Bring Your Camera! River of Time is a Photographic Delight! Step Back In Time Next Weekend
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Printer Friendly Story View |
The highlight of Fall on the Saginaw River is the Bay County Historical Society's River of Time Historical Encampment and it returns September 24 through 26, 2010 to wrap up Bay City's Summer of events on the river.
The event is unique in terms of reenactments because it covers the entire time line from the Native Americans through early French explorers, the Civil War, WW II and the Vietnam War eras.
Friday is dedicated to education. School buses from around Mid-Michigan will deliver young people to the park. Reenactors, well versed in the periods they portray, speak, demonstrate and live the life of our forefathers. It's a history lesson in real life.
River of Time is free of charge to the public but donations are encouraged. The event's coordinating committee and the Historical Society work hard to raise funds because the event has a high cost in real dollars. Sponsorships are hard to come by in these economic times so souvenir news paper sales, ice cream bars, and items from the museum store help. But visitor donation at the gate are the most important source of funds.
The event is entirely run by volunteers and members of the Historical Society. The Society was founded in 1919 to preserve the history of Bay County. It picked up the task from the original Pioneer Society, which was founded in 1870's. The Museum, next door to City Hall has a huge collection of historical items, a large research library, and numerous exhibits on multiple floors. To become a member of the Bay County Historical Society, call the Museum office at (989) 893-5733.
Selected Photos From the 2009 River of Time
Blacksmiths make all kinds of iron camp ware to sell to both spectators and to reenactors
|
Valiant Jones of the Mormon Battalion cuts one of the many pies he just took out of his rows of dutch ovens by the fire. The Mormon Battalion formed in 1845 to fight in the US/Mexican War. They are said to have made the longest overland military march in history. They helped establish San Diego and San Francisco, built the flour mill where California gold was discovered and blazed the trail over the Sierra Nevada Mountains used in the 1849 Gold Rush.
|
The women of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (1756-1763) prepare the noon meal on Sunday.
|
Tittabawassee Valley Fife & Drum Corps drummers practice cadences to the delight of the crowd.
|
The ever popular Elliot McFralane talks to a group of Scouts about the ways of battle during his period. His "McFralane's Company Recruitment Station" entices raw recruits with slogans like "Meet death with steel and mirth" and "No quarter given none asked".
|
The Native American time line anchors the south end of the encampment.
|
The Sanford Voyager Brigade represent the Great Lakes Fur Trade Era of 1670 to 1870 when the fur trading companies like the Hudson Bay Company hired French Canadians to transport furs and trade goods from the inland trading posts in Western Canada and the US to the East Coast cities. These hardy souls use canoes ranging in size from 28 to 40 feet. With crews of 6 to 8 men they could carry 5,000 pounds of freight along with the men and their provisions.
|
Some of the many furs and pelts on display at various camps. The exhibit also showed the typical fur trapper and trader's camp, along with the tools of the trade.
|
|
Flags of the 16th Michigan Regiment Infantry at the Michigan Living History Education Association's camp.
|
Soldiers of two great wars discuss what life was like in those days.
|
| Printer Friendly Story View |
|
|
Stephen Kent |
|
|
|
Printer-Friendly Story View
0200 Nd: 04-22-2024 d 4 cpr 0
12/31/2020 P3v3-0200-Ad.cfm
SPONSORED LINKS
12/31/2020 drop ads P3v3-0200-Ad.cfm