July is perhaps the busiest month for Upstate New York tourist industry. So I do love July. 
Our favorite historic site, Fort Stanwix in Rome, released their July schedule. It is so chock-full of juicy events that I thought you would appreciate knowing it, too.
July 7: There’s an evening hours Open House at the fort, from 6-8pm. Both the Marinus Willett Visitor’s Center and the fort are open.
July 10 and 11: The annual Erie Canal Bike Ride. This is a famous event; bicyclists from all around the world ride the 400-mile, 8-day trail along the historic Erie Canal. The bicyclists camp overnight at Fort Stanwix. Wow, that must be so much fun!
July 21: Fort Stanwix helps celebrate the Open House at the Steuben Memorial State Historic Site from 6 to 8pm. We have great fondness for Baron von Steuben, a general in the American Revolution. We visited his historic site and you can read more about that here.
July 26: There’s a wonderful parade at 7pm, featuring the Syracuse Symphony in concert. There will be a spectacular display of musketry and and firworks, too! In case of rain, the event is scheduled for July 27.
We go to the fort every summer, so maybe we’ll see you there!
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July 6th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Oh I love the American Revolution. I also love Steuben’s name. I finally got it a few months ago, and now use it as a tongue twister on others. I think it is(there will be many spelling mistakes) Baron Fredrich Wihlem Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben. Something like that. Ben Franklin actually fudged his resume so he could get into the army and train the soldiers.