Bendigo History Day!
Bendigo State Park, Main Picnic Area
Join educators from DCNR and the PA Lumber Heritage Museum at Bendigo State Park for an afternoon of historical programming! Stop by the pop-up tables near the pool and picnic area. View animal pelts as you hear about the importance of furbearing species to colonial America, try your hand at using flint and steel, or sample some foraged wild teas that were popular during the American Revolution. Learn about Bendigo's origin as a lumbering settlement, and at 3:00PM, hear Jennifer Haines from the Lumber Heritage Museum give a presentation about life as a woodhick. After the presentation, participants can try their hand at some of the early lumbering tools!
Saturday, July 25, 2026 11am to 4pm