The Summer of 2008. The sun blazing. Clear blue skys. Niagara's typical 75-80 degree Summer day. July 4. History buffs. Story tellers. Critters. Tourists. The curious. War of 1812 is the scene. Weekend warriors of all types, ages and sizes. Marching around in sweaty woolen English uniforms. Sleeping in tents at night. Cooking over wood fires. Enjoying the breezes of Lake Ontario. Gun powder packed rifles cracking. Cannons blasting. History re-enactment at its best!I'd say the Indian re-enactors had the best of it without all the wool; bare skin exposed; small pelts covering their privates (as Matthew pointed out); despite a bit of body paint. This beats the heck out of the unruly slapdash gypsies at a renaisance festival!
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