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Sainte Marie de Ganentaa | |
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  Sainte Marie among the Iroquois | |
| Established | 1656 (Mission), 1930s (French "Fort"), 1990s (Mission Recreation) |
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| Location | Liverpool, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°05′35″N 76°11′47″W / 43.09300°N 76.19637°W |
| Type | park/living museum |
| Website | https://www.skanonhcenter.org |
Sainte Marie among the Iroquois (originally known as Sainte Marie de Gannentaha[1] or St. Mary's of Ganantaa) was a 17th-century French Jesuit mission located in the middle of the Onondaga nation of the Iroquois. It was located on Onondaga Lake near modern-day Syracuse, New York. The original mission, led by Jesuit priest Simon Le Moyne, was in use only from 1656 to 1658.[2]
A modern replica of the mission’s encampment is in operation as a museum and interpretive center. It is open between May and October as a "living history" project, with costumed interpreters on weekends during the Summer.
Sainte Marie among the Iroquois is a living history museum and part of the Onondaga County parks system, and is therefore designated as a municipal park itself. The site, while county-owned, is operated by volunteers who provide all of the programming and maintain the displays. The site is currently being renovated and the interior of the fort is closed.
- ^ R. Cole Harris, Geoffrey J. Matthews, Historical Atlas of Canada: From the beginning to 1800, p. 86
- ^ "Biography, Le Moyne, Simon".