Sunday, August 14, 2011

Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary

This weekend, David and I went to a reenactment of the Battle of Wilson's Creek.The actual reenactment was a little too far away to see much, or keep our attention, but there were lots of other things to do and see.A photographer who looked like he had a story to tell...

Horses in Wilson's Creek...
People dressed in period costume, camping as they might have in 1861...
Picturesque campgrounds...
More people in character...
Canons....and every imaginable civil war related item you might need, from books and DVDs about the war to a fabric store tent with period fabric for creating your own uniform or dress, a vintage baseball game, cloggers, and music. It was an especially big event this year for the 150th anniversary, but there is a big reenactment of this battle every 10 years. David and I attended 10 years ago, and plan to be there in 10 more.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice series.

Anonymous said...

We didn't attend. Too hot. Our son David was in the skit "Gentlemen's Duel". Dan & Leila