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OSWEGO'S VITAL LINK TO HISTORY EXPLORED THIS WEEKEND; THREE 18TH-CENTURY FORTS PLAYED KEY ROLE IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.(Neighbors Oswego)
; ...eight-pointed wooden stockade. Along with Fort Oswego (b. 1727) and Fort George (b. 1755), these lonely outposts of the British...French base established at Cabin Cove, today's Sunset Bay. Fort Ontario was attacked by the French and Indians in May and...without detection. Quickly, siege operations began ...
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100 000 People Have Already Visited the Saint-Louis Forts and Chateaux Site
; ...400th anniversary of Quebec's founding. Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, a Parks Canada partner, also offered the Ottawa family a...various characters who marked the city's history, such as Frontenac, Chaussegros de Lery, and Lady Aylmer. Every day, the experienced...
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200 000 People Have Already Visited the Saint-Louis Forts and Chateaux Site
; ...anniversary of Quebec's founding. Ms. Fradette also received a one night's stay with breakfast included at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac, a Parks Canada partner. The prize was handed out by Mr. Robert Mercure, General Manager of the hotel. About fifteen guides...
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Information Bulletin: Public Consultation Regarding the Management Plans for the Fortifications of Quebec, Saint-Louis Forts and Chateaux and Montmorency Park National Historic Sites of Canada
; ...considered for the development of the site in the coming years. Meetings will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Chateau Frontenac hotel. The first session will begin at 1:00 p.m. and the second will be held at 7:30 p.m. The mains points are presented in...
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OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE; FORT ONTARIO IS PLANNING ONE OF THE LARGEST FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR RE-ENACTMENTS EVER STAGED.(Neighbors Oswego)
; ...waste. Halfway across New York, the British abandoned their fort in Herkimer and put cut trees in the waterways to block...Mohawk Valley, said Paul Lear, historic site manager of Fort Ontario. It was another three years before British forces...Colonial volunteers - pushed back the French and Indians. ...
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[ Obituary ]
; Charlotte VanLeer Andrew Carrier FRONTENAC --- Andrew A. "Andy" Carrier, 71, formerly of Frontenac, died Thursday, Nov. 22...was born Oct. 22, 1930, in Frontenac, the son of Emile and Carmen...High School in 1948 and from Fort Scott Community College in...at Friskel Funeral Home in Frontenac. ...
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LA Golf Club is purchased by partnership.
; ...the lights out and fade into retirement. Instead, the Frontenac Crystal Springs president partnered last month with Joseph...would be a good opportunity. Mr. Colello, who bought Frontenac in 1994, said he has turned over day-to-day operations...stressed that they would not be supplementing or replacing ...
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[ Bankruptcies ]
; Bankruptcies Benjamin H. and Carol D. Swigart, Frontenac, Chapter 7, case No. 02-42309. Liabilities...Christopher E. and Kimberly G. Watkins, Fort Riley, Chapter 7, case No. 02-42318. Liabilities...43,100; assets, $12,870. Max L. Casey, Fort Riley, Chapter 7, case No. 02-42319. Liabilities...
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Colors of Canada: Atmosphere is right for a getaway to Ontario's Thousand Islands.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
; ...built a combination fort and fur trading post called Ft. Frontenac, named for Louis...rebuild. It seems Frontenac didn't want the fort burned for any reason...trouble from Ft. Frontenac. They sent in 3,000 troops, captured the fort and burned it again...
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Le Champlain Quebec ; PLATE WITH A VIEW
; Le Champlain restaurant is in Le Chateau Frontenac, a turreted extravaganza of a hotel in Quebec. It's named...through the ice. Champlain's New France was initially run from Fort St Louis, whose foundations lie just outside the window under...Carrieres, Quebec, Canada (001 418 692 3861; ...
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