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Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Prescott, Ontario
Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Prescott, Ontario (Location) I arrived at Fort Wellington today after being a spectator at the re-enactment of the French and Indian War at the former site of Fort de la Presentation on the opposite shore … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Prescott
Tagged 19th century freight activities on the St. Lawrence River, Battle of the Windmill, blockade, british troops, earthen ramparts, Earthen ramparts with horizontal frieze pickets, Fort Wellington, French and Indian War, great lakes freighters, lake ontario, militia, north banks, ogdensburg new york, ontario location, Parks Canada National Historic Site, prescott ontario, re-enactment, smaller boats, St. Lawrence River, symbolic gesture, Thousand Islands, Union Jack on flag pole, war of 1812
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Land Battle Re-enactment of the French and Indian War at Ogdensburg July 22, 2012
Land Battle Re-enactment of the French and Indian War at Ogdensburg – July 22, 2012 Each July the folks of Ogdensburg, New York turn the clock back a few hundred years on a piece of open land at Lighthouse Point … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
Tagged artillery, black powder, british troops, commanding officers, drummers, educational interest, French and Indian War, lighthouse point, lots of fun, narrator, ogdensburg new york, period clothing, photo opportunities, reenactments, skirmishes, St. Lawrence River
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The Encampment at the Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY July 22th, 2012
The Encampment at the Re-enactment of French and Indian War at Ogdensburg, NY July 22th, 2012 After the water battle drew to a close, I had some time available to wander among the many tents of the encampment to say … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
Tagged 1733 French Sea Service Flint Lock Pistol, antlers, axe, bateaux, boarding pistol, boats, brazier, bread slices, British flag, cannon fire, cobs of corn, copper cistern, copper kettle, education program, feathers, flintlock, French and Indian War, French flag, Hand-crafted model of Fort Brewerton on the Oneida River (1759-1766), hoop gown, kilt, knitting, Lean-to accomodation, mortar, needlework, Ogdensburg, ogdensburg new york, Pequawket Alliance, period clothing, pots heating over open flame, powder horn, quilting, reenactment, Roger's Rangers, susages, water battle, weaving, white tents
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Bicentennial of the War of 1812
In my previous post, I indicated how there are seasonal changes to what people are thinking about based on the frequency of visits to certain of our blog entries. In similar fashion, the celebration of historical events can trigger increases … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, Battle of the Thousand Islands, Bicentennial of the War of 1812, Castillo de San Marcos, celebration, Fort George, fort niagara, Fort York, forts, French and Indian War, guelph ontario, historical events, New York State, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ogdensburg new york, ontario location, photographs, plains of abraham, reenactments, St. Augustine Florida, symposium, Thousand Islands, toronto ontario, uniforms, war of 1812, water battle, Youngstown
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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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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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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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