BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240722 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Le Siège DESCRIPTION:Le Si ge\n\n\n\nFormerly Founder's Weekend\, the Le Si ge 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.\n\n\n\nThroughout the weekend there will be demonstrations and presentations of both civilian and military life. These activities will include:\n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 20\n\n 10:00am: Gates Open\n 10:00am-4:00pm: Camp Life\, Drills\, Colonial Trades and Demonstrations\, Colonial Lighting and Candle Dipping\, 18th Century Medical Display\, Blacksmithing\, Tomahawk Throwing\, Spinning and Weaving Loom Wheels\, Small Arm Demonstrations\, 18th Century Toys and Games\, Balladeer and Musicians\; Linda Russell and Mary Durand.\n 10:00am-4:00pm: Children's Scavenger Hunt\n 10:30am: Cartridge Rolling\n 11:00am: Period Fishing\n 1:00pm: "Synopsis of French and Indian War" with Jim Reagan\n 1:30pm: Land Battle\n 2:30pm: 18th Century Balladeer and Musician Linda Russell performs ballads and sentimental melodies of the Victorian Age\n 3:00pm: Duel and 18th Century medical practices\n 3:30pm: Children's Muster\n 4:00pm: Gates Close\n Food Vendor: Not Like Other Grills\n\nSunday\, July 21\n\n\n 7:30am: Catholic Mass on the site Fort de La Pr sentation's Chapel at 23 Commerce Street. Bring a lawn chair. Rain location will be held at Notre Dame Church at 125 Ford Street.\n 10:00am: Gates Open\n 10:00am-2:30pm: Camp Life\, Drills\, Colonial Trades and Demonstrations\, Colonial Lighting and Candle Dipping\, 18th Century Medical Display\, Blacksmithing\, Tomahawk Throwing\, Spinning and Weaving Loom Wheels\, Small Arm Demonstrations\, 18th Century Toys and Games\, Balladeer and Musicians\; Linda Russell and Mary Durand.\n 10:00am-2:30pm: Children's Scavenger Hunt\n 10:00am: Cartridge Rolling\n 11:00am: Period Fishing\n 11:30am: Children's Muster\n 12:30pm:18th Century Balladeer and Musician Linda Russell performs ballads and sentimental melodies of the Victorian Age\n 1:00pm: "Synopsis of French and Indian War" with Jim Reagan\n 1:30pm: Land Battle\n 2:30pm: Gates Close\n Food Vendor: Not Like Other Grills X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Le Siè\;ge
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\nFormerly Founder&rsquo\;s Weekend\, the \;Le Siè\;ge will bring Reenactors from throughout the U.S. and Canada help celebrate Ogdensburg&rsquo\;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.
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\nThroughout the weekend there will be demonstrations and presentations of both civilian and military life. These activities will include:
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\nSaturday\, July 20\n\nSunday\, July 21\n\n\n LOCATION:Van Rensselaer (Lighthouse) Point 22 Albany Avenue Ogdensburg\, NY UID:e.2288.18435 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260422T015904Z URL:http://visitstl-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/le-siège-18435 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR