News Release

Cultural Demonstration at Whitman Mission National Historic Site on November 11th

A light tan tule duck decoy on a black bear skin
Tule Duck Decoy

NPS Image

Subscribe RSS Icon | What is RSS
News Release Date: November 4, 2023

Contact: Laura Woods, 509-522-6360

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Whitman Mission National Historic Site will host cultural resource educator Tom Bailor for a fiber arts demonstration on November 11th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. 

Tom Bailor will give a program on tule, a native water reed used by Native Peoples of the Columbia Plateau and provide a hands-on demonstration in which participants can create a tule duck. This demonstration will take place at the Whitman Mission Visitor Center and is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.  

Tom Bailor is a cultural resource educator with a background in archeology and education. He specializes in field and experimental archeological education.   

Whitman Mission National Historic Site is located 8 miles west of Walla Walla, WA, on Whitman Mission Road. Park admission is free. For more information, please contact Whitman Mission National Historic Site at 509-522-6360, or visit www.nps.gov/whmi.  

www.nps.gov  

About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 425 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.govon Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice. 



Last updated: January 11, 2024

Park footer

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

328 Whitman Mission Road
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Phone:

509 522-6360

Contact Us