OGDENSBURG – The annual Founders Weekend, hosted by the Fort De La Présentation Association at Van Rensselaer (Lighthouse) Point, State Highway 68 and Commerce Street, is slated for July 20-21.

Founder’s Weekend celebrates and commemorates Ogdensburg’s French colonial history, and will kick off the larger Seaway Festival held at locations around the city during the following week.

Live re-enactment of land and water battles of the French and Indian War, French, British, Native and Maritime encampments, children’s activities, historical talks, demonstrations, exhibits and food vendors will all be part of Founder’s Weekend festivities.

Re-enactors, historians, colonial artisans and event attendees have assembled at Lighthouse Point for the annual event for more than a decade, coming from all over the state, Ontario and Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other areas.

New events this year include demonstrations of flint and steel fire starting, cartridge rolling, fencing and dueling; a Maypole lecture and dance, tomahawk throwing (open to the public) and the lecture “The Attack on Fort Bull.”

Saturday and Sunday admission will be adults $7, military ID $4, youth 6-16 $2, and youth 5 and younger free. Youth 16 and younger will be admitted free when accompanied by a paid adult on Sunday.

Info: 315-393-3620, www.fort1749.org.

The full schedule of events includes:

Saturday, July 20

Colonial trades, Camp life, Drills, Demonstrations, Exhibits, Children’s Activities throughout the weekend. Scavenger Hunt for kids-Stewarts Shops ice cream coupon for all participants.

10 a.m., Gates open

10 a.m., Skirmish, fire starting (flint & steel)

10 a.m.-noon, Cartridge rolling for the young at heart with George Cherepon, tomahawk throwing (public invited)

10:30 a.m., Fencing lecture and demo

11 a.m., Water battle begins

11:30 a.m., Children’s muster

11:30 a.m., Lecture, “The Attack on Fort Bull”

12 p.m., Maypole lecture and dance

1 p.m., “Synopsis of the French and Indian War” with Jack Frost

1:30 p.m., Land battle begins

2-3 p.m., Children’s activities

3 p.m., 18th Century dueling lecture followed by mock duel

3-4 p.m. Tomahawk throwing (public invited)

3:30 p.m. Ladies tea, bring teacup

4 p.m. Gates close

7:30 p.m., English country dance at Freight House Restaurant, 20 Market St.

Tomahawk throwing is for 12 and older, 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult

Sunday, July 21

7:30 a.m., Mass, bring a lawn chair, rain location Notre Dame Church

Colonial trades, camp life, drills, demonstrations, exhibits and children’s activities throughout the weekend. Scavenger hunt for kids. Stewarts Shops ice cream coupon for participants.

10 a.m., Gates open

10 a.m.-noon, Cartridge rolling for the young at heart with George Cherepon

11 a.m., Water battle begins

11 a.m.-noon, Fire starting (flint & steel)

11:30 a.m., Children’s muster

noon–1 p.m., Children’s activities

noon, Native American culture with Darren Bonaparte

1 p.m., “Synopsis of the French and Indian War” with Jack Frost

1:30 p.m., Land battle

2:30 p.m., Gates close