Heritage Days 2010 August 21- 22 Click for pdf of event
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Celebrating 35 years “Living our history”
The Heritage Foundation of East Grand Forks area Inc. began holding ‘Heritage
Days’ 35 years ago this year. We will celebrate this event on Saturday August
21, and Sunday August 22, 2010.
Heritage Village is located on Highway 220 across for the Tech College.
Each year we have many of the familiar activities which
help remind us of our heritage and community traditions.
These include antique tractors and machinery, the General store with
penny candy, sarsaparilla and artifacts, Joe’s Buffalo Burger stand, Ice Cream
parlor, steam engine threshing, log sawing, broom making, blacksmith shop,
school house, Sherlock house, Nisbet log cabin , Log barn and granary, Granville
church with concession in basement,
Fram boat display, cook car, Memorial garden, antique tractor pull, children’s
games & relays, Pedal tractor pull, straw pile money scramble, and
roving musicians.
There will be demonstrations and displays by the Busy
Beaver woodcarvers, printing press, carding & spinning by Joann Lavigne from
Fiber Arts Guild, rosemaling by Sons of Norway,
pottery by Muddy River, quilts by North Star Quilters Guild, Northern
lights Model Railroad Museum, “Billies” Natural Soap stand, and Willing Workers
4-H activities.
Based out of Grand Forks, The Downtown Horns is a
classic rock-and-roll horn band performing the greatest, most recognizable and
danceable hit songs from the 1960's through today spanning many different
musical styles and genres, including: classic and "oldies" rock, the best of
today's pop, Motown, blues, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, swing, even a few
polkas and waltzes…something for everyone!
Members:Dave
Christianson, Jenny Loer, Stacey Juntunen, Lynn Schroeder, Michael Wittgraf, Dan
Christianson, Dave Berger, Mike Blackmun, Phil Jensen
Breakfast
(pancakes & sausage) 6:30-8:30 am
Parade 9:30 am
Opening Ceremony (bandstand)11:00 am
Pedal Tractor Pull 11:30 pm
Strawpile Money Scramble
12:15 pm
Tractor Parade on the grounds 1:30 – 2:00 pm
Bob Pape’s 103rd birthday social Everyone Come 2:00-3:00pm (Beier
Bldg)
Bandstand
North Valley Accordions 1:00-2:00 pm
Ole Oleson Norwegian storyteller 3:00-4:00 pm
Downtown Horns 4:00-5:00 pm
Roving Musicians
‘Castle Isle’ 2:00-4:00 pm
Heritage School House
Children’s games 11:00 am
Ole Oleson one room schoolhouse teacher 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm
Community Classroom and Tool Shed
Family activities – Dakota Science Center noon-2:00 pm
Town Hall
Pony Rides 1-5 pm
Historical videos will be shown in the Town Hall.
Busy Beaver’s Wood Carvers
Lefsa
North Star Quilters
Spinning and carding - Fiber Arts Guild of the Red River Valley
Soap Making
Pottery
Rosemaling-Sons of Norway
Central Middle School students
Alzheimer education booth
Willing Workers 4-H Barn
Animals and activities. All day
Northern Lights Model Railroad Association Museum
Model railroad exhibits. All day
Beier Building
Historic artifacts and a printing press in operation. All Day
Bob Pape 103rd Birthday gathering 2-3 pm Everyone welcome for cake
and ice cream.
Outdoor Exhibits
Saw mill, plowing, steam engine threshing, small engines, antique tractors &
machinery, Fram Boiler display, broom making, blacksmith shop, General Store,
Sherlock House, Nisbet Log Cabin, Log Barn & Granary, Granville Church,
Minnesota history display, tipi, Memorial Garden, Pizza Garden, Cook Car, Sons
of Norway Viking model ship, Town Hall, horseshoe games,
and the
Wetlands, Pines & Prairie Audubon Sanctuary Bird trailer.
Concessions
Joe’s Buffalo Burger Stand, Cook Car, Mendenhall Presbyterian Church homemade
treats in the basement of the Granville Church, Ice Cream Parlor in the Town
Hall
People Mover Available All Day
Mendenhall Presbyterian Church
Ecumenical church service (band stand)
10:30 am
Sunday Dinner (Swedish Meatballs)
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Tractor Parade on the grounds
12:30 – 1:00 pm
Antique Tractor Pull
1:00-5:00 pm
Steve Gander MC and Denise Ostby
Vocalist
1:00-4:00 pm
1:00-1:45 pm
Marc Ryan
1:45-2 pm
“County 20”
2:30-3:15
Tom Gibson “Sam Ting”
3:15-4 pm
Marc Ryan
2:45-4pm
“County 20”
2:30-3:15 pm
Children’s Games
1:00-2:00 pm
Tom Gibson “Outdoorsman”
2:00-2:30 pm
Town Hall
Pony Rides 1-5 pm
Historical videos will be shown in the Town Hall.
Demonstrations in the Hagen building 1-5 pm
Busy Beaver’s Wood Carvers
Lefsa
Spinning and carding - Fiber Arts Guild of the Red River Valley
Soap Making
Pottery
Rosemaling-Sons of Norway
Central Middle School students
Alzheimer education booth
Willing Workers 4-H Barn
Animals and activities. All day
Northern Lights Model Railroad Association Museum
Model railroad exhibits. All day
Beier Building
Historic artifacts and a printing press in operation. All day
Bingo
Community Classroom and Tool Shed
Family activities – Dakota Science Center noon-2:00 pm
Outdoor Exhibits
Saw mill, plowing, steam engine threshing, small engines, antique tractors &
machinery, Fram Boiler display, broom making, blacksmith shop, General Store,
Sherlock House, Nisbet Log Cabin, Log Barn & Granary, Granville Church,
Minnesota history display, tipi, Memorial Garden, Pizza Garden, Cook Car, Sons
of Norway Viking model ship, Town Hall, horseshoe games,
and the
Wetlands, Pines & Prairie Audubon Sanctuary Bird trailer.
Joe’s Buffalo Burger Stand, Cook Car, Mendenhall Presbyterian Church homemade
treats in the basement of the Granville Church, Ice Cream Parlor in the Town
Hall
People Mover Available All Day