A Weekend of 18th Century Military and Civilian Life

Encampment at Fort George

July 29 - August 2, 2010

From July 29 to August 2, 2010, Hoplologia member groups and others will recreate an 18^th century military encampment, the largest military and civilian recreation of 18th century life in North America this year. The site is Fort George, located in downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake, close to one of Ontario’s finest tourist destinations, with hundreds of shops, the Shaw festival, B+Bs, hotels, etc. within easy walking distance.

The weekend will include five military scenarios, dancing, fencing, horsemanship, archery, Fop Fest and Promenade, Polly Johnson Day, a Tavern of unbelievable vice and squalor, prize fighting, gambling, liquor, beautiful ladies, dashing gentlemen, rakes, thieves, soldiers, the finest craftsmen, most daring adventurers...

An escalade, a night assault, cannons, cavalry, the best clothes in the history of the world - and that's just on Saturday!

The Fort itself includes barracks space in period block houses, a Georgian Officer’s Mess building available to reenactors, as well as camping space inside and outside the fort; probably the finest fully recreated Georgian military buildings in North America.

If you are planning to attend, your unit needs to register.
Forces of Congress Register here.
Crown Forces register HERE.

Information

If you have any questions, please direct them to the event organizers:

For info about Congressional forces contact Bob Balcius at or John Osinski at .
For info about Crown forces, contact Christian Cameron, .

BORDER CROSSING INFORMATION

An information letter to assist you with border crossing may be downloaded here. This letter contains a description of the event and gives a contact number for the sponsor should your officer need to have any questions answered.

Additional information:
These four URLs contain everything you need to know for border crossing. Canada Border Services has been informed of the event at the highest levels, and at least in the Niagara Region, the Director is now directly involved.

Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition - an organization whose focus includes improving cross-border mobility. This site includes a wealth of information about where and how you can most easily cross the US-Canada border.
Border maps and links to information on crossing times, etc.
Canada Border Service Agency summary of the identification required
Complete listing of guides available from the Canada Border Service. Whatever your question may be, they have a publication to cover it.