September 15 & 16, 2007
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Students interact with the period first-person interpreters and observe demonstrations of primitive survival skills, everyday life and household skills such as soapmaking. They will also hear from immigrants who struggled to carve out a new life in a new land, experience period trades such as blacksmithing, and discover the daily perils of being a lumberjack in the 1800s. Students can also learn how the economy of the fur trade works and how Native Americans and Europeans mutually cooperated and benefited from the arrangement. Not limited to just one period of Minnesota history, our School Day meshes well with classroom curriculum and provides a diverse exposure to occupations, cultures and life skills that comprise our heritage. There is no admission charge for teachers or chaperones on School Day, however there is a nominal fee per student. It is suggested that those students wishing to purchase food from our vendors, souvenirs from the fur trade rendezvous encampment, etc. bring spending money for such use.
School Day has been held annually on the first day (Friday) of the festival. School Day is reserved for students, teachers and chaperons and is closed to the general public all day. Typically we can handle about 1000+ students during our School Day annually. We limit the total School Day attendance to provide optimum exposure for all students at each stop without overcrowding. Reservations are first come-first served. If you are an educator and are interested in participating with your class during our school day, please make your reservations as soon as possible. For registration information, you can e-mail us or call us toll-free at 800-526-8342 (in USA Only). |
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| In addition to our Festival of Adventures fur trade rendezvous, we also offer an 1890s pinery camp experience. In the era that followed the statewide Jack Pine harvest, White Oak became an important replacement to Jack Pine. During the pinery camp era, White Oak was cut as a hardwood. White Oak was used in the making of furniture and for cooperage. As the river pigs floated the White Oak logs to the mill, deer would gather along the river to drink. Deer and the river were the constant companions of the men as they floated White Oak to the mill each spring. |
Typically, students may experience
period skills such as primitive fire-making, or using a two-man
saw in our pinery camp. They may also experience cultural expression
such as Native pow-wow dancing, or the ethnic music immigrants
brought from their homeland. There is a busy schedule of stops
planned during the day. We make every attempt to ensure that
stops are scheduled so that each class group can have exclusive
access to each interpreter.