Monday 27 February 2017

Festival du Voyageur

Our fieldtrip to Festival du Voyageur was AWESOME!  We enjoyed the whole day.It started off at the beginning of the day with the boy bus and the girl bus.  When we got to the park we went to the Metis women presentation, which took place in a Tepee.  Then we had an early lunch where we were able to go exploring with a buddy and an adult.  Mrs. Meisner and Mrs. McDuffe were our parent volunteers. Miss Bell was also there to help us out.  After lunch, we went to the giant sash weaving station.  It was really neat how we were able to weave it by following certain steps.  After the giant ceinture flechee weaving we went to the transportation station.  There were two voyageurs that spoke about what was used in the 1800's to transport goods and how they got around.  For example, they used dog sleds in the winter months and a special carrier for cargo in the summer months.  They also use snowshoes when the snow was too deep to walk on.  After the transportation station, we got to go on a sleigh ride and a team of two Clydesdale horses pulled us.  It was so much fun and nobody fell off!  After that, we got to have some free time to play and buy souvenirs if we wanted. 

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