BUR
REAU OF LA
AND MANAGEMENT OR-038-2014O
-02
For rrelease: Imm
mediate Release
Con
ntact: Sarah
h LeCompte
(54 1) 523-1825
Sp
pring Brea
ak Activitiies for Fam
milies at In
nterpretivve Center
BAK
KER CITY, OREGON
R
-The National
N
Histtoric Oregon Trail
T
Interpreetive Center iss hosting seveeral
worrkshops and activities
a
suitaable for familiies during Sprring Break thhis year, Marcch 24 throughh the 27.
Traiil Tenders is sponsoring
s
workshops
w
on tasks
t
of our pioneer
p
ancesttors as they pprepared for thheir Oregon
Traiil journey. Leearn to dip a beeswax
b
cand
dle, concoct heerbal teas, maake simple toyys, turn a gooose feather
intoo a quill pen, and
a bake hard
dtack. Costum
med interpreteers will guide each activityy sharing factss and stories,
and creating item
ms to take hom
me. On Tuesd
day and Wedn
nesday of Spriing Break Weeek, there is a pioneer
lunccheon, cooked
d in Dutch ov
vens using Oreegon Trail-era recipes. Briing the wholee family and m
make a day
of itt! Pre-registraation is suggested; limited space availab
bility. To regiister call (541) 523-1852 oor email
[email protected]
Mon
nday March 24; $5 per acctivity plus en
ntrance fee; 10:30 a.m. - M
Make a Rag D
Doll and Handdkerchief
Doll; 1 p.m. - Sew
w a Pouch an
nd pick out seeds, learn garrdening tips aand techniquees of the pioneeers.
Tueesday March
h 25: “Pioneerr Family Pack
kage Deal” $35;
$
for two A
Adults (16 & over) and two Children
(15 & under); inccludes entrancce fees; 10:30
0 a.m. - Makee Hardtack; nooon - Pioneerr Dutch Ovenn Lunch
(Bisson Stew, Fru
uit Cobbler, Biscuits,
B
Lemo
onade); 1 p.m
m. - Dip Candlles
Wed
dnesday Marrch 26: “Pion
neer Family Package
P
Deal”” $35; for tw
wo Adults (16 & over) and two Childrenn
(15 & under); inccludes entrancce fees; 10:30
0 a.m. - Journ
nal Making; nnoon - Pioneerr Dutch Ovenn Lunch
(Chicken and Du
umplings, App
ple Crisp, Lem
monade); 1 p..m.-Carve a Q
Quill and Makke Ink
Thu
ursday Marcch 27; $5 per activity plus entrance
e
fee; 10:30 a.m. - Make a Tin L
Lantern; 1 p.m
m. - A
Pionneer Apothecary: Herbs ass Medicine an
nd make a pap
per pouch.
Thee interactive children’s exh
hibit “Wagonss Ho!” is open
n daily througghout the monnth.
Thee National Hisstoric Oregon
n Trail Interprretive Center, operated by tthe Bureau off Land Managgement, is
locaated east of Baker City, Orregon. Take Exit
E 302 from Interstate-844 onto Oregonn Highway 866 and proceedd
fivee miles. The Center
C
is open
n from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. dailly. Admissionn for adults iss $5; seniors aare $3.50;
and children 15 and
a under are free. Federaal passes are accepted.
a
Visiit oregontrail..blm.gov for more
m
informaation about the Center or caall (541) 523--1843 for an uupdate on
proggrams and eveents. For info
ormation on other
o
events in
n Baker Counnty, Oregon, ccall (800) 5233-1235.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of
o public land, the most of any Federal agencyy. This land, kn
nown as the
National System of Public Lands, is
i primarily located in 12 Westtern states, inclluding Alaska. T
The BLM also aadministers
700 m
million acres off sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM
M’s mission is too manage and cconserve the
publlic lands for thee use and enjoym
ment of presentt and future gen
nerations underr our mandate oof multiple-use and sustained
yield
d. In fiscal Yearr, 2013, the BLM
M generated $4.7 billion in receipts from publlic lands.
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