{"id":327,"date":"2010-07-06T00:23:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/863554cb-47fd-427c-9ff9-0a06fef5c1d0"},"modified":"2010-07-06T00:23:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T00:23:00","slug":"a-walk-back-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/?p=327","title":{"rendered":"A Walk Back in Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every July 4th weekend a local fur trade reenacting group holds a rendezvous on Dunlap Island in Cloquet, Minnesota. We just happen to go camping near Cloquet about once a month during the summer. And did I mention that my first job was as a &#8220;historical intrepretor&#8221; at Historic Fort Snelling, a part of the Minnesota Historical Society. While there I did my share of reenacting for fun on the weekends including one 1812 reenactment with my mother and sister.\u00a0So a\u00a0fur trade rendezvous is kind of up my alley.<\/p>\n<p>I have a deep love of history for a lot of reasons but I love what it tells us about us. Fur Trade history is big in Minnesota and is everywhere. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs1.jpg?a=59\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No matter how you feel about furs and trapping I think most people would agree it is fascinating. Cultures collided for good or ill. Rugged beauty and wilderness, hand crafts and personal livelihoods supported high fashion back east.<\/p>\n<p>Here Two is guessing which animals the furs came from. He was pretty good at it actually. The furs were donated by the Minnesota DNR. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs5.jpg?a=0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here Two sports a coyote hat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs2.jpg?a=27\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two handles baby mocassins. I always wanted to make a pair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs3.jpg?a=26\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Avril is drawn to the beaded items.<\/p>\n<p>I was reading a book that discussed Ancient Greek culture. The book claimed that during this time period a person was considered wealthy based upon talents and skills. Maybe that is what has always drawn me to the past. I love hand made items, there is a beauty in them few things can rival. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs8.jpg?a=29\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs7.jpg?a=86\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were a few people even making things there like this blacksmith demonstrating his craft.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs9.jpg?a=22\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We bought a few things at his booth including a trade silver necklace for Two and hand blown glass beads strung into a necklace for the girls while we waited.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs6.jpg?a=29\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course hand made candy is the best. This gentleman owns a candy shop in Kentucky where he is a licensed confectioner but he travels 50 weeks out of the year to share his favorite treats from a simple tent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/2\/6\/0\/8\/191317-180627\/furs4.jpg?a=71\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was even good music. All in all it was a pretty great trip back in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every July 4th weekend a local fur trade reenacting group holds a rendezvous on Dunlap Island in Cloquet, Minnesota. We just happen to go camping near Cloquet about once a month during the summer. 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