Camping at Hok-Si-La

View from the tent.

Site B10

Puffball mushrooms

Northern Lights! The blue light is a barge headed upriver.

 

Sunrise

Campsite during sunrise

Cool fort

Two barges meeting

We brought some books

dinner

The Pearl of the Lake

bedtime reading

Night view

morning

somebody is comfy!

Packing up

The American Queen!

Lake Pepin

Beautiful October sunrise!

The Pearl of the Lake

Zumbro Bend Rendezvous

                                  A trip to the Zumbro Bend Rendezvous in Mantorville, MN.

Our schedule

                                                                     Period chemistry
                                                   

Textiles

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This totem is a traditional Dakota Symbol.

Native American Life

Natural dye for textiles

Matchlock Rifle

We lunched at the historic Hubble House. It was built in 1854 and was a stagecoach stop.

Hawk throw

I'm in awe of this archery demonstrator every year. She has tons of patience, and does a fantastic job ensuring all the students have a fun but safe shoot.

beading

Honeycomb (the girls devoured it!) and beeswax candle.

Silversmith

Firestarting