Celebrating 36 years “Living our history”
The Heritage Foundation of East Grand Forks area Inc. began holding ‘Heritage
Days’ 36 years ago this year. We will celebrate this event on Saturday August
20, and Sunday August 21, 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.
New to the grounds this year is the display of Sons of Norway Viking model ship,
Pines & Prairie Audubon Bird trailer, Family activities in the new Dakota
science Center, Pizza Garden, horseshoe games and bingo.
The Dakota Science Center will have family activities in the
community classroom at the same times that bingo is going on in the Amundson
Bldg. Shop.
New to the grounds this year is the display of Sons of Norway
Viking model ship, Pines & Prairie Audubon Bird trailer, Family activities in
the new Dakota science Center, Pizza Garden, horseshoe games and bingo.