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The Chautauqua & French-Canadian/Metis Festival is this weekend and will begin tomorrow afternoon. The 39th annual event, put on by the Association of the French of the North board (AFRAN) would be celebrating the 40th year of the event; however, it was canceled last year because of safety concerns with COVID-19. There will be great […]
The band Poitin is known for its spirits, in this case, spirited music. The band from the Fargo/Moorhead area will be entertaining at the Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival. Poitin (pah-CHEEN) will perform Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29, at 1 p.m. daily in the big tent at Old Crossing and Treaty Park near Huot.
After a two-year hiatus, storyteller Jan Smith will return to the Chautauqua and French- Canadian/Metis Festival. She will be in the big tent on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29, at 3:30 p.m. daily in the big tent at Old Crossing and Treaty Park near Huot. “I intend to talk about midwifery and early
After a one-year hiatus, the Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival returns to Old Crossing and Treaty Park near Huot. Festivities begin Friday, August 27, at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck picnic followed by a bonfire, singing by Don Schmitz, and storytelling. The Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival will celebrate history, culture, and camaraderie at Old Crossing and
Anne Muir was newly elected as the President of the Polk County Historical Society. During the society’s board meeting on Thursday, February 6 outgoing President Jerry Amiot, who served as president for eight years, turned over the gavel to Muir. The Polk County Historical Society Board meets the first Thursday of every month at the
The 38th Annual Chautauqua & French-Canadian/Métis is Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25 at the Old Crossing Treaty Park in Huot. The festival begins Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck followed by a bonfire, music and storytelling at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday the festival starts with the food tent opening at 11:00
