Historic Silver Falls Days is a celebration of the history of the area that is now Silver Falls State Park.
The event will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12 in the South Falls Historic District.
There will be Model T and Model A antique cars; demonstrations of antique logging tools; flint knapping and basketry; families participating in old-fashioned games and story telling of historic days in the area.
The antique cars will be there on Saturday and the horse logging demonstrations and carriage rides will be there on Sunday.
New this year is a bluegrass band playing daily in the courtyard next to the South Falls Lodge.
Area historical societies will have displays in the historic Silver Falls Lodge.
The Forest History Center will have a display of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) artifacts and a list of thousands of names of the 80,000 men who served in the CCC in Oregon. The CCC built many of the buildings at the state park, including the Silver Falls Lodge.
A miniature canoe race each day will celebrate Al Faussett’s 1928 canoe trip over the South Falls. First, second and third place finishes will receive prizes.
Admission to event activities is free. A day-use parking permit is required to park at Silver Falls; visitors can purchase a one-day permit for $5 or an annual permit for $30.
For a detailed event schedule, visit Silver Falls’ Blog under “Historic Silver Falls Days” in the “Events” tab at www.SilverFallsStatePark.wordpress.com.
For more information, call Ian at 503-874-0201 or
Lou at 503-581-4155 or e-mail Ian.Fawley@orgon.gov. or louise69@toast.net.
