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War of
1812 re-enactors closing the tent
in the morning.
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Posing
in front of the 1812 cannon.
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Re-enactors
of the 25th Regiment of U.S. Infantry
during the war.
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Getting
ready to fire the cannon.
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Getting
canon ready.
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Loading
the cannon.
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Canon
ready.
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FIRE!
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The Citizens
Guard Company "A" 2nd
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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Members
of Company "A" 2nd Wisconsin
Volunteer Regiment on parade.
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Company
"A" 2nd Wisconsin Regiment
sharing thoughts.
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The Fox
Lake Railroad Museum houses many
displays and a summer kitchen
on the same grounds.
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Fox Lake
Railroad Depot Museum
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Gary Klass,
commander of the 2nd Wisconsin
Volunteer Regiment inside the
Railroad Museum.
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People
watching the Blacksmith, Michael
Smith, at his live exhibit.
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Michael
Smith (Smithy) getting his forge
hot.
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Hammering
the fork into shape.
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Blacksmith
demonstrates how to create and
start a fire
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The hands
of Michael Smith as he creates
and starts a fire.
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Keep your
materials dry in a tight container..
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Finished
merchandise.
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John Fenner
speaks on the Military Road that
brought settlers to Fox Lake. |
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John Fenner
shares maps that show the different
sections of the Military Road.
One section ran about 100 ft.
from the site of his talk at Clausen
Park.
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An audience
enjoying John Fenner, from Green
Bay, as he portrayed Captain Martin
Scott, builder of the Military Road.
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Dr. Jack
Steinbring speaks about the Underground
Railroad.
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Jennifer
Giedd, of Beaver Dam, speaks about
the Underground Railroad and its
presence in the Fox Lake area.
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Augusta
Butterfield Blake, first public
school teacher in Dodge County
portrayed by Ginger KleltyKa at
the commentary tour.
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Harriet
Purdy Stevens, wife of George
Stevens who lost life at Gettysburg.
Portrayed by Shirley Bryant at
cemetery tour.
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Julie Flemming,
chairman of Fox Lake Historical
Days, portraying Phoebe Ferguson.
Phoebe was one of the first settlers
of Fox Lake.
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Stodard
Judd, Land Office Agent, portrayed
by John Slavensky. Judd operated
the Satellite Land office from Green
Bay to Fox Lake so settlers did
not have to travel to Green Bay.
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Margaret
Roberts portrayed by Elinor Czarnecki
during the cemetery walk.
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Tom Klas,
Company "A" 2nd Wisconsin
Volunteer Regiment re-enactors,
portraying Frank Dexter, a Civil
War Soldier, during the commentary
walk.
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Quilt displayed
at the Quilt & Fiber Show.
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A crocheted
flag of the United States on display.
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Hand-carved
ducks by Troy Kirchoff
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Kids Fisheree
at Riverside Park on the flooded
Mill Creek. Sponsored by the Fox
Lake Chamber of Commerce.
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Pontoon boat
rides offered by the Fox Lake Chamber
of Commerce on beautiful Fox Lake.
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Mill Creek was flooded.
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Viewing the
Fox Lake area from the top of Clausen
Tower. The tower was built in the
1950s.
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