Fur Trade Encampment at Riverside State Park

LIVING HISTORY -- Flint and steel firemaking, open-fire cooking, flintlock shooting and even a cannon salute will generate smoke and cheers at Riverside State Park this weekend.
The annual Fur Trade Encampment will return the Spokane House Interpretive site to the 1810-1825 period when traders, voyageurs, trappers and Indians gathered to do business and celebrate.
The free event runs Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,features history buffs in period clothing demonstrating period skills.
See the Friends of the Spokane House website for details.
Also this weekend: David Thompson Brigade offers chance to ride in voyageur canoes along Columbia River. Check it out here.