Press release and staff report
It will be a blast from the past when Living History Days returns to Lowe-Volk Park this weekend.
The event, which will be held June 3 and 4, will feature Revolutionary War period demonstrators, vendors, and military and Native American camps. Other highlights of the weekend include a presentation by Shequonor, a Shawnee storyteller, and a children’s nature walk. Visitors will have two opportunities to participate in a bus tour to the Colonel Crawford Burn Site Memorial in Wyandot County.
Living History Days will open at 9 a.m. on June 3 with a Scout-led flag raising and a singing of the National Anthem.
Below is a full schedule of events.
Saturday, June 3
9:00am — Opening Ceremony: Flag Raising by Local Scouts; Star Spangled Banner
10:00am — Shequonur, Traditional Shawnee Storyteller (Nature Center)
11:00am — Reenactment: Capture of Colonel Crawford
Following Reenactment: Historical Bus Tour to Colonel Crawford Burn Site
1:00pm — Lou Tommelleo: Simon Girty (Nature Center)
2:00pm — Children’s Plant and Nature Walk (Meet near flagpole)
3:00pm — Reenactment: Capture of Colonel Crawford
8pm to 10:00pm — Lantern Tour: Native American Life (Meet at beginning of woodland boardwalk)
Sunday, June 4
Same schedule beginning at 10 a.m. except for Lantern Tour.
For more information, contact the Crawford Park District office at 419-683-9000.