Events 2022
EVENTS FOR THE 2022 1814 COMMEMORATION INC.
Commemoration of the September 11, 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh
September 8 – 11, 2022
Subject To Change
THURSDAY, September 8, 2022
10:00 am – 04:00 pm MUSEUMS Downtown, Old Base Museum Campus & Alice T. Miner
10:30 am & 1:30pm TOURS-OLD BASE / Clinton County Historical Association Museum pre-register 518-561-0340
05:00 pm RIVERSIDE CEMETERY MEMORIAL CEREMONY 30 Steltzer Rd off Broad St.
FRIDAY, September 9, 2022
10:00 am – 04:00 pm MUSEUMS Downtown, Old Base Museum Campus & Alice T. Miner
10:30am & 1:30pm - TOURS-OLD BASE / Clinton County Historical Association Museum pre-register 518-561-0340
11:00 am - 12:00pm CULVER HILL MEMORIAL CEREMONY Culver Hill Historical Park– Route 22, Beekmantown (Program starts Saturday)
12:00 pm REENACTORS ARRIVE FOR GRAND ENCAMPMENT- Kent Delord House Museum grounds-17 Cumberland Ave.
12:30-01:30 pm HALSEY’S CORNERS CEREMONY Corner of Halsey Place & Boynton Ave.
03:00 pm - 3:30 pm BAGPIPES The Sound of Bagpipes Officially Open the Event
03:30 pm – 06:20 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Trinity Park Tent- 3:30-4:30 Music by: “Stan Ransom & Peter Cadieux” 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm Music by: “Too Tall String Band”
04:00 pm –10:00 pm INFORMATION BOOTH / Buttons & Schedule / Souvenirs / Water- Next to City Hall - City Hall Place
04:00 pm – 09:30 pm FOOD COURT & EXHIBITS Trinity Park
04:30 pm – 09:30 pm "THE TAVERN" Enjoy an adult beverage at Lower Court Street Parking Lot Tent across from Trinity Park- Micro Brews from “Valcour Brewing Company” “Oval Craft Brewing Company"
07:00 pm TOUR: “Greater Adirondack Ghost Tours” (Tickets available at start of tour at North end Trinity Park [Tour limited to 75 people] (starts at North end Trinity Park)
TRIBUTE CONCERT on the steps of CITY HALL- HONORING VETERANS AND EVERYDAY HEROES
06:30 Boy Scout Honor Guard escort Honor Flight Veterans
Welcoming Remarks – Tom Donahue, President 1814 Commemoration Inc.
National Anthem – Ms. Tally Duells
Pauline Stone - Executive Secretary, North Country Honor Flight
Mayor Christopher Rosenquest -Welcome
Tom Donahue/Mayor Rosenquest – Special Presentation “Honoring Veterans and Everyday Heroes”
07:00 pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY IRISH DANCE PERFORMANCE
07:30 pm – 09:30 pm : “ADIRONDACK JAZZ ORCHESTRA” in Concert courtesy of the City of Plattsburgh
Suprise guest performer singing "The Battle of Plattsburgh Bay"
09:30 pm FIREWORKS “ROCKET’S RED GLARE” Sponsored by Eagle’s Nest Veterinary Hospital
View from City Hall Place and Lawn Surrounding Macdonough Monument
SATURDAY, September 10, 2022
08:00 am – 10:00 am CANNON BALL RUN Old Base Oval- Sponsored by Plattsburgh YMCA Cannonball Run Registration [On Site Registration and starting point at “The Y on the Oval”] -52 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 518-563-7463
09:00 am – 10:00 am BAGPIPES & DRUMS The Sound of Bagpipes and Drums to Open the Day
09:00 am – 02:00 pm FARMER’S MARKET Entrance at Bridge & Green Streets
10:00 am – 03:45 pm MONUMENT CHALLENGE Thomas Macdonough Monument (Closed 1:00 – 2:30 during the Parade, & closed if it rains) “The Challenge” – 156 steps up…156 steps back down. Survive the Challenge…get your Button, Name on website, Chance to WIN $50 gift card!
