A trip back in time….
Posted August 1, 2012 at 12:03 am by Ian Byington
Longtime islander Chris Destaffany mans the Howitzer at last weekend’s annual Encampment at English Camp…
It always feels like a trip back in time to visit the barracks & parade grounds & blockhouse & gardens at English Camp, but even more so when everyone is dressed up in the dress of the mid-19th century…it’s an awesome experience.
Gunpowder. Dress uniforms. Blowing off cannons. Playing cricket. The food. Arts, crafts, gardening….and what occupied the women as well. It was all there.
Update reporter Rebecca Leff captured the feeling of the weekend with this slideshow – check it out:
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