HERITAGE DAYS

at Sacajawea State Park

September 24,25,26, 2010 Pasco, Washington

 

We had a wonderful time in 2009. The event was extremely successful in it's mission of bringing living history to the visitor. On September 25, 2009, over 1200 school children visited the site, each child being able to see several "learning stations". The Canote brothers provided old-time music programs to over 400 children. We had just over 4,200 people come to the event over the three days. Our first planning session for Heritage Days 2010 will be in April 2010 at the Sacajawea State Park Office. If you would like to join in organizing the event, call (509)492-1555 and talk to Reade.

 

THIS FREE TO THE PUBLIC EVENT WELCOMES YOUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

We are pleased to again present the Heritage Days event in 2010. Mid-Columbia Traditional Arts and Music Association will again present to you Heritage Days. The event was first presented in 2003 by the local Lewis & Clark Bicenntennial Council, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Voyage of Discovery.  Mid-Columbia Traditonal Arts and Music Association has presented the event since 2006, and we hope you love this event as much as we do.

Its purpose is to learn about and re-enact the life and skills of the the early American explorers, the Native American cultures they found along the way, and the lives of the early settlers.

Heritage days runs for three days, Friday through Sunday.  Friday is dedicated to receiving school children and letting them see and touch what used to be.  Saturday and Sunday are when most people show up to experience the past.  

There are Lewis & Clark re-enactors, members of the Umatilla and Yakama Nations, and the Wanapums. Mountain man encampments, and a variety of other people who enjoy sharing their skills and knowledge about what life was like nearly two centuries ago. You can see pictures from the 2006 Sacajawea Heritage Days Here

We are currently working the stage schedule for 2010. Keep visiting this site for new developments.

 

Saturday Night Campfire Program.   On Saturday night there is a bonfire and many people who are encamped at the park as well as many more show up to play music, sing, tell stories, and just have a good time. The campfire program starts at around 7:00 P.M.

SCHEDULE

Note: this is a preliminary schedule for 2010 and is subject to change.

Friday, September 24, 2010

School visits, 9:00am to 3:00pm. Classes visit learning stations each half hour on the half hour. See the specific learning station descriptions below. The public is welcome 10:00am to 5:00pm.

   

Saturday, September 25, 2009

10:00am to 5:00pm, visit Tribes and Mountain Men at your leisure.

Saturday Stage Program

Schedule under deveopment

Day programs end 5:00pm (stage shows ends at 4:00pm)

Campfire program begins 7:00pm

Food vendors are available if you want to have dinner and stay for the campfire program.

   

Sunday September 26, 2009

10:00pm to 3:00pm, visit Tribes and Mountain Men.

Stage programs to be determined

     

We will list the Friday School Day learning stations once they are confirmed in May 2010.

 

Mid-Columbia Traditional Arts and Music Association

(509) 492-1555

P.O. Box 4632

TRI-CITIES, WASHINGTON 99302

 

The mission of MCTAMA is to foster, promote, and educate about tradtional arts and music. Our two main focus areas are Bluegrass Music www.sacajaweabluegrass.org and Dutch Oven Cooking.  Here is a Membership/Sponsorship form in PDF, RTF, or TEXT.

THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

Gold Level Friends

 

National Endowment for the Arts

SARA Nelson Design

SUNNYSIDE FRIENDS OF BLUEGRASS

Tri-City Herald

Washington State Arts Commission

Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission

 

Silver Level Friends

 

Chief's R.V.

Clover Island Inn

Dr. Randy Schuler

Esprit Graphic Communications

Northwest Golf Cars

Quality Inns

Tri-Cities Visitor and Convention Bureau

U.S. Cellular

Vern and Sharon Crow

 

Bronze Level Friends and Participating Organizations

 

Bennett Rentals

Blue Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation

Boy Scouts of America

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Daughters of the Pioneers, Washington State, District 3

Fort Walla Walla Museum

Franklin County Historical Society

Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges

Grant County PUD

Horse Heavean Historical Re-enactors

Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society

National Park Service- Whitman Mission

Sagebrush Freetrappers

Spokane Shriners, Pasco Chapter

Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Wanapum Tribe

Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters

Yakama Nation Library

And to the uncounted community volunteers who make MCTAMA events happen.