This is a brand new event this year, at a site that we are all familiar with! The address for Powerland Heritage Park is: 3995 Brooklake Rd NE, Salem, OR 97303
Friday will be a school day for the local public schools and homeschoolers to come and learn about our history, we will set up 20 minutes stations like we did at Cheadle lake. That way each group can rotate thru the stations: listen to the presentation and ask questions. Stations are often hands on and interactive, but some are only displays.
The event Coordinator for this event is Keith Menk.
School day admission on Friday is $3 per child, and $5 per chaperone.
General Admission for Saturday and Sunday: $10 per person Kids 12 and under are Free!
School Day is Friday Sept. 27, 2024 Time: 9am - 3pm
The Main encampment and Battle event will be Sept 28-29, 2024 Time for both Saturday and Sunday is 9am -4pm.
Event Schedule for Saturday and Sunday:
9:00 am Camps open 10:00 am Flags of the Civil War – Community Fly 10:00 am Sick Call – Union Camp (Brand new activity at this event!) 10:30 am Cavalry Warm-ups – Battlefield 10:30 am Parlor Talk – Maryland Line 10:45 am Battle Preview- Battlefield 11:00 am Morning Battle – Battlefield Noon Artillery Demo – On Battlefield near Artillery Park Noon. Fashion show- 69thNY Union Civilian Camp. 12:30 pm Medical Demo – Union Aid Station – 1st Minnesota Civilian Camp 1:30 Pm Saturday only: Reenactor Kid Skirmish 2:00 pm Day in the Life– Battlefield Bleachers 2:45 pm Battle Preview - Battlefield 3:00 pm Afternoon Battle – Battlefield 4:00 pm Camps Close
Reenactors setting up for the school day is Thursday after 9am, Reenactors setting up for the weekend starts at 4pm after school day has ended.