Please join us for a fun filled weekend of living history as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday as we journey through  various historical eras of the United States:  French & Indian War, Colonial Period, Revolutionary War, and Civil War.  Living historian and master story-teller Paul Stillman, historical interpreters Dave Clark and John King, and Grammy nominated singer-song writer-storyteller, Ray Owen, with special guest appearances from President Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin, will take us through noteworthy periods of American history through first person character portrayals, hands-on demonstrations, and song.

Friday, May 22 from 8:00-9:00pm

‘An Evening with President Lincoln and the First Lady’

Please bring your chairs and blankets and meet at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater for an evening with Mr. & Mrs Lincoln, learning how they met before his tumultuous presidential career.  Conducted by John King, lifetime member of Association of Lincoln Presenters, and 2013 look-alike contest winner at the Shriver House Museum in Gettysburg.

Saturday, May 23 from 9:00-10:30am

‘Lincoln’s Inaugural Trip to Washington’

Join President Abraham Lincoln and the First Lady as they reminisce about his trying cross country inaugural railroad trip across America to become the 16th President of the United States.  Please bring your camp chairs and meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom.

Saturday, May 23 from 11:30am-12:30pm

Paul Stillman and Dave Clark as ‘The North Meets South’

Come see the Civil War through a New York regimental line soldier and a rebel of the Army of Northern Virginia.  Please bring your camp chairs and meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom.

Saturday, May 23 from 1:00-2:00pm

M. Luthringer as a ‘1750s French Marine’

We are looking for a few good men to learn how to march and fight for King Louis.  Be prepared to make your mark.  Two opposable teeth required. Vive le Roi!!! Please meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom.

Saturday, May 23 from 3:00-4:30pm

Paul Stillman as a ‘Seneca Indian’

A Native American visits us from the past on his trip from New York as he travels south along the historic Olean Trail.  Please bring your camp chairs and meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom where he will be preparing for his trip.

Saturday, May 23 from 8:00-9:00pm

‘An Evening with Ben Franklin’ by Paul Stillman

One of the founding fathers of our country.  Science, glass music, and philosophy are only part of Doctor Franklin’s life.  Join the elderly statesman as he reminisces about his involvement in the French & Indian forts of the 1750’s.  Please bring your chairs & blankets and meet at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater.

Sunday, May 24 from 1:00-2:00pm

Paul Stillman and Dave Clark as ‘Patriot Meets Loyalist: Friends No More!’

It was called a Revolutionary War, but it was also a civil war; family against family, friend against friend.  Please bring your camp chairs and meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom.

Sunday, May 24 from 2:30-330pm

Paul Stillman as a ‘Colonial Craftsman’

Learn how things were made during the early part of the 18^th century during a quill and bamboo pen fabrication workshop.  Please bring your camp chairs at meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom.

Sunday, May 24 from 4:00-5:30pm

‘Colonial Life as a Child’ by the Noel Family

Join the Noels as they discuss educational practices of Colonial America, the daily chores of children, and the games they played.  You will have the opportunity to write with a quill pen, gather eggs and the day’s water supply, walk on stilts, play graces, trap ball, and dress up.  Bring your kids and camp chairs to the Log Cabin Inn Environmental   Learning Classroom for a Colonial education experience with your kids in mind.

Sunday, May 24 from 8:00-9:30pm

Ray Owen, GRAMMY nominated singer, songwriter, and storyteller, will be presenting ‘Hats Off to America’ at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater.

Take a musical journey through history with a crew of colorful characters wearing an array of period hats that step out of history and onto the stage.  A spirited American odyssey that ventures from the steam engine to the search engine, the Buffalo chips to the microchips, engaging the past to enlighten our future. Don’t forget your chairs and blankets!