Calico Rock Museum Preserving History
The little girl had her daddy in tow walking along Main Street. Dad, just a little harried from a day of walking, asked, “We’ve been in the museum before why do you want to go today?”
This is why we created the Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center. We are all about preserving our history, sharing our story, and letting our visitors know how proud we are of our community and its heritage.
Sharing that heritage is what the Mountain Man Rendezvous and Native American Day is all about. The beautiful weather helped drive attendance over the three day weekend which saw an estimated 1,500 people flood Rand Park and Main Street for the activities.
Students, teachers and parents from Calico Rock Elementary School attended the Mountain Man Rendezvous on Friday. The students enjoyed visiting at each camp with the pioneer reenactors. They learned about historic firearms and Tomahawk throws. They participated in gamed and activities.
On Saturday, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jo Hart and Calico Rock City Council Member Junior Watts led the fourth annual Walk of Remembrance. The walk honors those who died on the Trail of Tears. Hart and Watts are tremendous supporters of the Calico Rock Museum and preserving their Native American heritage.
An event of this magnitude could not be possible without a strong leader. The museum board appreciates the countless hours of work that our executive director, Gloria Sanders, has put into making this event successful.
The museum appreciates the work of Freda Hardison, Ben Sanders, the Mountain Man re-enactors, Native American dancers and drummers, all of the civic organizations that set up booths, the vendors, the city of Calico Rock, Jill Easton, Aaron Browning, Bonnie Wyatt, and all of our friends and volunteers.
The museum extends our appreciation to the Calico Rock Chamber of Commerce for staffing the information booth outside the museum. They helped direct visitors to the activities, which included Native American dance demonstrations, Tomahawk Throwing, Antique Firearm Demonstrations, and much more.
“Anytime we can bring this many people into Calico Rock we benefit the town, we support our local businesses, and we get to share our history,” noted Mayor Ronnie Guthrie.
To view photos from the event, visit: http://www.calicorockmuseum.com/events.html
