Three event highlights
1 — In 1669, a remarkable meeting took place between French explorer LaSalle and his 10-man exploration entourage and the people living in the Seneca town of Ganondagan, populated at the time by approximately 4,500 Seneca people. Historic re-enactors from throughout North America will gather at Ganondagan to present “A Seneca Encounter with LaSalle.”
2 — Guests will meet and visit with authentically dressed French explorers, Jesuits, Seneca, and Dutch traders, view traditional colonial and Native American demonstrations, and try out colonial and Native games including hoop and javelin, lacrosse, longball, and archery. They will visit a trading post, tour Ganondagan’s bark longhouse, and hike the site’s trails. This event is sponsored by the Rochester Area Community Foundation Historical Fund.
3 — Artisans of period crafts — rarely available at any festival — will be selling their works as well as providing demonstrations and information about their crafts. Thanks to the excellent documentation by Galinée — the French priest who accompanied LaSalle — there is a high degree of accuracy regarding clothing, weaponry, and period crafts and trade items. Food also will be available on site for purchase.
Why you should attend
“Ganondagan is proud to offer this annual living history event to local and regional visitors who want an historically accurate ‘taste’ of a significant day in 1669,” said Ganondagan Site Interpreter and Historian Michael Galban. “We know that LaSalle and his contingent were welcomed here, right at this site, by the Seneca people and shared their food, traditions, and trade goods.”
About the event
WHEN Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE Ganondagan State Historic Site, 1488 Route 444, Victor
TICKETS $5 for adults; $3 for seniors, students (ages 6-18), and Friends of Ganondagan members; free for children 5 and younger.
INFO www.ganondagan.org/LHE.html or call 585-742-1690
How to submit your event
MAIL 73 Buffalo St., Canandaigua, NY, 14424
E-MAIL mburri@messengerpostmedia.com
FAX (585) 394-4160
Three event highlights
1 — In 1669, a remarkable meeting took place between French explorer LaSalle and his 10-man exploration entourage and the people living in the Seneca town of Ganondagan, populated at the time by approximately 4,500 Seneca people. Historic re-enactors from throughout North America will gather at Ganondagan to present “A Seneca Encounter with LaSalle.”
2 — Guests will meet and visit with authentically dressed French explorers, Jesuits, Seneca, and Dutch traders, view traditional colonial and Native American demonstrations, and try out colonial and Native games including hoop and javelin, lacrosse, longball, and archery. They will visit a trading post, tour Ganondagan’s bark longhouse, and hike the site’s trails. This event is sponsored by the Rochester Area Community Foundation Historical Fund.
3 — Artisans of period crafts — rarely available at any festival — will be selling their works as well as providing demonstrations and information about their crafts. Thanks to the excellent documentation by Galinée — the French priest who accompanied LaSalle — there is a high degree of accuracy regarding clothing, weaponry, and period crafts and trade items. Food also will be available on site for purchase.
Why you should attend
“Ganondagan is proud to offer this annual living history event to local and regional visitors who want an historically accurate ‘taste’ of a significant day in 1669,” said Ganondagan Site Interpreter and Historian Michael Galban. “We know that LaSalle and his contingent were welcomed here, right at this site, by the Seneca people and shared their food, traditions, and trade goods.”
About the event
WHEN Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE Ganondagan State Historic Site, 1488 Route 444, Victor
TICKETS $5 for adults; $3 for seniors, students (ages 6-18), and Friends of Ganondagan members; free for children 5 and younger.
INFO www.ganondagan.org/LHE.html or call 585-742-1690
How to submit your event
MAIL 73 Buffalo St., Canandaigua, NY, 14424
E-MAIL mburri@messengerpostmedia.com
FAX (585) 394-4160
