The tourism season kicks off at Old Fort Niagara this weekend as the popular venue will host its annual celebration of Patriots Day weekend.
Patriots Day is still a civic holiday in many parts of New England and the Boston Marathon is usually run in conjunction with the commemoration.
Commemorating the beginning of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775, this event features living history demonstrations, musket firing, and storytelling.
Click here to listen to Bob Emerson from the fort talk about the weekend.
Here’s the list of events.
10:00 am – Assembly and demonstration of manual exercise (musket drill).
11:00 am – Recruiting Demonstration. Patriots and loyalists debate, call to arms and skirmish with visitors on the front lines.
Noon – Storytelling. Learn about how the Revolution began.
1:00 pm – Meet the Soldier. Learn about life during the American Revolution and discover how men and women dressed.
2:00 pm – Honor Ceremony, military exercise with musket firing.
3:00 pm – Parade and Manouvers
For this event all active duty U.S. service personnel and veterans admitted free with proper ID.