LISBON — The Fort La Presentation Association will host its 10th annual Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon, at the St. Lawrence Sportsman Club, 58 Sportsman’s Club Road, on Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day.

The event is timed as participants snowshoe along a 1 and a half mile trail through the woods.

Contestants stop at five shooting stations in the woods, firing two shots at each station and throw a tomahawk at the end of the course.

Every time a participant hits the target, 5 minutes is deducted from their running time, emphasizing shooting skill and fleetness of foot.  

Participants can sign up in person the day of the event.

Participants may use traditional flintlock, percussion or modern in-line firearms and each class is scored separately from the others.  

The divisions of shooters include elders, men, women and youth.  

Young people between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age may participate in the event if accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.   

The Fort La Presentation event is one of several similar events held in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Eastern New York State.   

The St. Lawrence Valley Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon typically attracts participants from across, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Michigan and the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Info: www.fort1749.org.