History Comes to Life at South Dakota’s Beaver Creek Nature Area

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

BRANDON, S.D. -(Ammoland.com)- Beaver Creek Nature Area near Brandon will host the 39th Annual Homesteader Day Harvest Festival on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 1 – 4 p.m. CDT to showcase what life on the prairie was like for the early Dakota Territory settlers.

The event attracts thousands of visitors of all ages each year who want a taste of homestead life and pioneer living history.

“At the Homestead Day Harvest Festival, we give people a chance to experience first-hand the sights, sounds and smells of days gone by,” said District Park Supervisor Travis Theilen.

Visitors can watch teams of horses go about the tasks of plowing, cultivating, seeding and harvesting the old-fashioned way. Visitors can also take part in homestead crafts like candle and rope making, Dutch oven cooking and butter making. Other demonstrations will include Civil War soldiers, yarn spinning and weaving, chair caning, cowboy demonstrations, blacksmithing, pioneer games and a working sluice.

The historic 1870s Samuelson homestead cabin will be open for viewing where there will be a display of farming tools and cabin furnishings. All the while, the air will be filled with the sounds …Read the Rest

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