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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Battle of Prairie du Chien to Be Commemorated-- Part 3


Here is a list of activities planned back in 2014 for the bicentennial of the battle:

May 10th:  Rivertown Reliques

June 29:  Music by Mike McCoy and presentation  of restored 1827 cannon.  It will be unveiled and fired for the first time since the Civil War.

July 11-13:  Villa Louis walking tours at the villa on St Feriole Island and see an archaeological dig on the Villa Louis lawn where the battle took place.

July 13 and 17:  Cruises

July 18:  Parade

July 19: Encampment and battle reenactment at Villa Louis.

September 12-13:  Cannons at the fort.

October 4:  Visiting our Ancestors Cemetery Tour.

Sounded Like a Full Slate.  --Brock-Perry