ST. LAWRENCE BRANCH
UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS'
ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

2001 TRUE MILLENNIUM LOYALIST MOHAWK VALLEY BUS TOUR

2001 Loyalist Mohawk Valley Tour Info (see below)

2001 Loyalist Mohawk Valley Bus Tour Registration Form

Colonel John Butler (Niagara), Grand River, Hamilton, Sir Guy Carleton and St. Lawrence Branches are planning a four day Loyalist Trip to the Mohawk Valley. George Anderson and Edward Kipp are organizing this trip. Catherine Tanser is arranging the Hamilton bus. Marilyn Branch, Beverly Craig, Margaret Hall, Noreen Stapley and Sandra Shouldice are providing support for this trip.

The purpose of this True Millennium Project, which has been endorsed by Dominion Council, is to celebrate the True Millennium and to acquaint Loyalist descendants with Mohawk Valley Loyalist sites. It is also being used to raise monies for the sponsoring branches and the Loyalist Memorial Fund.

The tour will tentatively visit the Trinity Lutheran and Dutch Reformed Church in Stone Arabia, Oriskany Battlefield, the Old Fort Herkimer Church, the Indian Castle Church, the Old Palatine Church, Johnson Hall, the Herkimer Home, the historic Johnstown Quadrangle, Fort Johnson, Fort Klock, the Fulton County Courthouse, St. John Reformed Church in St. Johnsville, and the Old Stone Fort Museum. The visit to the Old Stone Fort Museum will include a revolutionary war encampment and a battle reenactment along with colonial music. The bus will also pass Guy Park, Joseph Brant's barn, the Walter Butler House and drive through historic Middleburgh. Twenty percent of the sites are new sites, which were not included on the 1998 Loyalist Mohawk Valley Trip. A local historian will be the banquet speaker for the second night of the trip.

Two buses will be used. The first bus will leave Hamilton and go via Niagara Falls to the Mohawk Valley, New York. The second bus will leave Ottawa and go by Morrisburg and Brockville to the Ivy Lea Bridge and onto the Mohawk Valley. If there is enough interest in the Kingston area, a stop may be scheduled in Kingston.

In Ontario, people from the City of Toronto and west in Ontario, are requested to book on the Hamilton bus. People east of Toronto in Ontario and from the rest of Canada are asked to book on the Ottawa bus.

The trip is open to Loyalist descendants and their friends. The number of people will be limited to 94 people. This four day trip will probably cost $425.00 in Canadian Funds per person based on sharing double accommodation. Single accommodation will cost $610.00. This fee will include transportation, hotels, and admission to each site. Meals and health insurance are not included. Participants should buy their own health insurance.

To register for the Ottawa bus please contact:

Edward Kipp (613) 824-1942, or
 

George Anderson (613) 226-6348
 

To register for the Hamilton bus please contact:

Catherine Tanser
75 Highway 8
Dundas
ON L9V 4V1
 

Marilyn Branch (905) 632-1973,
 

Beverly Craig (905) 892-3420 or
 

Noreen Stapley (905) 732-2012

You can also use e-mail to contact us:

Edward Kipp at: ekipp@magma.ca

George Anderson at: andrew1@magmacom.com (numeral 1 follows andrew)

Catherine Tanser at: ctanser@sprint.ca

Marilyn Branch at: mlbranch@home.com

Beverly Craig at: rcraig@becon.org

Noreen Stapley at: gdandy@iaw.on.ca

You can register now by making a $100.00 non refundable deposit.
The second deposit of $200.00 will be due February 1, 2001. The balance of $125.00 will be payable by May 31, 2001.

Registration forms and fees for the Hamilton bus should be sent directly to:   Catherine Tanser 75 Highway 8 Dundas ON L9V 4V1

Registration forms and fees for the Ottawa bus should be sent directly to:   George Anderson 64 Saginaw Cres. Nepean ON K2E 5N7

If there is insufficient interest, all monies will be refunded.