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Schooner Lois McClure in Port at Gananoque, August 29th – 31st

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Photos property of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, http://www.lcmm.org

From Arthur Child Museum – Linda Mainse – Also 1813, The Shipwrights’ War and Other Stories

(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s schooner Lois McClure will be in port at the PUC dock adjacent to Joel Stone Heritage Park, Water St., Gananoque from 6 pm Thursday August 29th to 10 am Saturday August 31st, open to the public from 11 – 6 pm on August 30th, during her tour commemorating the War of 1812 Bicentennial. As well, Art Cohn will present an evening talk titled “Shipwrecks: The Lake Champlain Experience” on Thursday, August 29th from 7:30 – 8:30 pm at the Arthur Child Heritage Museum, followed by refreshments. “The shipbuilding races and naval battles of 1813 helped to determine the outcome of the War of 1812, and left a legacy of shipwrecks beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain,” explains Art Cohn, Special Project Director. “Our dynamic outreach program explores history where it happened, on the anniversary of the cross-border war that ushered in 200 years of peace.” – to read more>

Brian Phillips Presents Athens History in Pictures

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All of Athens came out to celebrate the installation and unveiling of their new Heritage Sign on August 8. L-r, Kathryn Hudson, Athens and Area Historical Society; Athens Mayor Herb Scott; MP Gord Brown and MPP Steve Clark, Leeds-Grenville; and Tom Russell, Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation.
L-r, Athens Mayor Herb Scott; Kathryn Hudson, Athens and Area Historical Society; Brian Phillips, local historian and graphic designer; MP Gord Brown and MPP Steve Clark, Leeds-Grenville; and Tom Russell, Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation
MP Gord Brown, Leeds-Grenville, addresses the crowd
by Lorraine Payette, written August 10, 2013

(ATHENS, ONTARIO) The Athens Historical Society was delighted to host an evening with historian Brian Phillips as they celebrated the unveiling of their new heritage sign located in front of the Joshua Bates Centre at 1 Main Street West in the village on August 8.

The presentation, entitled “Athens: A History in Pictures”, showcased an elaborate collection of photographs and other memorabilia from the community’s past, all punctuated with Phillips’ dazzling running commentary. His natural wit and sense of humour help to bring not only the historical material alive, but also generate interest in the process itself. – to read more>