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Tag Archives: Thousand Islands
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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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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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
Posted in Home and About
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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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
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
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Battle of the Thousand Islands 250th Anniversary Commemoration – Ogdensburg, NY (Water battle re-enactment)
Crossing the modern bridge into another time and place. Graeme was driving so, of course, that meant that I could be taking pictures :-). We were crossing this bridge over the St. Lawrence River and only a few minutes later … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Ogdensburg, USA
Tagged Battle of the Thousand Islands, Battle of the Thousand Islands 250th Anniversay Commemoration, boarding pistol, boat, cannon, Fort de la Présentation, French and Indian War, La guerre de la Conquête, New York State, Ogdensburg, Re-encatment, Re-enctor, sails, Seven Years' War, ship, St. Lawrence River, The War of Conquest, Thousand Islands, United States
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