Powder magazine [2010 : spring, v.2 : no.2]

FORT FISHER STATE HISTORIC SITE SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST • Join the Friends of Fort Fisher on page 5! • Explore the Southern Historical Collection at UNC (Treasure Maps, page 3). • Looking for a Civil War love story? Visit the Fort Fisher Gift Shop (page 2)! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Site Manager’s Desk Gift Shop Comer Treasure Maps Friends of Fort Fisher Join the Friends of Fort Fisher Spring & Summer Programs for 20 1 0 The Powder Magazine VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2010 2nd Saturdays at North Carolina Historic Sites Visit Fort Fisher State Historic Site on the second Saturdays of June, July, and August 20 1 0, and experience a remarkable partnership of our cultural history and our local arts community. In an exciting initiative, all North Carolina Historic Sites and Museums will join together to celebrate our arts and heritage in a unique way. Every “2nd Saturday” this summer, look to your local State Historic Site or state museum for fun, innovative events! On Saturday, June 12, Fort Fisher will explore the historical landscape around us with a new lens. Local artists and photographers, particularly those who work with landscapes or seascapes, will be selling their work on site, as well as demonstrating their craft. Visitors will be able to walk through a recreated Civil War landscape with a small Confederate encampment, costumed tours, and small arms weapons demonstrations throughout the day. New programs will also be offered on Saturday, July 1 0 (Life on Fort Fisher's Waterways) where we examine what life was like living between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean through the arts and crafts of North Carolina's coastal region, and on Saturday, August 14 (Living Our Civil War History) as we look to the vital crafts that date to the mid- 1 9th century. If you are interested in participating in our programs as an artist, please contact Amy Manor Thornton at (9 1 0) 458- 5538 x502 or amy.thornton@ncdcr.gov. We will work to match artists with the most appropriate themed program. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Summer Costumed Tours to Start Wednesday, June 2 Beginning June 2, experience Fort Fisher with a costumed interpreter every Wednesday through Sunday, through August 1 5, 20 1 0. Fort Fisher's “Mary Holloway" Summer Interpreter will offer costumed tours at I I a.m. and 3 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. Following the tours, the historic Clyde Wilson, “Mary Holloway” Summer Interpreter from 2009 interpreter will perform a rifle demonstration for all visitors on-site. Family-oriented, visitors of all ages enjoy an engaging stroll around our scenic tour trail overlooking the Cape Fear River. These tours delight thousands of visitors annually, so make sure to stop by this summer for your own Civil War experience! For more information contact Fort Fisher at (9 1 0) 458-5538