World Heritage Site Sunset Ceremonies
Wednesday evenings
Beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Sunset Ceremonies at Fort Henry are world famous. The Fort Henry Guard Drums, Drill Squad and Artillery Detachment present an hour and a half interpretive story of 1860's military music, precision drill and big-bang artillery maneuver, including a mock battle! The show ends with a spectacular fireworks finale! Each ceremony will feature a performance from a special guest band.

Guest Band Performance Schedule:

• August 5th - Plymouth Fife and Drum
• August 12th - Pipes Drums and Dancers of the 78th Fraser Highlanders
• August 19th- Smith Falls Gordon Pipes and Drums
• August 26th - Pipes and Drums of the 25th (Toronto) Service Battalion

       

       

	Wednesday August 5th 6:00pm - 7:20pm Pathfinders, The Guides of The Rideau by Ed Bebee. Explore the lore and the lure of the Rideau with this engaging book about unsung group of men and women who contributed to the flowering of the Rideau The book is a labour of love by Ed Bebee, an avid fisherman since his youth on Loughborough Lake. Knowing some of the guides personally spurred him to travel the Rideau Corridor, talking to other guides and to anyone connected with guides and guiding. Friends of the Rideau has published the book as part of an ongoing effort to bring to light fading or forgotten narratives of the "not so rich and famous". Friends of the Rideau is a non-profit group dedicated to promoting and enhancing the beautiful Rideau Waterway - a National Historic Site of Canada, a Canadian Heritage River, and a candidate for World Heritage Site recognition.
	Wednesday August 12th 6:00pm - 7:20pm James Bartleman A SENIOR CANADIAN DIPLOMAT is viciously assaulted in his hotel room in South Africa. His world collapses in post-traumatic shock and he is haunted by flashback images of the discrimination he and his family endured when they moved to a small community in central Ontario immediately following World War Two. To exorcise these ghosts, he returns to the past to relive his childhood and youth. In the ensuing memoir, he describes the vibrant colorful personalities of a small northern community in which individuals, Indian and white, are larger than life, and in which race relations reflect unenlightened attitudes. In early 2002, James Bartleman was named Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
	Wednesday August 12th 6:00pm - 7:20pm A former librarian and executive director of the Canadian Library Association, Paul Kitchen is an Ottawa-based hockey historian and a past president of the Society for International Hockey Research. Win, Tie, or Wrangle: The Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators.
	Sunday August 23rd 2:00pm - 3:00pm Kingston has always been a place of great potential," says local writer Alec Ross. "But for only brief periods has it been realized." Ross is the author of Kingston and Frontenac County,a celebration in text and pictures of the area. Veteran Cobourg photographer John De Visser provides the pictures. Ross, a former Whig-Standard reporter and editor, is not without optimism about the city where he has lived since 1986.
	Wednesday August 26th 6:00pm - 7:20pm Bob Andrews has launched a brilliant new book, "A TROUBLESOME BERTH" The Journal of First Lieutenant Charles Allan Parker, Royal Marines: The Canada Years 1838-1840, edited by Robert J. Andrews & Rosalyn Parker Art.

The tradition of joint-performance partnership continues in two gala evening ceremonials at Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada. The Fort Henry Guard Drums, Drill Squad and Artillery Detachment meet the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon and The Commandant's Own Drum and Bugle Corps to present a truly professional, precise and never before seen, two hour evening performance celebrating our mutual military culture, traditions and cross-border friendships. A patriotic, fireworks finale will mark the end of the joint performances.

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Join us at Fort Henry for the Big Gun Run a 5km foot race or 2 km walk around the Point of Fort Henry in support of Easter Seals Ontario, raising money to help kids with physical disabilities. This scenic route showcases the World Heritage Site locations in the Kingston Fortifications Network and is an exciting run for a great cause!

Click here to download a registration form.

Click here to download a Pledge Form.

To Register as a Volunteer or for any other questions,
please contact:

Megan Coughlin, Development Manager
Telephone: (613) 547-4126 ext 226
or toll free 1-888-667-0043
mcoughlin@easterseals.org
or
Rebecca Pero, Development Officer
rpero@easterseals.org

See the Fort of the past as we are animated by over 50 re-enactors from the War of 1812 showcasing how life would have been for Canada's first Soldiers. Events include a naval attack on the Fort from Navy Bay, a speaker's series, and interactive demonstrations.

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