price is based on a minimum of ten registered participants. Less than ten, price will be a little higher. All Veterans are free. *Refunds will not be made after the due date for any cancellations, and will become a donation towards programs.

Visit Grant Cottage State Historic Site, the final home of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War Commanding General of the U.S. Army, 18th U.S. President, and beloved American public figure.

Impoverished by a Ponzi-style swindle and dying of throat cancer, Ulysses S. Grant moved to the Cottage on June 16, 1885. With the love and support of his family, his publisher Mark Twain and the nation at large, he completed Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant only days before his death on July 23, 1885. The publication of this two-volume work ensured his family’s financial security and gave the world one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs by a U.S. president or historic military figure.oday, the cottage remains essentially the same as during the Grant family's stay.  Visitors tour the downstairs of the cottage, viewing the original furnishings, decorations, and personal items belonging to Grant, including the bed where he died, and floral arrangements that remain from Grant's August 4th funeral. The cottage is now owned by the State of New York and open to the public by the Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage.

Located at 100 Mt. McGregor Road, Wilton, NY 12831

Wear your walking shoes and explore the trail overlooking the beautiful Fall foliage.

Registration Required by calling 518-793-1494 or emailing tgolden@theconklingcenter.org