House of Heroes

Highlands Current Audio Stories · Jul 3, 2026 · 3m

Mandeville hosted a revolution Last month at Mandeville House in Garrison, attendees ate French fromage and drank Perrier and Champagne. Dressed in Revolutionary War garb, Mark Forlow wielded a scabbard to slice open a bottle of Veuve Clicquot with a clean cut through the glass instead of popping the cork. "You have to suspend the neck in ice for an hour or so," he says. "I've seen people do this with a butter knife." The French-themed fete on June 13 paid homage to the Marquis de Lafayette and the pivotal assistance from France during the Revolutionary War. Julien Icher, founder of the…