Mission Point Encampment

St. Paul's Mission with Hudson's Bay Company Flag

NPS/JEFF AXEL

 

Member of Friends of Spokane House fire a black powder musket.

NPS/ JEFF AXEL

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, The Friends of Spokane House, and
The Kettle Falls Historical Center host a British Fur Trade Encampment May 31 and June 1, 2008.

Saturday, May 31,
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, June 1,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

at Mission Point, Hwy. 395 and
Mission Point Road, 2 miles
north of Kettle Falls.

 

Fire Starting

NPS/ JEFF AXEL

Schedule of Events

10:00 a.m. Meet the People of the Fur Trade
10:30 a.m. Fur Trade Fire Starting Methods
11:30 a.m. Firearms Demonstration
1:00 p.m. Meet the People of the Fur Trade (Saturday)
1:00 p.m. Indian Boarding Schools (Sunday)
2:00 p.m. Fur Trade Fire Starting Methods
3:00 p.m. Firearms Demonstration

Entrance to the Encampment is FREE.

Kettle Falls Historical Center entrance is by donation. $1.00 children, $2.00
adult and $5.00 family.

For more information call Lake Roosevelt NRA at 509-738-6366 ext 115