Meet the Pioneers at Oregon Trail Center
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BAKER CITY, Ore. -- The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is planning two days of special programs featuring historic re-enactors and demonstrations of frontier life during Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday May 27th and 28th.
Each day between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. interpreters will demonstrate frontier skills like mountain folk camping, black powder shooting, wheelwright, flint knapping, and Dutch oven cooking. Visitors can participate in typical frontier crafts such as dipping candles and making rag dolls. Roving interpreters will portray frontier characters.
Featured performer Karen Haas will present living history programs in the Leo Adler Theater Friday-Sunday. Their programs are “Wagons West,” “Eliza Jane Meeker – Pioneer Memories & Future Dreams,” and “Narcissa Whitman.” Program times are 11:00, 12:30 and 2:00 each day.
“Wagons Ho! Interactive Oregon Trail Experience” is in the Flagstaff Gallery. This special exhibit uses costumes, life size games, puppets, and a full-scale packable pioneer wagon for visitors of all ages to learn by doing about Oregon heritage and the frontier adventure.
The Interpretive Center will be open all weekend, and all hiking trails are open.
The Bureau of Land Management National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is located five miles east of Baker City, Oregon on Highway 86. Take Exit 302 from I-84. The Center is currently open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Admission for adults is $8 and $4.50 for seniors; children 15 and under are admitted for free. Federal passes are also accepted. Call 541-523-1843 for updates on programs and events or visit https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-oregon-trail-interpretive-center.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.