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Northwest Colonial Festival bursts into life at historic George Washington Inn

Published 1:30 am Sunday, August 13, 2017

By Peninsula Daily News

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Gunsmith Dave Rieve of Kent holds a blunderbuss as he describes the process of making firearms at the time of the American Revolution. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kirsten Schafer of Seattle demonstrates lace making as it was practiced in the 1700s. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Larry Barnes of Graham takes a lesson in fife playing from Linda Soule of Bellingham on Friday at a colonial village set up on the lawn of the George Washington Inn near Agnew, the site of the 2017 Northwest Colonial Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES — The third annual Northwest Colonial Festival will wrap today with two landmark events that occurred April 19, 1775: the skirmish on Lexington Green and the battle for Concord Bridge.

More than 70 period re-enactors will descend on the grounds of the George Washington Inn, 939 Finn Hall Road, with such colonial notables as Ben Franklin, John Adams and George Washington.

The hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $30 for a four-person family. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free.

A re-enactment of “Skirmish at Lexington Green” will occur at 10:30 a.m., and a “Battle for Concord Bridge” performance will occur at 2:30 p.m.

Colonial dance and music, 18th-century sword fights and 18th-century fife and drum performances also will be highlights.

For more information, go to https://colonialfestival.wordpress.com.

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