Superintendent Scott J. Bentley announced today that River Raisin National Battlefield Park, City of Monroe, Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield, and the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation will be commemorating the 202nd Anniversary of the Battles of the River Raisin on Saturday, January 17, 2015. There will be many activities for people to enjoy and participate in throughout the day.
At 11:00 A.M., 1812 Tactical Demonstration including weapons used during the Battles on the Battlefield adjacent to the Monroe Multi-Sports Complex located at 333 N. Dixie Highway in Monroe, Michigan.
At 12:00 P.M., Commemorative program at the Battlefield Visitor Center located at 1403 E. Elm Ave in Monroe, Michigan. An Open House with, plenty of hot drinks to warm everyone up, will commence at the Battlefield Visitor Center immediately following the commemorative program.
At 1:00 P.M. Join Dr. Brian Leigh Dunnigan for an outstanding program at the Battlefield Visitor Center on “Agriculture in Early Detroit, 1701-1820.” Mr. Dunnigan has been curator of maps of the William L. Clements Library since November 1996, and has also been the library’s associate director since 2010. A Michigan native Brian has written numerous books and articles on the history of the early Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac and the Niagara River region.
At 2:30 P.M. Join Author Sandy Antal for a great program on “Tecumseh and the Quest for a Native State” at the Monroe County Historical Museum at 126 S. Monroe Street in Monroe, Michigan. Sandy Antal BA, B Ed, MA CD has served twenty years in the Canadian Forces. Sandy is author of the award-winning book – “A Wampum Denied Procter’s War of 1812” – the first comprehensive account of Anglo-Native operations on the Western Theatre and other works.
The Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 17, 2015. Please join us for a wonderful day of programs and demonstrations as together we Commemorate the sacrifices made during the Battles of the River Raisin 202 years ago.
