Living History set for Saturday, June 3

From Havre Area Chamber of Commerce

Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s Tourism Committee is offering people the opportunity to learn about Havre’s history by experiencing it.

Havre locals will bring historical attractions to life for its fourth annual Living History Saturday, June 3.

People can tour the grandest and once largest military post in Montana and one of the largest in the U.S., Fort Assinniboine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., including a display of hides and guns. Each hour a cannon will be fired by the Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club. A special rate of $5 per adult and $3 for people 18 and younger is being offered that day.

Havre Beneath the Streets underground tours come to life on Living History Day when people can take the tour and see the Old West at its best in the Sporting Eagle Saloon. People can partake in treats, including shopping at Gourley Brothers Bakery for a homemade pastry made fresh, trying a meat sample from Havre’s Meat Market and satisfying a sweet tooth with a choice of old-fashioned penny candy available to buy at Holland and Son Mercantile. Saturday’s tours will start at 9 a.m. and will run every half hour with the last tour starting at 4 p.m. Appointments for tours are welcomed. A special tour rate of $8 a person will be available.

People can go to Wahkpa Chu’gn Buffalo Jump and take a walk back in history. The jump is the only one where people can view artifacts in their natural state. The Buffalo Jump tours will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A stone-boiling demonstration and berry pudding tasting will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next to the Interpretive Center. Tours will be given at a special reduced rate of $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for students.

The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum will step back in time at the old Faber School House located on the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Dressed as early 1900’s teacher, volunteers perform interactive skits with the audience showcasing the early days of a country one-room schoolhouse. Lemonade and cookies will be provided.

The North Central Montana Everything Antique Show will run June 2-4, also at the fairgrounds. With displays of antique farm equipment, vehicles, steam engines, household items and more, including some demonstrations and a "rolling relics" parade Sunday. The event is free and runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Living History Day.

High Line Heritage House Museum’s program Saturday will be centered around one of the Mathews House servants, Mary Daniel, following Daniel during a typical work day in 1910. For Living History day, tours will start at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and kids younger than 6 are free with accompanying adult.