Hé Ho!

We had a great day at Festival today!

We started our day at Fort Gibraltar. We visited the Trading Post and the Blacksmith. 

We also had a chance to warm up by the fire while learning about the life of a voyageur.

We then headed off to the Gros Show!

This year's music group - Alfa Rococo - was from Québec. 

We had fun dancing and forming a conga line that wound its way through the tent!

There's always time for a group pic or two! 

The top photo is with the only remaining snow sculpture at Voyageur Park! 

The one below is with the Festival mascot!

Here is the mosaic picture of Tommy Prince. 

If you look closely, zoomed in on the right, is the class photo we submitted! Yay!

We then headed off to our last activity, "C'est l'aviron!"

After a short presentation about the voyageurs and their long voyages in their canoes, 

we had the chance to make our own craft; a canoe pin!

We cut out small canoes from red felt and then sewed the ends together and added beads.

Once finished, we safety-pinned our canoes to our shirts or jackets!

It was certainly a warm and muddy Festival, but we had lots of fun despite the lack of snow sculptures 

and freezing-cold fingers and toes!

Have a great evening! Hé Ho!