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Lewis &
Clark Bicentennial -- Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska
First Council Festival
Activities in Ft. Calhoun, NE
Saturday, July 31 –
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 1 – 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
For more information: 402-468-5740 or
info@newashcohist.org
For information about other
Lewis & Clark events, visit:
www.lewisandclarkne.org
SATURDAY, July 31
- Stage entertainment at tent
(at Baptist Church) – 1:00- 8:00 p.m.
(see schedule below)
- National DAR re-dedication
of Lewis and Clark Centennial rock – West Market Square –
1:30 p.m.
- Dale Clark and Seaman – 1:00
– 2:00 p.m.
- Bar-b-q meal outside Baptist
Church – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ($8.00 adult - $4.00 under 16
years)
- Ft. Calhoun Jaycees street
dance – 8:00 p.m.
-
Books Signing --
Washington County Historical Association Tent
SUNDAY, August 1
- Cowboy Church Worship
Service at entertainment tent – 11:00 – noon
- Entertainment at tent – 1:00
– 4:00 p.m. (see schedule below)
- Raffle – Winchester Super X
3” 12 gauge shotgun; “Lonesome Wind” Longbow, Special
Edition one-of-a-kind; William Clark replica compass; Ft.
Robinson numbered print; other items
- William Clark Birthday Party
at West Market Square – Blair Chamber of Commerce - historic
food or chuck wagon meal, beer garden, jam session – 4:00 –
6:00 p.m. (historic meal $15. – chuck wagon $9. – chuck
wagon under 16 years $4.50)
-
Books Signing --
Washington County Historical Association Tent
BOTH DAYS
- Vendors on Monroe Street and
on 14th Street sidewalks (see list below)
- Demonstrators on 14th Street
sidewalks – lace makers, spinners, wood carvers, China
painters
- Antique automobiles –
Studebakers, Chryslers, Model A Fords
- Black Powder Shoot – Ft.
Atkinson Muzzleloaders at Welchert’s Garden Path
- Archery Shoot –
NebraskaTraditional Archers at Welchert’s Garden Path
- Craft show at high school –
15 crafters
- First Council Quilt Show at
high school
- Celtic entertainment at tent
- Collector’s postal
cancellation (at Signature Event site)
- Postcard and cachet sales
- Family hands-on activities –
games and crafts
- John Thein Art Exhibit at
museum – “Two Great Nations – The Beginning of the
Continental Transformation”
- L&C diorama at museum –
approved by National Park Service as an official site on
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
- Museum gift store – books,
gifts, etc.
- Vendors (see
list below)
-
Books Signing --
Washington County Historical Association Tent
MONDAY & TUESDAY -- August 3 & 4
Blair, Nebraska
- Street dance – Blair Fire
Dept. – Friday p.m.
- Corps II at Dana College –
July 31 – August 4
VENDORS:
Food
- R&R Pioneer Foods – Italian
sausage, nachos, beverages, ice cream novelties
- Rustic Inn- buffalo burgers
& sausage (beer garden)
- Marlow’s Restaurant– tacos &
corn fritters
- Quik-Pic Shell Station–
pizza
- Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian
Church – pie & ice cream
- Ft. Calhoun Baseball Assoc –
hamburgers & hot dogs
- St. John Baptist Catholic
Church –breakfast – pancakes, eggs, biscuits, sausage, etc.
- Student Venture – bar-b-q
- Jensen/Smith – Polish
sausage
- Naomi Chapter Order of
Eastern Star – pop, ice cream bars, hot dogs
Other
- Hand-made brooms – demo and
sales
- Flea market
- Native American t-shirts
- Straw hats
- Bellow’s camera photos
- Jewelry - Lewis & Clark gift
items
- Wood crafts
- Doll houses and equipment
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
located outside Ft. Calhoun Baptist Church, 15th and Lincoln
Streets.
Saturday
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Scottish Country Dancers and Prairie Plaide
Band
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Heartland Hoedowners
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Michael MacDonald – original songs and story
telling
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Heartland Hoedowners
6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Daniel Slosberg as the Lewis and Clark
expedition’s fiddle-playing Pierre Cruzatte
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Plain Label String Band
Sunday
11:00 – 12:00 noon Cowboy Church Worship Service
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Lincoln Shape Note Singers
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Heritage – Sharon Graeff – Bluegrass
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Lincoln Irish Dancers
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