America250 – Special Presentation 6:00 pm, April 23rd, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel Old Base, Plattsburgh, NY
Plattsburgh, April 7, 2026 – “Should the Enemy come up the Lake…you will act with such cool determined valor, as will give them Reason to repent their Temerity.” With Ed Scollon, Co-founder and Co-principal of the Valcour Bay Research Project.
On October 11, 1776, Commandant Benedict Arnold and his American Fleet literally found themselves in dire straits. Outgunned and out manned, it was a setting of Arnold’s choosing, and one in which he hoped to slow and ensnare the inevitable British advance into the Champlain Valley. Join Ed Scollon as he shares the findings of the Valcour Bay Research Project and the consequences that the Battle of Valcour Island had for the American Gondola New York, its crew and one of their families. Ed Scollon is a retired NYS Trooper and NYS Underwater Recovery Team Member. A Co-Founder and Co-Principal Investigator of the Valcour Bay Research Project, Ed continues to work as an archaeological diver and researcher, focusing his study on the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island.
The presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. Call Helen Nerska at 518-561-0340 for more information.
Opening doors to the past and building our future.
Posted: April 7th, 2026 under General News.