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Your cell phone can be your personal tour guide by accessing messges about
the Site through the
"Guide By Cell" program.
The number to call is
(585) 682-1011
May -  mid-October

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Make use of the Battlefield Historic Site for a picnic or ramble the battlegrounds.

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Enjoy the grand view westward and linger at the end of the day to watch the sunset.

Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance
Supporting the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site

A schedule of events for the 2013 Season is available on the Calendar page.

Registration Forms for the "War of 1812" weekend (August 3-4) are now available on the Re-Enactors/Volunteers page.

The grounds are accessible dawn to dusk year-round. Visitors may explore the grounds and Navy Yard property, follow the History Trail and read the 10 interpretive panels. The Site’s History Trail connects to the Village of Sackets Harbor’s new War of 1812 Bicentennial Trail.

The Site’s business office is open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm year-round, plus in the summer season Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Schedule an appointment to conduct research in the Site’s library and archive collection by calling 315-646-3634.

War of 1812 Bicentennial
Memorial to the Crown Forces

Help honor the approximately 50 members of the Crown Forces killed at the Battle of Sackets Harbor on 29 May 1813 and buried on the battleground. A granite monument and ledger with the name of each man plus his rank and unit will rest prominently on the battlegrounds. Monument dedication is Saturday August 3rd at 1pm.

Details on the Memorial and how you can help is available on the
Crown Forces Memorial page.

2013 - 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812

A rededication of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield War of 1812 Centennial Monument on May 29 anniversary of the 2nd Battle of Sackets Harbor. A schedule of the day's events is available here: 29 May 2013 Events.

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site and the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance, Inc. are pleased to announce the tenth annual War of 1812 Weekend for Saturday August 3rd and Sunday August 4th.

In this 2013 Bicentennial year, the War Weekend schedule of demonstrations fills Saturday from 9am to 5pm and again on Sunday from 9am to 3pm. Free admission! High points are the Saturday afternoon and again Sunday morning tacticals.

Visitors will experience military formations and drills, see artillery and tactical demonstrations, listen to military music, shop for period merchandise and crafts, take part in 19th century children’s games, and watch both land and sea battle tactics. Bateaux and sailing ships add to the excitement and authenticity of the living history weekend.

The Battlefield Today - War of 1812 Relived

Today the Sackets Harbor Battlefield and its role in the War of 1812 is interpreted to the public by exhibits, outdoor signs, guided and self-guided tours, and a restored 1850's Navy Yard and Commandant's House.

During the summer months, guides dressed in War of 1812 period military clothing reenact the camp life of the common soldier.

Visit the Memorial Tree Grove to read the Centennial Monument inscription. The monument was dedicated in 1913 on the 100th anniversary of the May 29, 1813 (War of 1812) Battle of Sackets Harbor. The tree grove was established in 1905, as citizens prepared for the monument dedication when Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the crowd.