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Open House Schedule

Saturday, August 11

10:00 AM - Opening Inspection and March to Fort Site
Location: Encampment

10:30 AM - Dr. Michael Nassaney - Archaeology Update
Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:00 AM
- Colonial Dancers
Location: Stage/Stage Area
11:00 AM - Voyager Run Competition
Location: Encampment

11:30 AM - Kevin Gladysz-Guns of New France, 1700-1759
Location: Stage/Stage Area

12:00 PM - Celtic Trio -18th Century Music
Location: Stage/Stage Area
12:00 PM - Artillery Demo
Location: Encampment

12:30 PM - Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update
Location: Stage/Stage Area

1:00 PM - Women's Sewing Circle
Location: Fort Site
1:00 PM - Tomahawk Competition
Location: Encampment

1:30 PM - Celtic Trio-18th Century Music
Location: Stage/Stage Area
1:30 PM - Women’s Sewing Circle
Location: Fort Site

2:00 PM - Kevin Gladysz-Trade Knives and Axes of New France
Location: Stage/Stage Area

2:30 PM - Colonial Dancers
Location: Stage/Stage Area

3:00 PM - Militia Recruitment       
Location: Fort Site

3:30 PM - March from Fort Site to Encampment                      
Location: Stage/Stage Area
(Encampment Closed for the Day)

4:00 PM - Events ends for the day

Sunday, August 12

10: 00 AM - Opening Inspection and March to Fort Site
Location: Encampment

10:30 AM - Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update       
Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:00 AM - Colonial Dancers                   
Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:30 AM
- Public Scholar, Kevin Gladysz                  
Location: Stage/Stage Area
11:30 AM - Team Tomahawk Competition                  
Location: Encampment

11:30 AM - Public Scholar, Kevin Gladysz                      
Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:30 AM - Team Tomahawk Competition
Location: Encampment

12:00 PM - Celtic Trio -18th Century Music                     
Location: Stage/Stage Area

12:30 PM - Artillery Demo                   
Location: Encampment

1:00 PM
- Dr. Michael Nassaney - Archaeology Update       
Location: Stage/Stage Area
1:00 PM - Women’s Sewing Circle
Location: Fort Site

1:30 PM - Celtic Trio-18th Century Music                     
Location: Stage/Stage Area
1:30 PM - Women’s Sewing Circle                                                     
Location: Fort Site

2:30 PM - Colonial Dancers             
Location: Stage/Stage Area

3:00 PM - Militia Recruitment       
Location: Fort Site

3:30 PM - March from Dig Site to Encampment      
Location: Stage/Stage Area
(Encampment Closed)

4:00 PM - Event Closed

Ongoing Activities

Fort Site
Archeological Dig
Artifact Displays
Faunal Analysis
Children’s Interpretive Archaeology
Tea Tent
Militia Sign Up and Drill

Children’s Area
18th Century Children’s Games:
Ball and Cup
Stilts
Graces
Wizzers
Lucet
Checkers

Boat Launch
Canoe Rides by Sarett Nature Center
$3.00 Per Person
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 – 3:30 PM

Encampment
Militia Encampment
Demonstrations: Cooking, Distilling, Spinning
Merchants: Sheldon Pewter, Antiquity Period Design Ltd.

Children’s Voyager Run
Saturday
10:30 – 11:00 AM
1:00 – 3:00 PM

Sunday
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 – 3:00 PM