The War of 1812 Begins

Continued from Jan. 25th.

More Events commemorating the bicentennial.

Fort Henry in Kingston--  the 1812 Overture will be performed by the Kingston Symphony.

Niagara-on-the-Lake will open exhibit "Petticoats, Boots and Muskets" and spy stories will be told.

Fort St. Joseph--  Richard's Landing, near the border of Michigan's Upper Peninsula--  encampment with soldiers, military and natives preparing to retake Fort Michimackinac

Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY--  a period encampment in September

Queenstown will recreate the funeral of General Isaac Brock.

Erie, Pennsylvania--  visit the USS Niagara, a recreation of Perry's flagship at the Battle of Lake Erie.

Ottawa--  War Museum exhibit

Seaway Trail--  routes along NewYork and Pennsylvania's freshwater coast will have markers telling the war's story.

To the British, it should be noted, this war was just a footnote compared to their titanic struggle against Napoleon in Europe.

These events have already taken place, but just to show the war is not entirely forgotten.  Check about this year's events. 

Not So Forgotten, Like I Said.  --Brock-Perry