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Fur Trade Festival 2023

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News Release Date: April 26, 2023

News Release:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Emilee Franklin, 509-754-7848
 

Fur Trade Festival Open to Community

Kettle Falls, WA – Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Friends of Spokane House, and Kettle Falls Historical Center will be hosting a Fur Trade Festival. The event will take place Saturday May 13th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. outside the Kettle Falls Historical Center in Kettle Falls, WA. The event is free and open to all ages.

Take a step back in time, into our living history encampment to learn about the Fur Trade and what life looked like in this area more than 150 years ago! Some of the topics include Sign Talk, Women of the Fur Trade, Primitive Bow and Arrow, Life of a Free Trapper, Fur Trade Items, Local Fur Trade History and more!

Kettle Falls Historical Center will not be open at this time unfortunately due to extensive water damage. The event will take place outside of the center, however.
 
Address:Kettle Falls Historical Center 1188 St. Paul Mission Rd.Kettle Falls, WA 99141

Additional information may be found the Lake Roosevelt NPS Facebook page or Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area website under events at www.nps.gov/laro.



Last updated: April 26, 2023

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Coulee Dam, WA 99116

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