This month marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most remarkable and grueling military marches in American history: the 1775 Arnold Expedition to Quebec. Led by Benedict Arnold, more than 1,000 troops set off through the Maine wilderness in an attempt to capture Quebec during the early days of the Revolutionary War. Many of these troops came from our communities, said Lincoln County Historical Association.

To commemorate this anniversary, the Lincoln County Historical Association will host a free online presentation titled “Local Soldiers and the 1775 Arnold Expedition” on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 5:30 p.m., featuring speaker Rob Stevens.

Stevens, a resident of Woolwich with a boatyard in Phippsburg, has been building wooden boats for 45 years, including Virginia, Maine’s First Ship in Bath. Eight years ago, he built a replica battoe, the type of flat-bottomed boat used in the Arnold Expedition, and traveled with five others along the original route through Maine into Quebec.

The presentation will explore local connections to the 1775 expedition and share firsthand insights from Stevens’s own journey retracing the route.

The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org/event/arnold for the registration link.

Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. For more information, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association (Maine).