10:00 am – 04:00 pm 1814 REENACTOR GRAND ENCAMPMENT 19th Century Civilian Trades and Military Life Demonstrations Kent Delord House Museum grounds
10:00 am – 01:00 pm EXHIBITS City Hall Lobby (closed during the parade)
10:00 am – 07:00 pm INFORMATION BOOTH / Buttons & Schedule / Souvenirs / Water Next to City Hall - City Hall Place
10:00 am – 07:00 pm FOOD COURT & EXHIBITS Trinity Park
10:00 am – 04:00 pm CHILDREN’S OLD TIME VILLAGE FAIR- Macdonough Monument grounds -Chateau Ramezay Museum Guides from Montreal- Exhibits & Demonstrations-Face Painting-Merriloons “Clown Entertainment” -Champlain Valley Irish Dancers-4H Clubs Demonstrations & Farm Animals- Alice T. Miner Museum Crafts- Journey Into Reading & Children’s Books- Point Au Roche State Park Nature Study– Exhibits & Crafts-North Star Underground Railway Museum Exhibit & Crafts for all ages- CEFLS and the Plattsburgh Public Library - a Storywalk and Crafts- Plucky Rooster Contest
10:00 am – 04:00 pm MONUMENT CHALLENGE Thomas Macdonough Monument (Closed 1:00 – 2:00 during the Parade, open after parade until 3:45)
10:00 am – 04:00 pm KIDS’ GAMES (Kids’ Muster & Parade - 12:00 pm) City Hall lawn
10:00 am – 04:00 pm MUSEUMS Downtown, Old Base Museum Campus & Alice T. Miner
10:30 am & 1:30 pm TOURS-OLD BASE / Clinton County Historical Association Museum pre-register 518-561-0340
10:00 am REENACTMENT - NAVAL WEAPONS DEMONSTRATIONS Wilcox Dock Area - 95 Cumberland Avenue
10:00 am – 12:00 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT at “Israel Green’s Place”In Trinity Park Tent Music by: “Nate Pultorak and John Wagar”
10:30 am – 11:30 am HISTORY TALKS in Trinity Church across from Trinity Park “Hiram Paulding; Unsung Hero Of The Battle of Plattsburgh” Speaker: Stan Ransom, “Early Miscalculations by Military Leaders in the War of 1812” Speaker: Don Wickman
11:00 am CELEBRITY BED RACE REGATTA City Hall Place & Lower Court St. Sponsored by Plattsburgh Noon Rotary
11:15 am – 11:45 am SAILING MASTERS OF 1812 City Hall Place – in front of City Hall
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm KIDS’ MUSTER & PARADE City Hall Place & Trinity Park Presented by: Stan Ransom, Gratto Family, Benjamin Pomerance and Bagpipers Gerry Tetreaut & Kim Matthews
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm STEPHEN GRATTO Comedy Juggling and Variety Performer- City Hall Place – in front of City Hall
01:00 pm – 02:30 pm PARADE – THEME “THE NAVY AT PLATTSBURGH”- A Battle Fought with Local Builders, Local Ships & Local Heroes- Parade Registration - Cumberland Avenue, City Hall Place, Durkee Street
02:00 pm – 09:00 pm “THE TAVERN” - Enjoy An Adult Beverage
at Lower Court Street Parking Lot Tent across from Trinity Park
Micro Brews from “Valcour Brewing Company”
Micro Brews from “Oval Craft Brewing Company”
02:30 pm - 2:50pm GRATTO FAMILY-Comedy Juggling & Variety Performers City Hall Place – in front of City Hall
02:45 pm – 03:30 pm BEAT RETREAT Bands play in front of City Hall
03:30 pm – 06:00 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT at “Israel Green’s Place” In Trinity Park Tent Music by: “Ursa and the Major Key”
03:30 pm REENACTMENT - HISTORICAL WEAPONS DEMONSTRATIONS 95 Cumberland Avenue – adjacent to Wilcox Dock
07:00 pm **TOUR: “Greater Adirondack Ghost Tours” (Tickets available at start of tour at Plattsburgh Farmers Market Parking Lot on Green Street) [Tour limited to 75 people] $5 discount w/Commemorative Button
