In 1749, a French and Iroquois alliance established a mission fort where the St. Lawrence and Oswegatchie rivers meet, named Fort de la Présentation, bringing together several cultures together – American, Canadian, Native American, French, and British – for worship, trade and protection. Welcome to Fort de la Presentation as we bring history to life.
Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon
The 2020 St. Lawrence Valley Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon was a success!
Thank you so much for everyone who participated, all of our wonderful volunteers, and this year’s corporate sponsors: The Chazen Companies, T.J. Fiacco Construction and Gray’s Gunshop.
This year’s results are as follows:
Youth Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Isabelle Allenson
New Haven, Vermont
+11
2nd
Joseph Hanss
Rochester, New York
+23
Ladies Primitive Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Danielle Rougeau
Orwell, Vermont
-30
2nd
Wendy Butler
New Haven, Vermont
-19
3rd
Amanda Fasken
Kingston, Ontario, CA
+94
Elder Ladies Primitive Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Susan Perkins
Weybridge, Vermont
+2
2nd
Gail Hanss
Rochester, New York
+66
Men’s Primitive Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Matt Thomas
Hampton, New York
-24
2nd
Elijah Frodge
Veedersburg, Indiana
-17
3rd
Craig Gardner
Brasher Falls, New York
-14
4th
Carl Gallinger
North Lawrence, New York
-12
5th
Bryan Carson
Middlebury, Vermont
-2
6th
Joe Tamagni
Middlebury, Vermont
+1
7th
Andrew Phillips
Colton, New York
+3
8th
Scott McCarger
Norfolk, New York
+31
9th
Ed Lysett
Kanata, Ontario, CA
+66
10th
Pete Gilbert, Jr.
Tupper Lake, New York
+68
Elder Men’s Primitive Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Gary Perkins
Weybridge, Vermont
-36
2nd
Eric Piccioni
Knowlton, Quebec, CA
-25
3rd
Dave Doria
Middlebury, Vermont
-23
4th
Scott McCarger
Norfolk, New York
-18
5th
Ray Haines
Warren, Pennsylvania
-15
6th
Bill Monroe
Lisbon, New York
+3
7th
Fred Hanss
Hannawa Falls, New York
+30
8th
Antonio Ferraioli
Knox, New York
+67
Men’s Primitive Smoothbore
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Troy Lewis
Veedersburg, Indiana
-24
2nd
Randy Butler
New Haven, Vermont
-21
3rd
John Madower
Orleans, Ontario, CA
+18
4th
Paul Joseph Miller
Plattsburgh, New York
+19
Elder Men’s Smoothbore
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Franklin Meyer
Eden, New York
-21
2nd
Lloyd Hargrave
Madrid, New York
+18
Men’s In-Line Rifle
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Kurt Johnson
Delanson, New York
-20
2nd
Matt Sheehan
Colton, New York
+28
Primitive Pistol – Exhibition
Place
Name
Hometown
Time
1st
Danielle Rougeau
Orwell, Vermont
-23
2nd
Brian Rowell
Not provided
-31
You might be asking yourself, “What is the Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon?”
The Biathlon requires that participants run (or walk briskly) along a snowshoe trail through the woods and fire a muzzleloading rifle or musket at each of 5 targets on the trail. Runners are timed, fire 2 shots at each target and throw a tomahawk; each hit reduces the runner’s time by 5 minutes. In 2018, the Association partnered with the St. Lawrence -Lewis BOCES to replace its swinging iron targets for the annual event and they are still in great condition for this year’s Biathlon!
We hope to see you next year at the 2021 Biathlon!