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Mid Vermont Events Calendar, July 2008

Middlebury Vermont Festival on the Green

July 2008

Please note:
While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the events listed, all information is subject to change. The contacts listed for each event can confirm dates and provide additional information. Be sure to verify all information in advance of your trip!

July 2

Pittsford
Maple Candy Making
New England Maple Museum - Crystallizing Pure Vermont Maple Syrup into Maple Sugar is demonstrated. Visitors can sample the final project fresh from the mold without touring the Museum on these Wednesdays. Rte. 7. 10:30-3 pm. 802-483-9414.www.maplemuseum.com

July 4

Ticonderoga, NY
Independence Day
Fort Ticonderoga, NY—Celebrate Independence Day at the site of America's first Victory of the American Revolution. Readings of the Declaration of Independence throughout the day. "Best fourth in the North", fair and fireworks in Ticonderoga Village.10-4. 518-585-2821. www.fort-ticonderoga

Vergennes
Independence Day Celebration
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum—Welcoming people from the area and from around the world to find common ground in the values of liberty and independence. Take special tour of the museum's Key to Liberty Building and the replica revolutionary war gunboat Philadelphia II. 802-475-2022. www.lcmm.org

July 5

Ticonderoga, NY
Day of Scots
Fort Ticonderoga—Hundreds of participants from Scottish Clans, modern Black Watch Regiments and International dignitaries join in a parade from the Fort to the Scottish Cairn to memorialize the Black Watch soldiers that fell to the French forces. 518-585-2121. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

Middlebury
Book Sale
Ilsley Public Library—The Friends of Ilsley Library hold their book sale in the Vermont Room. 11 am-3 pm. 802-388-4095. www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org

July 5-11

Ticonderoga, NY
Graduate Course for Teachers - Fleur-de-Lys and Tomahawks
Fort Ticonderoga—Jointly offered with the Living History Education Foundation. 914-739-0136. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

July 6

Ticonderoga, NY
Dedication of the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center
Fort Ticonderoga—The newly restored magasin du roi, the King's warehouse, was blown up by the evacuating French in 1759. This building completes the restoration of the Fort to its original 1755 configuration and houses a new exhibit and state-of-the-art educational space. 518-585-2821. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

July 8

Ticonderoga, NY
Battle of Carillon 250th Anniversary Commemoration and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Fort Ticonderoga—11 am. Join a procession from the fort to the French Lines led by the Fort Ticonderoga Fife & Drum Corps. 518-585-2821. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

July 9

July 11-12

Vergennes
French Heritage Days
An educational, family fun day filled with Franco-American music, fiddles, spoons, singing, step dancing and clogging. French food, traditional craft demonstrations, antique vehicles, hands-on participation of old games and ice cream making. Trace your family roots, plus the Bastille Day Waiter's Race. 10 am-4 pm. City Park. 802-388-7951. French Heritage Days Schedule

July 12

Ticonderoga, NY
Garden Party
Fort Ticonderoga—An evening of refreshments and entertainment to benefit The King's Garden. Call 518-585-2121 to request an invitation. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

July 13-19

Middlebury
Festival on-the-Green
Mark your calendars now and plan to be on hand to enjoy a week of wonderful family-friendly entertainment under the big white tent on the village green. For updated information visit www.festivalonthegreen.org

July 12-13

Native American Encampment and Craft Show
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum—Join members of the Eastern Woodlands confederacy, Elnu Abenaki and others for the museum's second annual weekend celebration of the region's Native American heritage. Visitors will gain a Native American perspective on the upcoming anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's first visit to the lake that now bears his name. Dressed in clothing faithful to 1609, tribal members will demonstrate singing, dancing, and life skills, joining artisans and tribal dignitaries to celebrate native culture and heritage. 802-475-2022. www.lcmm.org

July 16

July 17

Middlebury
Doing Local History
Henry Sheldon Museum—Led by Deborah Clifford and is for anyone interested in working on a local history project using primary source materials. Research Center. Admission for non-members. 6-8 pm. 802-388-2117. www.henrysheldonmuseum.org

July 19

Goshen
Goshen Gallop
Blueberry Hill Inn—Rain or shine the Goshen Gallop is run every year on the third Saturday of July. Is "the toughest 10 km run in New England," following the scenic Blueberry Hill Inn cross-country ski trails and gravel roads of the town, in the heart of the Green Mountain National Forest and Moosalamoo National Recreation Area. Course is well-marked; race maps available at the Inn for pre-race runs. Race begins at 4 pm with mass start. Spectators welcome. Meal following race for all. 802-247-6735. www.blueberryhillinn.com

July 19-20

Vergennes
Small Boat Festival
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum—Celebrating of great boating and great small boats. Enjoy live music and great food all weekend. Meet the boat builders and admire fine watercraft on exhibit. Saturday: Kids Duct Tape Regatta (10 am-1 pm) involves the design, building and launching of cardboard boats big enough to ride in. Sunday: Lake Champlain Challenge Race pits human-powered craft against one another in a three-mile race to the New York shore and back. Bring own human-powered boat, kayak or canoe to row or paddle. Registration: 10 am, race start: 11:30 am. Really, Really Small Boat Regatta bring a homebuilt little boat or build one at the museum. Admission. 802-475-2022. www.lcmm.org

July 23

July 24

Ticonderoga, NY
Water Chestnut Pull
Fort Ticonderoga—In cooperation with the Nature Conservancy. To register call 802-265-8645 ext. 22. www.fort-ticonderoga.org

July 25-27

Bristol
The Three Day Stampede for Cystic Fibrosis
Giant lawn sale, used books, used furniture, great mix of clean good quality clothing, sports equipment and a silent auction featuring over 300 items including local goods and services. Road race and Walk-a-thon round out this jam packed weekend of fun and fundraising. Bristol Rec Field. bonita@vermonthoneylights.com