If you go to a French & Indian War event

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• May 13-14: Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis, Ill., Annual French and Indian War Reenactment; dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/frmindex.htm or 618-524-4712. (The fort's biggest event, an annual encampment that attracts over 100,000 people, is scheduled for Oct. 21-22.)

• May 15-Nov. 1: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada, "Clash of Empires," a traveling exhibit from the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, will be on display; www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/cwme.asp or 819-776-8600.

• May 26-28, Fort Frederick State Park, Big Pool, Md., 250th anniversary event; www.friendsoffortfrederick.org or 301-842-2155.

• June 17-18, Stony Creek Metro Park, Shelby Township, Mich., "War in the Wilderness" French and Indian War Reenactment; www.geocities.com/warinthewilderness.

• June 17-18, Custaloga Town Scout Reservation, near Carlton, Pa., French and Indian War Encampment; www.paladincom.com/custaloga.shtml.

• June 24-25, Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark, Ticonderoga, N.Y., Grand Encampment of the French and Indian War; www.fort-ticonderoga.org or 518-585-2821.

• July 1-3, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, N.Y., French and Indian War Encampment, www.oldfortniagara.org or 716-745-7611.

• July 15-16, Bourbannais, Ill., Gathering on the Theatiki, www.theatiki.org.

• July 22-23, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Founder's Day celebration for Fort de la Presentation, www.fortlapresentation.net.

• Aug. 5-6, The Fort at No. 4 Living History Museum, Charlestown, N.H., 250th French and Indian War Commemoration, www.fortat4.com or 603-826-5700.

• Aug. 5-6, Fort Loudoun, Vonore, Tenn., Oconostota's Victory commemoration, www.fortloudoun.com or423-884-6217.

• Aug. 11-13, Old Fort Ontario State Historic Site, Oswego, N.Y., commemoration of the founding of Fort Ontario, www.fortontario.com or 315- 343-4711.

• Aug. 26, Crown Point State Historic Site, Crown Point, N.Y., Seven Years War Encampment, www.nysparks.com/events/info.asp?eventID2521 or 518-597-4666.