Jolicoeur's Journey: An 18th Century Winter Adventure

Jan 18, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 

Overview

Jolicoeur’s Journey is an interactive living history program based on the memoirs of Jolicoeur Charles Bonin. The young soldier trekked from Quebec to Fort Niagara in the winter of 1754.

Participants in the program will learn about snowshoes, construct a brush shelter, start a fire with flint and steel and prepare a ration of soldiers’ pea soup. The program ends with a hearty lunch inside the fort’s heated log cabin.

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Mapped location of Jolicoeur's Journey: An 18th Century Winter Adventure
Old Fort Niagara
102 Morrow Plaza Youngstown, NY 14174
(716) 745-7611

Admission

$13-21
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