07:00 pm – 10:00 pm MACOMB BALL English Country Dancing – In Trinity Park Tent All welcome, no dancing experience required, Come to dance or to enjoy the music by Cedar Waxwing. [Commemorative Button required for Dancers]
SUNDAY, September 11, 2022
10:00 am – 11:00 am WORSHIP Champlain Monument Gazebo, Cumberland Avenue
10:00 am – 04:00 pm MUSEUMS Downtown, Old Base Museum Campus & Alice T. Miner
10:30 am & 1:30pm - TOURS-OLD BASE / Clinton County Historical Association Museum pre-register 518-561-0340
10:00 - 10:45 am TOURS: CHAZY, NEW YORK IN 1812- Start at Alice T. Miner Museum
11:00 am – 12:00 pm SHAPE NOTE SINGERS Kent Delord House Museum lawn
11:00 am – 11:30 pm IRISH DANCE WORKSHOP – Stage on City Hall Steps “Learn how to Irish Dance” Offered by: “Champlain Valley Irish Dancer”
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CRAB ISLAND CEREMONY Crab Island View from the docks of the Battlefield Gateway Memorial Park, Rt, 9 South, across from Stewart’s Shop
11:00 am – 03:00 pm 1814 REENACTOR GRAND ENCAMPMENT 19th Century Civilian Trades and Military Life Demonstrations Kent Delord House Museum grounds
11:00 am – 03:00 pm INFORMATION BOOTH / Buttons & Schedule / Souvenirs /Water Next to City Hall - City Hall Place
11:00 am – 03:00 pm NORTH COUNTRY CLASSIC CARS Lower City Hall Place
11:00 am – 03:00 pm FOOD COURT & EXHIBITS Trinity Park
11:00 am – 03:00 pm OLD TIME VILLAGE FAIR Macdonough Monument grounds
Exhibits, Crafts & Demonstrations presented by: Chateau Ramezay Museum Guides from Montreal, Plattsburgh Fire Department, Alice T. Miner Museum, Point Au Roche State Park Nature Study, Bookburgh Books, Journey into Reading, USS Saratoga Replica, Caricature/Joe Ferris Art, Plucky Rooster/ Champlain Centre Mall and Face Painting
11:00 am – 03:00 pm MONUMENT CHALLENGE Thomas Macdonough Monument
11:00 am – 03:00 pm ADIRONDACK RAPTORS With Mark Manske Trinity Place
11:00 am – 1:00 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT at “Israel Green’s Place” In Trinity Park Tent Music by: “Ferris and the Wheelers”
12:30 pm KIDS’ MUSTER & PARADE Trinity Park & City Hall Place Presented by: Stan ransom, Gratto Family, Benjamin Pomerance and Bagpipers Gerry Tetreaut & Kim Matthews
11:00 am REENACTMENT-NAVAL WEAPONS DEMONSTRATIONS Wilcox Dock – 95 Cumberland Avenue
11:30 am – 12:30 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT City Hall Steps Entertainment by: “Champlain Valley Irish Dance”
12:30 pm HISTORY TALKS in War of 1812 Museum Old Base Campus “How captain Macdonough Maneuvered To Victory in the Battle of Plattsburgh ” Speaker: Keith Herkalo “Aiken’s Volunteers and the Battle of Plattsburgh” Speaker: Joy Demarse
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm EXHIBITS City Hall (The Anchor & Murals)
01:00 pm – 1:30 pm REENACTMENT-HISTORICAL WEAPONS DEMONSTRATIONS 95 Cumberland Avenue – adjacent to Wilcox Dock
01:00 pm – 02:30 pm FIRE ENGINE PULL - City Hall Place
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT at “Israel Green’s Place”
In Trinity Park Tent Music by: “Fulton’s Folly”
02:30 pm – 03:00 pm PLUCKY ROOSTER CROWING CONTEST - City Hall Stage Get Your “Crow” On - Sponsored by: Champlain Centre Mall -Emily Moosman, Mkt, Mgr. and Joe Ferris “Plucky Rooster”
03:00 pm 50/50 Raffle Winner Drawing (not required to be present to win)
** Discount with Battle of Plattsburgh Commemorative Button
CREDITS: SOUND PRODUCTION: Russell Fehr
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Jodi Brunner & Tom Donahue
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