Fort Connah volunteers keep history relevant
Linda Sappington
Preston Miller welcomes visitors to Fort Connah as volunteers keep the days of trapping and trading alive for historical and educational purposes.
Linda Sappington
The Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at Fort Connah is believed to be the oldest building still standing in Montana.
Linda Sappington
The Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at Fort Connah, right, was built in a posts-on-the-sill type construction.
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Flint knapper Don Safford, right, teaches Ben Kestner how shoot an atlatl.
Linda Sappington
Above, points made by flint knapper Don Safford are fashioned into arrows.
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Right, the inside of the old Hudson’s Bay Company trading post was filled with wares during the Fort Connah Historical Rendezvous.
Linda Sappington
Phil Peck takes a break from creating rope out of sisal.
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A point is shaped out of obsidian. Live demonstrations of flint knapping, rope making and hide tanning kept history alive at the event.
Linda Sappington
Russell Harbin of Polson, an NRA certified black powder rifle instructor, talked about the importance of the history-making firearm.
Linda Sappington
Phil Peck crosses a field in toward the trading post, creating a timeless image.
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