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Tag Archives: St. Lawrence River
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY After photographing the flock of Wild Turkeys at Higley Flow State Park, we headed further south to Tupper Lake where we stopped at a couple of locations including a … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack Mountains, Akwesasne, ball diamond, ball park, body of water, canoeing, higley flow state park, Hurd Mill, lumber town, New England Trip 2012, New York State, raquette pond, raquette river, Rawuette Pond, Setting Pole Rapids, simon pond, St. Lawrence River, The Big Mill, Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake NY, Tupper Lake Woodmens Days, volvo c70, wild turkeys
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New England trip 2012 – Day 1 – Ogdensburg, NY
New England trip 2012 – Day 1 – Ogdensburg, NY Our original plan for this period of time was to fly to Vancouver and then borrow my brother’s car for a trip along the west coast down to the … Continue reading
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY I had spent the night in my tent at Selkirk Shores State Park which is located about 20 miles to the east of Oswego, NY. While checking out in the morning, park staff had told me … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Oswego, Syracuse, USA
Tagged american leaders, Battle of 1812, british commanders, british empire, cannon, Fire hydrant, Fort Ontario, French and Indian War, historic preservation, informational signs, lake ontario, lighthouse, new york state parks, oswego, Oswego NY, preservation organization, reinforcements, Selkirk Shores State Park, St. Lawrence River, war of 1812
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St. Lawrence Seaway – Eisenhower Lock – Massena, NY
St. Lawrence Seaway – Eisenhower Lock – Massena, NY (Location) (Enlarge) The Eisenhower Lock near Massena NY (Location) is one of two American-operated locks on the St. Lawrence River. Five other locks are operated along this route on the Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Massena, New York State, USA
Tagged boat locks, Bridge over the St. Lawrence River at Cornwall Ontario, Dwight E. Eisenhower Lock, Eisenhower Lock, great lakes, How Does A Lock Work, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, lake michigan, lake ontario, lake superior, Massena NY, Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence Seaway, St. Larence Trail, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, The Seaway, Wiley-Dondero Canal
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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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Gananoque, Ontario
Gananoque, Ontario June 2, 2012 – Gananoque sports a population of 5200 and is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River a few kilometers downstream from Kingston, Ontario. There are a number of reasons that one might … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario
Tagged 1 000 islands, 300 hp outboard motor, Arthur Child Heritage Museum, Bingo, boathouse, cannon, Cannon insgnia, Carron 1807, clock tower, Colonel John Stone, Dan goggin, dance floor, Delanyey 5 pin bowling alley, eastern ontario, Fire, fire hydrant art, firehall theatre, five women, ford truck, Gananoque Bench, gananoque ontario, Grace United Church, hilary wilson, Historical information about Gananoque, Hwy 401, Inboard motor, kayak, Kayak hung on wall, kingston ontario, Kristin Galer, lighthouse, Live theatee, Marlene Handrahan, mary kelly, Michigan, motor boat club, Musical theater, Musical theatre, nunsense ii, OLG Thousand Islands Casino, Ornate bench, Props, R.J. Deir & Sons Limited, Raid on Gananoque 1812, Ramona Gilmour-Darling, shuttle bus, Springer Theatre, St. John's Roman Catholic Church, St. Lawrence River, Talon Rock-Hit-Ship, The Gananoque Inn & Spa, theater, thousand island playhouse, Thousand Islands, thousand islands playhouse, Thousand Islands Railway locomotive 500, war of 1812, yellow kayak
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War of 1812 Bicentennial
Less than three months until the calendar page is turned to 2012. Throughout many parts of Canada and the United States, re-enactors and historians have been planning for many, many months for the various events for the bicentennial of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 overture, american interests, bicentennial, burning of washington dc, canadian tv, Fort George, fort niagara, Fort York, forts, maritime trade, napoleonic wars, Niagara-on-the-Lake, pbs channels, re-enactment, skirmishes, St. Lawrence River, upper and lower canada, us embassy, vignettes, war museum, war of 1812
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