Le Siège du Fort de La Prèsentation

Description

Formerly Founder’s Weekend, the Le Siège du Fort de La Présentation will bring Reenactors from throughout the U.S. and Canada help celebrate Ogdensburg’s French colonial history, and to live life as people did during the French and Indian War. The weekend seeks to recreate history and bring it to life featuring live re-enactments of land and water battles, and showcasing French, British, native and maritime encampments. This event has been ongoing for a decade and is especially instructive to children who can touch, feel and live history. Participants dressed in clothing from the time period will show how they lived, made sashes, wove baskets, started fires and threw tomahawks.

SATURDAY, JULY 16​
10:00am: Gates Open
10:00am: 18th Century Fishing Exhibition
10:30am: Duel
11:00am: Ladies Market Walk through Fort Fest
11:30am: Children's Muster
1:00pm: Battle Synopsis by Jim Reagan
1:30pm: Battle Re-enactment
3:00pm: "La Paye Des Soldats" (Pay Parade)
4:00pm: Gates Close

SUNDAY, JULY 17
7:30am: Mass at Newell Archeological Park (rain site at Notre Dame Church)
10:00am: Gates Open
10:00am: 18th Century Fishing Exhibition
11:30am: Children's Muster
1:00pm: Battle Synopsis by Jim Reagan
1:30pm: Battle Re-enactment
2:00pm: Gates Close

Throughout the weekend there will be demonstrations and presentations of both civilian and military life. These activities will include:

• Scavenger Hunt for Children
• Tomahawk Throwing
• Military Drills and Skirmishes
• 18th Century Lighting and Candle Making
• Campfire Cooking
• 18th Century Toys
• Blacksmithing
• Cartridge Rolling
• Flint Napping
• 18th Century Tavern
• 18th Century Cooking with Herbs Demonstration
• Weaving
• Bateaus
• Historical Talks