DEC

December 13, 2025

Fort Hardy Park

250 Years in the Making – One Amazing Weekend to Commemorate!

Don’t miss the 250th anniversary of the daunting, courageous, and successful winter 1775 journey of Henry Knox & patriots who delivered vital cannon artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to the high ground over Boston Harbor forcing the British evacuation. Free festive family fun for all ages awaits at Fort Hardy Park – check out the details below!

Join us after the linstock handoff from Washington County for historical interpreters, artillery demonstrations, food, and wagon rides at nearby Fort Hardy Park!

Activities Include:

• Horse-drawn wagon rides 
• Food and Beverages available for purchase from some great local businesses.
• Peruse displays, our own Henry Knox Board Game and check out Knox merch in our Saratoga250 Tent
• Stay toasty warm by the bonfire
• Have your artillery questions answered by the 2^nd Continental Artillery and check out their battery!
• Speak to Henry Knox himself about his winter expedition
• Have a conversation with General Philip Schuyler about his role in the logistical planning for the noble train
• Learn about tavern fare in the 18^th century and find out what Knox may have experienced along his journey
• Check out winter fashion and cold weather gear from the 1770s to find out how Knox and his team kept warm
• Hear from the Lexington Minutemen about recent activity in the Massachusetts Colony and their need for Knox’s artillery to break the Siege of Boston
• Chat with a printer about how books were created in Knox’s day and the skills needed to run a printing press.
• Join the Daughters of the American Revolution in recognizing the incredible WSWHE BOCES students who built the Knox replica sleds (2:30pm in the Saratoga250 Tent)
• End the day with a lantern lit walk through Fort Hardy Park, culminating with a twilight artillery salute in honor of Henry Knox and the Friends of Fort Hardy Park’s celebration, Starlight in the Park (lantern walk begins at 4pm, gather near the Saratoga250 tent and bring your own lantern to join in the procession)

DEC

December 14, 2025

9:00 a.m. Waterford, NY 

DEC

December 14, 2025

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

The Historic Van Schaick Mansion

Albany County will receive the Noble Knox Train at the Historic Van Schaick Mansion in Cohoes, New York. Join us for the ceremonial linstock hand off from Saratoga 250 to Albany 250 in honor of the 250th anniversary to commemorate the formidable, fearless, and successful winter of the 1775 journey of Henry Knox and the patriots who delivered the vital cannon artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to the high ground above Boston Harbor that caused the British to leave the city. SEE PROGRAM DETAILS BELOW!

• Immediately following the handoff ceremony, guests will be invited to interact with the regimental interpreters accompanying the replica sleds and view the draft animals.
• The 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment will have musket and cannon firing demonstrations throughout the day.
• A roaring bonfire will provide warmth in between the outdoor activities.
• Costumed reenactors will also greet guests and invite them to tour the 1st floor of the historic Van Schaick Manion that will be decorated for Christmas.
• Guests will enjoy 18th century refreshments and colonial music while having the opportunity to view the New York State Panel of the America’s Tapestry Project that is being stitched by local members of the Embroiderer’s Guild. The New York State Panel is one of 13 panels representing the original 13 colonies that are being created to celebrate America 250.
• At Noon a Dedication ceremony will be held to recognize The Empire State Society SAR whose organization is gifting a granite bench to the Van Schaick Mansion in honor of the arrival of the Knox Train to Celebrate 250 years of American Freedom.
• The program will close with a cannonade salute by the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment.

All events are free to the public.

DEC

December 14, 2025

DEC

December 13, 2025

Hudson Crossing Park

Join us for the 250th anniversary to commemorate the daunting, courageous, and successful winter 1775 journey of Henry Knox & patriots who delivered vital cannon artillery from Ft Ticonderoga to the high ground over Boston Harbor causing the British to leave the city.

The regional collaboration between states, counties, and historic sites will include a “cannon relay,” handing off a replica Revolutionary era cannon from place to place on its path from Fort Ticonderoga to the high ground over Boston Harbor in the winter of 1775-1776. Saratoga County will receive the cannon approximately 1:00pm on December 13th at Dix Bridge in Hudson Crossing Park.