![]() ![]() Admissions end 30 minutes before closing. More information about membership and Old Fort Niagara’s upcoming events and programs is available at Old Fort Niagara is open daily from 9 a.m. Members of the Old Fort Niagara Association will enjoy free admission to “Winter Woods Battle.” General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-12, and free for children ages 5 and under. In addition to the activities, warm drinks and snacks will be for sale onsite at the log cabin. Tinsmithing, quill writing, Native singing and cooking demonstrations are part of the day’s programming. Indoor activities engage visitors during ‘Winter Woods Battle’ and give them a break from the cold. *If there is enough snow, note snowshoes are provided first-come, first-served, and visitors are welcome to bring their own. Ongoing demonstrations: fishing, Native American stories and songs.2-3:30 p.m., cordwaining (shoemaking) demonstration.2 p.m., fur trading demonstration: Hear tales of the voyageurs and their lives on the Great Lakes.Wear practical footwear and dress for the weather. Walk on snowshoes (weather permitting*) and enjoy hot chocolate in the British camp. 2 p.m., “The Expedition”: Be on the front lines as French forces from the fort clash with British rangers posted in the woods.1:30 p.m., “The History of the Snowshoe: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation”.1 p.m., tinsmithing, make and take a tin ornament.12:15 p.m., musket-firing demonstration.Noon, start a fire with flint and steel.11:30 a.m., winter survival in the fort and on the trail.10:15 a.m., musket-firing demonstration.until 2 p.m., food on the frontier – 18th-century hearth cooking demonstration Experience life when "texting" meant a quill pen, inkwell and paper. to noon, quill penmanship – Take up your quill and learn to write in the 18th-century style. Learn how shoes are made in the 18th century. ![]() to noon, “A Winter's Project – Cordwaining demonstration by Brett Walker of Ligonier (formerly with Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia). “ ‘Winter Woods Battle’ offers everyone a chance to get some fresh air, wander around historic buildings and experience life in the 1700s with fun and friendly reenactors and staff.”Įverything is included with regular admission to the fort, and members get in for free. “Pull on your boots, hats, gloves and coats and head to the fort for a fun, wintry day,” Emerson said. Re-enactors from regional units – Brant’s Volunteers, Hoisington Rangers, New York Provincials and Shroth’s New York Company – join the fort’s staff and volunteers in presenting a full slate of programming for all, whether indoor or outdoor enthusiasts. Plus, the annual trek into the woods for the battle!” “Additionally, there are indoor and outdoor activities to accommodate our visitors’ interests and comforts, including quill writing, making a tin ornament, starting a fire with flint and steel, building winter shelters with branches, learning the history of snowshoes and the Great Lakes fur trade. “This year, visitors will learn about cordwaining, or shoemaking, in the 18th century from our guest cordwainer, Brett Walker, of Ligonier, Pennsylvania,” said Robert Emerson, executive director of the Old Fort Niagara Association. It will feature cordwaining as a new demonstration along with its assortment of indoor and outdoor living-history activities for visitors. “Winter Woods Battle” returns to Old Fort Niagara from 10 a.m. 'Cordwaining' part of ‘Winter Woods Battle’ at Old Fort Niagara ![]()
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