Festival of Nations - A Quadricentennial Signature Event
| Date: | Sep-18-2009 - Sep-20-2009 | |
| Location/Sponsor: | Chimney Point State Historic Site - Addison | |
| Category: | Festivals | |
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Festival of Nations and Annual Northeast Atlatl Competition and Workshops Chimney Point Vermont State Historic Site, Crown Point NY State Historic Site, Crown Point Reservation Campground, and the Lake Champlain Bridge
Addison, VT and Crown Point, NY    For nearly 7,500 years, the area known as the Chimney Point - Crown Point narrows has been one of the most strategic spots on Lake Champlain. Native peoples camped there as they hunted and fished, and through the years the French, British and Colonial Americans fought for strategic advantage and founded early settlements. Today the historic tavern at Chimney Point is a Vermont State Historic Site, with exhibits telling the story of Native American, French colonial and early American history of the region. Across the narrows at the New York Crown Point State Historic Site, exhibits and the archeological remains of British and French forts speak volumes about the strategic role of the narrows. This signature event will bring Chimney Points stories to life! Friday, September 18: 12 5 p.m. Atlatl workshop. Pre-register($65 fee) - Click here for more information. School programs at Crown Point Saturday, September 19: 9 - 10 a.m. Join Lake Champlain Committee board and staff members on the porch for morning coffee and bagels and informal discussions about the lake! 10:30 a.m. dusk Annual Atlatl Competition accuracy and distance competition ($5 fee) - Click here for more information. Native American, primitive life and craft demonstrations French Colonial Encampment New exhibit Chimney Point/Pointe-ΰ-la-Chevelure: A Frontier of New France Continual showing of award-winning film Champlain: The Lake Between Nature of the Lake presented by Lake Champlain Committee; time TBA Food vendors 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. What Sam Saw - A LCC presentation about what Samuel de Champlain saw in 1609 and how the lake and its watershed have changed since then. Location: Chimney Point porch. 3:15 p.m. Awards Ceremony followed by Grand Champion Shoot-out. Special guest and special announcement included. Dusk Live music before fireworks - Atlantic Crossing and Seth Warner Mount Independence Fife & Drum Corps And just across the bridge from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Crown Point Quadricentennial Day at Crown Point State Historic Site and Crown Point Reservation Campground. Featuring: 10 a.m. - 3 pm. Lois McClure Tour the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's replica canal boat Lois McClure and learn about 19th century commerce on Lake Champlain. Location: Crown Point Pier. 10:30 a.m. La France Unveiled: Artistry, Diplomacy, Odyssey Examining the Auguste Rodin sculpture on the Lake Champlain Memorial Lighthouse - a talk by Frances Sikola Chevalier, Ph.D. Location: Visitor Center Theater at Crown Point NY Historic Site 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. The Future of Lake Champlain - Join Lake Champlain Committee Staff Scientist Mike Winslow and Lake Champlain Basin Program Manager Bill Howland for a discussion of critical factors that will affect the lake in the coming years and tips on actions individuals can take to protect the lakes health.Location: Visitor Center Theater at Crown Point NY Historic Site 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Performances and Presentations by Martin Sexton, The United State Merchant Marine Academy Band, Piers Faccini, Justin Jones and the Driving Rain, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Hackett Fischer, Stephane Wrembel, Bear Tracks, Tim Jennings and LeAnne Ponder, Darren Bonaparte, and a special screening of the soon-to-be-released Dead Reckoning. Crown Point Quadricentennial Day will also feature historic, cultural, educational, nature, and family activities 4:30 p.m. ceremony re-dedicating the Champlain Memorial lighthouse with fireworks over Lake Champlain. For more information: www.DiscoverLakeChamplain400.org Note: A free ferry service (6 passenger capacity) will run between the sites throughout the day. Programs will run at both sites from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Camping: Camping is available at nearby DAR State Park in Addison Vermont for 9/18 and 9/19. Sunday, September 20: 7:30 -8:30 a.m. Lake Champlain Bridge open for pedestrian and bicycle traffic Puzzles! Sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council, over-size puzzle pieces artisically decorated by folks in both New York State and Vermont will be on view - connected - along the bridge. Live Music Blue Sky Boys (Banjo Dan and Will Lindner) at 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Native American, primitive life and craft demonstrations, wood-carving French Colonial encampment Conversations with Samuel de Champlain Continual showing of award-winning film Champlain: The Lake Between Food vendors Tours of Crown Points historic forts 10:00 a.m. - International Standard Accuracy Atlatl Competition ($3 fee) - Click here for more information. 11:00 a.m. - master atlatl coaching
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| Location | Chimney Point State Historic Site | |
| Website: | http://www.HistoricVermont.org/chimneypoint | |
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The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation owns and operates the historic site for the enjoyment, education, and entertainment of the public and holds the site in the public trust for its long term preservation. For more than 7,500 years, the jutting shoreline known as Chimney Point has been a strategic settlement for peoples occupying the Champlain Valley. Chimney Point on Lake Champlain in Vermont is one of the earliest, mostly intensely settled, and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley, with human habitation going back as far as 7,500 years. Chimney Point State Historic Site 7305 VT Route 125 Addison, Vermont 05491 Open May 23 October 12, Wed. Sun. and Monday Holidays, 9:30 5:00 (802) 759-2412Admission: $3.00 for adults, free for children under 15 |
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