Come and See History come alive

EVENTS VILLAGE DAYS

Group of people under a tree near the cook shack watching the chicken dancing lady

Chicken Dancing in the Village

A Cowboy in a plaid shirt and a straw cowboy hat holding the rein of a white Belgian horse. There is little girl petting the horse's neck

The Day starts with a free wagon ride

A blacksmith with a white beard using an anvil with the help of a young boy. There is another child watching the work

The Blacksmith always pleases the crowd

Tom Hamp in shorts and work clothes standing on porch of the barber shop talking to PJ Steeby in long red and white gingham dress

Tom Hamp, the Printer and PJ Steeby, who runs the ice cream parlor discuss the events of the day

Anna McGrew in a straw hat and in an old fashioned white blouse and long skirt . Next to her is Dan McGrew in blue jeans with red suspenders and a straw cowboy hat.

Anna and Dan McGrew greet you at the gate

The Sheriff in a long stagecoach type coast, the printer in working clothes, the barber in a long white coat and a straw hat sit on the porch talking

Men folk of the town meet on the porch to swap stories

A three person band leads by a man in a white shirt and a guitar player off to the side in a gazebo playing music

Catch and Release Blues Band entertains the crowd

Several Small Children with the story teller who is dressed like a French Voyager

Story Teller Genot Picor entertains the children of the Village

Story teller in French Voyager costume kneeling acting with a pained look on his face. Standing next to him is a man in Blue Jeans and a white shirt responding to his questions

Genot Picor and Rep. Joel Sheltrown act out a story

Picture of a woman in an elegant Civil War era black dress with delicate hat and holding a fan. She is standing next to a tall man is a long coat, a sheriff's badge with his hand on the replica of an old west gun and holster.

There are rumors about the Sheriff and the Dressmaker (Actually they are Jane and Rick Radulski of Houghton Lake)

Don Sylvester, massage therapist in a blue smock is massaging the shoulders of a man in a white T-Shirt who is sitting on his portable massage chair

Massage Therapist Don Sylvester helps one of our visitors to relax

Man in blue jeans and green T-Shirt in front of a red grist mill there is smoke in the background, there is a man on the other side of the grist mill watching it work

Keith Stiles demonstrates the use of an antique grist mill

Barber in a straw hat and white coat. Holding a razor over the face of a young boy whose face is covered with shaving cream.

Town Barber Bill Steeby prepares a little shaver for his first shave

Preacher in a small wooden chapel in the Village. The preacher is dressed is a red and white striped vest. The organist is off to the right and is wearing a purple Civil War era Dress and hat

Pastor David Hansen conducts the Sunday morning service. The organ music was provided by Jane Radulski

Large crowd of people in a picnic shelter with picnic table waiting in line for a pig roast

Our Guests line up to enjoy Friday Night's Pig Roast

A group of people in front of a tent with three people in beige shirts One person is holding a hawk, another holding a small falcon and the third is holding an owl

Representative of ARK show off a hawk, an owl and a falcon

Group of people walking away from a small log building which is the cook shack. The people walking away from the cook shack are carrying plates of food. In the background people are eating at small plastic tables.

The food from the cook shack is always good

Several Women in Costume, working in the Cook Shack Kitchen

The Village Cooks hard at work