About 600 re-enactors from several states and Canada will recreate the 1755 battle fought along the southern shore of this Adirondack lake.

ROGER'S ISLAND: Encampment, Sept. 24 and 25, Fort Edward, Washington County; www.rogersisland.org or 518-747-3693.

Re-enactors gather at the Rogers Island Visitors Center, located on the Hudson River island named after Maj. Robert Rogers. The famed New England-born frontiersman led "ranging companies" on raids and reconnaissance missions for the British, often venturing deep into enemy territory. Located next to the village of Fort Edward, a major British outpost during the war, the island served as the base camp for Rogers' Rangers. It's also where, in 1757, Rogers penned his rules for forest warfare, rules that are still taught to today's Army Rangers and other U.S. commandos.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: French and Indian War 250th, Inc.: www.frenchandindianwar250.org; New York State Tourism: www.iloveny.com; Howard Coffin's publisher: www.countrymanpress.com.