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Port Huron Re-Enactor Fest: Pics & Report
May 31, 2010 - We visited the "Feast of Ste. Claire" Re-enactor Encampment yesterday, Sunday. It's near downtown Port Huron right on the gorgeous blue St. Clair River. (Guys were fishing along it under sun umbrellas -- one guy had 3 big walleye. I wanted to dive in for a swim. So blue!)
This is a fest for the 1740-1840 period, basically. It's th... > Read
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Grandville: Where my Gramma Lived and Dad Grew Up
May 27, 2010 - Here are a couple pics of old-time locations for my family.
My gramma lived her last few decades in this little house on Burton in Grandville, MI, near Grand Rapids, a mile up the hill from the big Grand River. I stayed a few days and overnights with her there. I think that dozens of the grandkids did. But one at a time. There's a... > Read
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Huge Re-enactor Camp: Port Huron, Memorial Weekend
May 21, 2010 - Memorial Day weekend is the 30th annual "Feast of Ste. Claire" -- a Revolutionary-era re-enactor encampment in Port Huron. 600 buffs in 100 camps show off Indian, French, British and US lifestyles of the 1750-1840 period. It's a BIG deal, if you like seeing the old stuff brought to life. We're going for the 1st time. (Warning: plinky... > Read
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The Migration Scrolls of the Ojibwa...and More
January 27, 2010 - A Wiigwaasabak is a birch scroll that the Ojibwa medicine men, the Midewiwin, use in ceremonies. They use geometric diagrams to explain many complex things and have been handed down for generations. A couple are in the Smithsonian. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiigwaasabak)
The Anishinaabe people are involved in this, too -- ... > Read
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The Codex Canadiensis: groovy art from 1700...
January 27, 2010 - A missionary named Louis Nicolas lived awhile in Canada then in 1700 he supposedly made a book of sketches. At any rate, they're a Canadian national treasure. Scans of his work are online at the following link, where you can also read more about his interesting and mysterious life:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/codex/inde... > Read
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Jackson's Civil War Muster: Biggest, Oldest in Midwest
September 09, 2009 - Every late August, Jackson, Michigan, hosts the Midwest's biggest, oldest Civil War reenactment muster. It's a weekend of history-based activities for all ages and families: battles, camp life, heritage mess-halls and even a dance ball. And it's free to the public.
We went for the first time last week. It was neat to see so ... > Read
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My 5th Grade Field Trip to the Henry Ford Museum
May 20, 2009 - Last week I helped chaperone Henry's 5th grade two-day field trip to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
We had a great time. There were 41 kids, 17 parents, 2 teachers and a student teacher. An easy ratio. Parents like these places, too. Although when the deadline was approaching there weren't many parents and an emerg... > Read
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Attack on Michilimackinac: action packed!
August 20, 2008 - I've really enjoyed exploring Indian heritage the past few years.
I could hop right to the punchline for this book, but really there's a lot of background here, so first things first...
I've had a strong connection to the Straits area of Michigan for decades, mostly via the backways. A couple years ago I finally went in thr...
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Indian Heritage: great outfits, cool people, scary folkways...
September 25, 2005 - I've really enjoyed exploring Indian heritage the past few years.
I could hop right to the punchline here and tell you about several great, punchy, essential, straightshooting books I've discovered about N.A. heritage (and fashion), but really there's a lot of background here, so first things first...
I first encountered... > Read
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