A Few Quick Pictures

 A Few Quick Pictures

Last weekend, the Backus Page House Museum was the site of a merchant's faire of a sort. Many of these merchants or vendors were unable to sell much of anything because of the strictures put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time for many of these folks to be out in a year and a half.

Both Saturday and Sunday were bright and HOT. A food truck from the Optimists Club was on site as well as a commercial ice cream trailer, both busy at times. If it looks like many of us are "dressed down"... we were. It as "shirt-sleeve order" for many of us.

(Photos courtesy of Steve Zronik, Beth Goldsworthy, and Skip Phoenix)

So just a few photos:

Beth and I in our hot weather finery.

Saturday's Firing Demonstration with the Brown Bess carbine

The Lieutenant oversees the Sunday Firing Demonstration

The Museum

Dana the Kettle Corn Man did a brisk business.

Story teller Dùghlas Mór Mac Séamus

Ed, doing some "blanket trading"

Mike the wood worker and gun captain

Norm - much in demand for his metal working skills

Penny at her pottery stand (She was one of the organizers.)

Sutler Cyrus takes five. (He was the other organizer)

The Zoom Daddies singing the heat away.

The IMUC camp (Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada - an 1812 reenactment group)

The main "camping concourse"

Steve Z, our intrepid photographer, trying to beat the heat.

The museum's banner

Nick tries his hand at surveying.

Linda and the ladies... including Beth

Steve S of Caldwell's Rangers and Marcus of the 17th US Infantry
demonstrate musket firing on Sunday

Steve S was just loaded with gear!

Our Small "Mini-Militia" Drill on Saturday

"Present Arms!"

It's still hot!

Backus Page House Museum will host a War of 1812 weekend on September 25-26 (unless the Province goes into lock-down again.) If you come, please wear a mask although the entire even will be out of doors. Better safe than sorry! 

I also sincerely hope that it won't be as hot that weekend!