ROCK CREEK TRAIL DAYS
JUNE 6^th and 7^th, 2009

 9:00 AM – 5 PM        Visitor Center Hours 

On Going Events – beginning @ 9:00 AM – 4 PM
Frontier Cabin Life                   West Ranch Cabin              Blacksmithing                              East Ranch Barn
Dutch Oven Cooking                West Ranch                        Hawk Throw                               West Ranch
Rope Making                           West Ranch                        Pine Needle Basket Weaving       West Ranch
Bobbin Lace (Sat. only)            West Ranch                        Rug Braiding  (Sunday only)         Visitor Center
Tatting & Knitting                     Visitor Center                     Zither                                          Visitor Center     
Loom Weaving (Sat. Only)       Visitor Center                     Candle Making                            West Ranch

Stagecoach Rides

At the top of the hour, beginning @ 10 AM – 4 PM  Pony Express Runs

9:30 AM
Black Powder Demonstrations at West end of Toll Bridge
Flint & Steel Fire Starting               West Ranch  

11:00 AM
Re-enactment of the McCanles-Hickok Fracas        East Ranch
Following Re-enactment:  Frontier Poetry with Harmonica and Song by Edgar T. Clemens 

Games                        (Following Frontier Poetry, games are on West Ranch.)
Kids Relay                                           Shoe Hike-Ladies of all ages
Beading Haystack                                Search for Gold

1:30 PM   Black Powder Demonstrations     West End of Toll Bridge

2:00 PM   Re-enactment of the McCanles-Hickok Fracas    East Ranch

Following Re-enactment:  Frontier Poetry with Harmonica and Song by Edgar T. Clemens

Games                        (Following Frontier Poetry, games are on West Ranch.)
Kids Relay                                           Shoe Hike-Ladies of all ages
Beading Haystack                                Search for Gold
Fire Building                                        West Ranch

3:00 PM                                               Brain Tanning 

3:30 PM Games                    
Kids Relay                                           Shoe Hike – Ladies of all ages
Beading in Haystack                             Search for Gold 

6:30 PM (Saturday Only)       West Ranch

Frontier Poetry with Harmonica and Song by Edgar T. Clemens

 7:00 PM     (Saturday Only)    West Ranch

Buffalo Stew Cookout    Tickets Required

Program After the Meal
John C. Fremont:  The Pathfinder by Doug Meux          (Program funded by Nebraska Humanities Council)