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Celebrate the 11th anniversary of the State Historical Society of North Dakota's management of the Welk Homestead State Historic Site on Sunday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Life on the Homestead, a day of free, family-friendly activities.
The day kicks off with local Tractor Trek participants arriving at the Welk Homestead at 10 a.m. Tractor show awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m.From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn how to make sauerkraut, butter, paper, and rope. See demonstrations on Ukrainian eggs, goats milk soap, kuchen, canning, weaving, spinning, and blacksmithing. Watch how a printing press works. Visit the vendor show featuring area crafters.
Food vendors will serve lunch, refreshments, and snack items throughout the day. Kids can participate in gunny sack races, bunnock, horseshoes, and a money in the haystack game from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The afternoon features a reenactment of The Lawrence Welk Show at 2 p.m.
For more information or to join the Tractor Trek or craft and vendor show, contact Brian Grove, 701.336.7777 or shswelk@nd.gov. For additional upcoming events and programs, visit history.nd.gov/events.