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Oswego Lacrosse Club Sets Open Meeting To Plan Future

The Oswego Lacrosse Club is holding an open meeting for all stakeholders  (players, parents, and coaches) at 11:45 am on Saturday, January 23, 2010.  The  meeting will take place in the Oswego High School cafeteria.  Whether your involvement was this past year or back when the Club first took root in the 1980’s, we value your experience and opinions. […]

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Scene Around Town: New Interpretive Plaque Placed At Battle Island

<p>New Interpretive Plaque Placed At Battle Island</p>

The new interpretive plaque about the battle at Battle Island was recently installed at Battle Island Golf Course. The interpretive panel was designed by Rich LaCrosse of Fort Ontario, with help from the curatorial staff at Peebles Island (near Albany).  It commemorates the little known battle won by 300 colonial bateauxmen under Captain John Bradstreet over 700 French and Indians on July 3, 1756.

After the successful re-enactment on the 250th anniversary of the battle in 2006, it became apparent that an interpretive panel was needed to let people know what happened, LaCrosse noted. […]