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2009 Summer and Fall Calendar of Events ![]()
LOCATION: Rogers Island Visitors Center 11 Rogers Island Drive Fort Edward, NY 12828
DIRECTIONS: From
I-87: Exit 17N onto Rt.9 North. Right turn at first traffic light onto Rt. 197
East. Right turn on Rogers Island after crossing first bridge. From Rt.4: In
village of Fort Edward take Rt. 197 West. Left turn on Rogers Island just before
the second bridge.
May 30 1609 Henry
Hudson and You! Learn more about
Henry Hudsons voyage in 1609. 11:00 am
2:00 pm A
Quadricentennial program open by reservation only to students Grades 3-8.
Experience the 17th
century with Henry Hudson and period reenactors.
Have fun and learn about the life of the sailor, seamanship, music,
dance, food, Native Americans and the May 30
1609 Henry Hudson Half Moon Feast!
5:00 PM
Cocktails / 6:00 PM Dinner.
A Quadricentennial
program and dinner open by reservation only.
Dinner includes 15th and 17th century Dutch recipes
using ingredients provided to the ships crew.
Dine with Henry Hudson, his crew and the Native Americans that greeted
them. Live period music. $16.09
adults / $8.00 under 12. For
reservations call
Location: Tee Bird north golf club,
July 6 August 14
Archaeological Field School
12:30 pm Weekdays Weekday lectures
for August 1-2
The Great Carrying Place Coming Home
Pow Wow 10am-10pm Saturday and
10am-4pm Sunday
Come and experience a Native American PowWow! Enjoy the
sounds of the Drums and Singers, and the sight of proud, energetic,
colorful Dancers, as they step and sway, or kick up their heels in their
particular style. Listen as Kay Olan Ionataie:was, a well known Mohawk
storyteller and educator, speaks about the Traditional Culture on Saturday and
Sunday mornings. There will be two dance sessions and competitions each day,
as well as native vendors with a variety of crafts and gifts available.
Plan to arrive early and stay late, and please bring a chair or blanket for your
comfort.
SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2009 10 am
.FLAG RAISING CEREMONY by the Morning Star Singers
10 am
10:30am
.Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) STORIES with Kay Olan
Ionataie:was
11:30am-12n
..Dance Competition Registration 11:30am-1pm
.DVD Presentations (TBA) in the 1pm-4:30pm
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GRAND ENTRY sung by the Morning Star Singers
Intertribal Dancing and Dance Competition
4:30pm-6:30pm
.Dance Break Please visit our Traders and Food Vendors
Entertainment/Activities TBA
5:00
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7pm-10pm
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GRAND
ENTRY sung by the Morning Star Singers, escorted by the
American Legion Post 574 Family Color Guard
FLAG RETIRING CEREMONY
Intertribal Dancing and Dance Competition
SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2009 10am
..FLAG RAISING CEREMONY by the Four Winds Singers
10 am
10:30am
.Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) STORIES with Kay Olan
Ionataie:was 11:30am
.DVD Presentations (TBA) in the Visitors Center
meeting room
12noon
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GRAND ENTRY by the Four Winds Singers
Intertribal Dancing 4:00pm
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FLAG RETIRING CEREMONY
Other Activities TBA September 26-27 The End
of the Campaign French & Indian War Encampment
10:00am 4:00 pm
Join us as reenactors re-create life in a 1758
French & Indian War camp on
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Open Wednesday Saturday 10am 4pm / Sunday 1pm-4pm (open daily June August) 11 Rogers Island Drive (off Rte. 197) PO Box 208, Fort Edward, NY 12828 Phone: 518-747-3693 rogersisland@gmail.com |