The River Raisin Battlefield National Park officially opens today, Saturday May 21, 2011. The nation’s newest national park is located at 1403 Elm Street, Monroe, MI.
From 10 AM to 4 PM, attendees can enjoy viewing displays of period camp life, food and cooking, artifacts, herbal medicine and more.
Open House schedule of events:
10:30 AM – Children’s Games
11 AM – 1812 Military Drill
11:30 AM – Children’s Mini-Militia
NOON – Tomahawk Throw
12:30 PM – Guided Battlefield Tour
1 PM – 1812 Military Uniform Fashion Show
1:30 PM – Musket Demonstration
2 PM – Children’s Games
2:30 PM – 1812 Military Drill
3 PM – Children’s Mini-Militia
3:30 PM Tomahawk Throw
4 PM Battlefield Guided Tour
4:30 1812 Military Uniform Fashion Show
HOMETOWN HISTORY TOURS 