Many re-enactors return to the Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days year after year, just as the voyageurs of the past did. These fellows spent some time catching up at one of the 142 campsites on the grounds. Right: Hauling water is just one chore for young re-enactors.
Left: The playground, voyageur style. Middle: There are many demonstrations of 18th century occupations, such as silversmithing. Right: A modern-day tourist meets a child from the past. Anna Patterson of Thunder Bay shows AnnaBelle Silence of Grand Marais her interesting—low-tech—game.
Above: These young dancers were all smiles and they spread their shawls to display the exquisite details. Right: Allaura LeGarde, last year’s Grand Portage Senior Princess, was a flurry of ribbons.
Left: Dancers of all ages spend time in the Pow-Wow circle, like this young fancy dancer. Middle: This young lady combined her Pow-Wow regalia with the T-shirt she earned in the Rendezvous Days Run-Walk. Right: An elder brave is followed by women in beautiful jingle dresses.
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