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2009 Summer and Fall Calendar of Events

 LOCATION: Rogers Island Visitors Center 11 Rogers Island Drive Fort Edward, NY 12828


ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS: Free - (donations accepted to offset costs!) 747-3693

 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.

ACCESSIBILITY:  Wheelchair accessible, wheelchair accessible restrooms.  Strollers are allowed.  

FACILITIES:  rest rooms, picnic tables, gift shop

                             2009 Schedule of Events

 

May 30 – 1609 Henry Hudson and You!  Learn more about Henry Hudson’s 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 Hudson River.  $5.00 per student / lunch and gift included. For reservations call Rogers Island Visitors Center 518-747-3693 or email  rogersisland@gmail.com.  This Quadricentennial program is made possible by a grant from the Hudson River Foundation. 

 

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 ship’s 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 Rogers Island Visitors Center 518-747-3693 or email rogersisland@gmail.com.  This Quadricentennial program is made possible by a grant from the Hudson River Foundation. 

Location:  Tee Bird north golf club, 30 Reservoir Road, Fort Edward.

 

July 6 – August 14   Archaeological Field School  12:30 pm  Weekdays

Weekday lectures for Adirondack Community College’s Archaeological Field School are open for the public to attend.  Visit with the diggers and enjoy their lunchtime talks on various historical and archaeological topics. 

 

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……………Rogers Island Visitors Center Open

10:30am………….Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) STORIES with Kay Olan Ionataie:was                                           

11:30am-12n……..Dance Competition Registration

11:30am-1pm…….DVD Presentations (TBA) in the Visitors Center meeting room

1pm-4:30pm…...   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……………...Visitors Center Closes                         

                                7pm-10pm…..…   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……………Rogers Island Visitors Center Open

10:30am………….Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) STORIES with Kay Olan Ionataie:was

11:30am………….DVD Presentations (TBA) in the Visitors’ Center meeting room                             

12noon……….… GRAND ENTRY by the Four Winds Singers

                               Intertribal Dancing

 4:00pm…………. 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 Rogers Island at Fort Edward.  Enjoy the smells as meals are prepared over open camp fires and listen to stories of 18th century camp life.  Hear the musket fire as work parties are attacked beyond the fort and watch as the British and Provincial soldiers, along with their Native American allies, hurry to their defense.

 


Open Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm / Sunday 1pm-4pm  (open daily June – August)

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11 Rogers Island Drive (off Rte. 197) – PO Box 208, Fort Edward, NY 12828

Phone:  518-747-3693      rogersisland@gmail.com