Lester River Rendezvous 2024
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The 25th annual Lester River Rendezvous celebrates the lifestyles and folkways of the Voyageurs in Minnesota. The event features cannons, muskets, hatchets, food and craft vendors, a fun zone for children, musical acts and reenactors depicting features of life during early Minnesota and Wisconsin history in the Voyageur Village. The Voyageurs will also be present to talk with families about life in the area during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
The accompanying Education Days event runs Sept. 26-28. It offers a vivid accounting of life in the fur-trade era with re-enactors immersing students in the daily life of a Voyageur fur trader, including interactive demonstrations and hands-on experiences like cooking over an open fire, tanning hides and throwing hatchets.
