Battle of the Thousand Islands
Posted By Brian on July 15, 2010
| July 16, 2010 10:00 am | to | July 18, 2010 3:30 pm |
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FOUNDER’S DAY WEEKEND
BATTLE OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
250th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
Admission: $8 adults $1 children
Commemorating the End of the French and Indian War
Actor Mark Valley of TV's "Human Target" will be participating in the reenactment at Founders Day July 16-18.
On July 16, 17, and 18, 2010, the Fort la Présentation Association will host New York State’s final 250th anniversary commemoration of the French and Indian War. As a Signature Event, Founder’s Day Weekend will draw re-enactors from across North America and from Europe to honor the participants in the last significant clash of French, British and Amerindian forces. The defeat of French forces at the Battle of the Thousand Islands and the siege of Fort Lévis in August 1760 opened the upper St. Lawrence River to Montreal. In September 1760, Montreal capitulated, and the French and Indian War came to an end. The event at historic Lighthouse Point in downtown Ogdensburg is on the banks of the St. Lawrence River adjacent to the original Fort site.
Founder’s Day Weekend is open to the public. For a small entrance fee, visitors can view the battles, enjoy period entertainment and activities, and discover the French and Indian War.
Founder’s Day Weekend is a French and Indian War re-enactment and colonial trade fair and is open to re-enactors by invitation only. Preference will be given to individuals or groups that have attended Founder’s Day Weekend in previous years and accurately depict mid-18th century French and British military and civilian life, and Native society. Sutlers and historic trades are integral to the event, too.
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