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Tag Archives: French and Indian War
A year in review – 2011
A year in review – 2011 It’s a damp, cold and drizzly day outside (December 13, 2011 – Kanata, Ontario – +3C and forecast for freezing drizzle overnight) so I decided to start our year end review a bit early … Continue reading
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Tagged 165 Benjamin Boake Trail decorations, 2011 year in review, amazon, astrophotography, Breeding Bird Survey, Butterfly Exhibit, Butterfly Show at Carleton University, chapters indigo, Christmas in Toronto, Christmas Lights, commercial publication, DIGI60 Ottawa Film Festival, exploring the world, Feeding the Chickadees, fireworks, fort niagara, freezing drizzle, French and Indian War, Frommers, Frommers Far & Wide - A Weekly Guide to Canada's Best Travel Experiences, garter snakes, geographic distribution, Great Canadain Chill, image world, interlake, Italy, john wiley and sons, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, kanata ontario, Kingdom of Osgoode, narcisse manitoba, NHL Hockey, nikonians, Noctilucent, noctilucent clouds, ogdensburg new york, Ottawa Bicycle Club Rideau Lakes Cycle TOur, ottawa tulip festival, pbase, photo views, Polar Bear Dip, Polar Bera Plunge Ottawa River, Royal Visit, snake dens, still image, stowe vermont, syracuse new york, track visitors, underground dens, volvo, volvo c70, wiley and sons
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Land Battle Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY July 24th, 2011
July 24th, 2011: Land Battle Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY For this event I have broken the activity into two sections. This post covers the land battle portion. If interested in our other postings of the … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
Tagged artillery, black powder, cannon, cannons, combatants, costume, fire power, Fort de la Présentation, Fort La Presentation, French and Indian War, july 24th, mussle loader, ogdensburg new york, opposition, participants, plains of abraham, priority targets, re-enactment, spectators, uniform, uniforms, water battle
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Water Battle Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY July 24th, 2011
Water Battle Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY July 24th, 2011 This is the third year that Graeme and I have traveled to Ogdensburg, NY to photograph the various re-enactments. Our Previous postings of these events can … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
Tagged anchor, black kettle, black pot, black powder, boats, cannon, cannons, civilization, flintlock, French and Indian War, Kitchen fly, life and death, musket, Ogdensburg NewYork, open fire, pistols, plains of abraham, re-enactment, real war, rowing, sials, smoke in the air, tent area, tents, water battle, weaponry
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Fort Niagara, New York State
August 20, 2011 – After stopping in Youngstown, NY for a few minutes so that I could photograph some of Youngstown’s painted fire hydrants, we headed on to the point of land where Fort Niagara was located. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged artillery, bakery, bunk beds, cannon, cannon balls, cannon fire, enlisted men, fire hydrants, Fort George, fort niagara, forts, French and Indian War, gun powder, kegs, lake ontario, mortar, musket, niagara river, niagara site, officer quarters, ravelin, redoubt, sally port, strategic location, war of 1812, youngstown ny
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Battle of the Thousand Islands 250th Anniversary Commemoration – Ogdensburg, NY (Land battle re-enactment)
Plans for rebuilding this historic site are underway as funding permits. To learn more about the organization spearheading this activity, please visit their website at: Fort de la Présentation Ogdensburg Founder’s Day Reenactment 2010 – Battle of the Thousand Islands … Continue reading
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Battle of the Thousand Islands 250th Anniversary Commemoration – Ogdensburg, NY (Water battle re-enactment)
Crossing the modern bridge into another time and place. Graeme was driving so, of course, that meant that I could be taking pictures :-). We were crossing this bridge over the St. Lawrence River and only a few minutes later … Continue reading
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