This is an event for outdoor enthusiast with a penchant for shooting black powder.The fundraiser organized by the Fort La Présentation Association and Forsyth’s Rifles is to raise money for the campaign to rebuilt Fort de La Présentation in Ogdensburg.　Participants are encouraged to wear historic clothes covering 1750 to 1812 because Fort de la Présentation was one of a handful of French colonial forts in New York State. Forsyth’s Rifles from Ogdensburg re-enacts a U.S. Army regiment posted in…See More

American Brigadier-General Thomas Brigdum Benedict of De Kalb commanded the northern frontier from Sackets Harbor to Salmon River from June to December 1812.Many people have heard of General Jacob Brown and Captain Benjamin Forsyth, but not Benedict. Who was this man who commanded at Ogdensburg before Forsyth arrived?This public lecture is a feature of the Battle of Ogdensburg Weekend which includes re-enacted battles on Lighthouse Point at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday Feb. 26.…See More

This is a heads up for the fourth annual War of 1812 Symposium sponsored by the Fort La Présentation Association in Ogdensburg.There will be seven seminars and a dinner address:1) Research leading to the discover of Pike's Encampment on the Saranac River; Keith Herkalo;2) The archaeology confirming the location of Pike's Encampment, Tim Abel;3) The Battle of Queenston Heights and the role of Fort George in the War of 1812, Ron Dale;4) The discovery, investigation and the preservation of the…See More