Little Falls Cheese Festival
Join us for New York State’s Premier Gathering of Cheesemakers including over 120 cheeses, gourmet foods, craft beverages and live entertainment! Visit www.littlefallscheesefestival.com for more information.
Bluegrass, Brews & BBQ
The Bluegrass, Brews & BBQ Festival is a free outdoor concert. Performance Schedule: 12PM – 2PM – Cincinnati Creek 2PM – 4PM – Andrea Asprelli (with Jason Borisoff) 4PM – 6PM – The Brothers Blue 6PM – 8PM – Dirty Blanket For more information visit www.littlefallsbluegrassfestival.com
The Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival
The Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival is on for 2022! Please visit the website and on our Facebook page for updates!
This Week in History – Week of July 18th
Jul 18th 1908 20,000 people came from all over to visit the camp of U. S. Army cavalrymen located on the outskirts of Little Falls. The group from Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont, on their way to Pine Camp near Watertown, consisted of 450…
This Week in History – Week of July 11th
Jul 11th 1761 A letter from a British official, John Bradstreet, to the Petries: “I am directed by his Excellency General Amherst to acquaint you both of his being informed of your obstructing his Majesty’s Service at the Little Falls. If you do not immediately…
This Week in History – Week of July 4th
Jul 4th 1825 At the fourth of July parade in the village, there were many veterans of the War of 1812 and a few from the Revolutionary War. Also in the line of march were Captain George Petrie’s Rifle Corps and the Newport Band. 1865…
This Week in History – Week of June 27th
Jun 27th 1902 At the request of the Fire & Police Board, Little Falls now has a fully paid fire department, and soon all evidence of a volunteer fire department will be obliterated. Within a few months the much-beset taxpayers were grumbling as the city…
This Week in History – Week of June 20th
Jun 20th 1866 Boys playing with matches set fire to the wooden framed St. Mary’s church, the first Catholic church building in Little Falls, which had been constructed in 1847. The loss amounted to ten thousand dollars. Services were held in Keller Hall until a…
This Week in History – Week of June 13th
Jun 13th 1863 It was a big day in Little Falls when veterans of the 34th returned from the War. All the buildings were decorated and people came into town on horseback and in wagons for the big parade. At 11:00 a.m. the trained puffed…
Little Falls Historical Society Releases “Beyond our Bicentennial”
About the book BEYOND OUR BICENTENNIAL is a compilation of seventy-seven articles authored by thirty-nine different Little Falls residents past and present. The book is dedicated to two groups of individuals, the founding members of the Historical Society and all Little Falls military veterans. The…