Founder’s Day Weekend

Fourth Weekend in July

Lighthouse Point, Ogdensburg

See battle reenactments from the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War at this colorful two-day event sponsored by the Fort la Présentation Association.

Lighthouse Point was the actual site of Fort la Présentation, a missionary fort built in the mid 1700s. It was a pivotal point in three wars including the F&I, Revolutionary and War of 1812. Battles at Fort la Présentation and Fort Levi, another fort situated on the St. Lawrence River, were the last battles before the siege in Montreal, which ended the French and Indian War. The 250th anniversary of the F & I War is being commemorated from 2004-2010.

Sutlers (vendors) and demonstrators show how life was during the mid 1700s, including blacksmithing, soap making, medical treatment, clothing and children’s games.

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2008 Schedule:

Saturday, July 19

10:00 Gates Open – ongoing through the day, Kid's games and activities, Scavenger Hunt, Sutlers, Colonial Trades and Crafts
10:15 Dickinson Sponsorship Workshop by Mike Woods – Dining Tent
10:30 Bateau Race – Navy Camp
11:00 Kid's Muster – Public Common
11:30 Books Signing by Doug Cubbison – Dining Tent
12:30 Presentation on "The Reconstruction of Fort de la Présentation" – Dining Tent
1:00 Native American Conference: To War or Not to War – Native Camp
1:30 Water and Land Battle
3:00 Narrative of the Eastern Woodland Indians – Dining Tent
4:00 Kid's Muster – Public Common
4:15 Clothing of the French & Indian War – Dining Tent
5:00 Closing March by the Long Rapids Fife and Drum Corp

Sunday, July 20

7:30 Mass at Notre Dame Church, 125 Ford St., Ogdensburg. Re-enactors in colonial costume
10:00 Gates Open at Site – ongoing through the day, Kid's games and activities, Scavenger Hunt, Sutlers, Colonial Trades and Crafts
10:00 Opening March and Cliff Montroy Dedication – Dining Tent
10:30 History of Fort de la Présentation – Dining Tent
11:00 Presentation on "The Reconstruction of Fort de la Présentation" – Dining Tent
12:00 Narrative of the Eastern Woodland Indians – Dining Tent
12:30 Native American Conference: To War or Not to War – Native Camp
1:00 Reenactors' Medal Presentation
1:30 Water and Land Battle
3:00 Closing