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Fort Montgomery Days Celebration!

September 25-26, 2010

We regret that due to insurance reasons the
2^nd Annual Fort Montgomery Days has been canceled
(Last update: 08/14/2011)

The 2009 Fort Montgomery Days event was an astounding success attended by over 2000 people.
This year's event promises to be even better!

Storied Fort Montgomery, located in a strategic location along the border of the United States and Canada, was the last in a long line of important fortifications built along this historic waterway.

Join us as we celebrate this Guardian of the Northern Gateway!
Sponsored by the Rouses Point/Champlain Historical Society, America's Historic Lakes, Powertex, Inc., and Stephen & Victor Podd)

FINAL DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED
Check back often for updates!

Anticipated events and exhibitors

Free Guided Public Tours

Civil War Reenactors

Artifact Displays

Transport by Horses and Wagon
               

Vintage Photos, Maps and Plans



Face Painting for the kids

Photos Courtesy of Tim Gonyo/Northwoods Digital- Official Fort Montgomery Days Photographer

Refreshments-


Vendors/Exhibitors

Live Music/Entertainment



Presentations & Book Signing
by Fort Montgomery historian
& author Jim Millard

Experience the second annual celebration of Fort Montgomery, in historic Rouses Point, New York on the US/Canada border. This remarkable fort, the only Civil War era fortification on Lake Champlain, was constructed over a thirty-year period to guard the crucial "Northern Gateway" to the lake.

The Fort is privately owned and access to the public has been restricted to small, private tours for many years. For this celebration, however, certain areas of the fort will be open to the public free of charge*. These tours will be guided by trained docents knowledgeable about  the fort.

We will have Civil War re-enactors on site, live music, actual artifacts from the fort, historical presentations, displays of vintage photos, maps and plans, refreshments and family-friendly live entertainment.

Watch for our Fort Montgomery Days poster with more information.

Photo by Jim Millard

Thanks to the generous donors and volunteers for last year's event (2009) :

America’s Historic Lakes•Ben Arno•Charles Barney•Tom Batha•Bedard Excavation•Pat Birkette•George Bombardier•Border Press, Rouses Point•Heath Cardin•Champlain-Rouses Point Rotary•Coca Cola Company•Cornerstone Pharmacy•James Crannie•Andrew Favreau•Geri Favreau•Fosters' Tent Rentals, W. Chazy•Tim Gonyo•Ethan Grimes•Roger Harwood•Calvin Hilliker•Michael Horne•Lacolle Historical Society•Karen Lamberton•Randy Lamberton•Lamberton Construction•Walt Laramie•Mike LeBlanc•Dan Letourneau•Jan Letourneau•Brad Martin•Chris Matot•Jim Millard•Montgomery Hose, Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Inc.•Patricia Parker•The Perfect Cut•Pepsi Bottling Group•Stephen Podd•Victor Podd•Powertex,Inc.•Price Chopper, Champlain•Preservation League of New York•David Rabideau•Don Robinson•Rouses Point/Champlain Historical Society•Richard Seguin•Maurice Snide•Robert St. John•Stewart's, Rouses Point•Ann Thurber•Jim Thurber•Twin Town TrueValue Hardware•Village of Rouses Point•Woodmen of the World
Would you or your business like to be a sponsor of the exciting 2010 event?
Contributions and donations of any amount are gladly accepted! Checks can be sent to:
Friends of Fort Montgomery
c/o Geri Favreau- President
Rouses Point/Champlain Historical Society
6 Pearl Street
Rouses Point, NY 12979
Please note that any contributions will be used for the Fort Montgomery Days event
Need more information? Contact Geri Favreau and the Fort Montgomery Days committee

 

The Fort Montgomery Days event will take place in the vicinity of Powertex, Inc., 1 Lincoln Blvd. Rouses Point, New York. Rouses Point is easily accessible via US Interstate 87 and US Route 9 from points south and west, Routes 15, 221 and 223 from Quebec, and US Route 2 from Vermont. It is located but an hour from Montreal. The Village is served by Amtrak’s Adirondack.

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