Video Video: Revelstoke Heritage Weekend kicks off at forestry museum
It’s a busy Revelstoke Heritage Weekend, a new event that combines Railway Day, Timber Day, BikeFest Revelstoke, a big downtown sidewalk sale, the Little Bear Soccer Tournament and more. We’ve got video from Friday night and the full schedule for the weekend.
Revelstoke’s B.C. Interi
or Forestry Museu
scovery Centre hosted pro logging demos, horse logging demonstrations and a big barbecue at a Friday night open house to help launch the new Revlestoke Heritage weekend.
Dan Boltwood brought his team of percheron draft horses, and demonstrated how he controls the giant animals through an obstacle course.
Forestry museum manager Anna Minten explained the history of the museum, which is located up by the Revelstoke Dam.
(Click on any image for an expanded view.)
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- Horse logging demo. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- The old fire lookout. The museum has lots of displays inside and out. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Dan Boltwood demonstrated horse logging techniques at the B.C. Interior Forestry Museum on Sept. 11, 2015 at an open house kicking off Revelstoke Heritage Weekend. Photo: Aaron Oralndo/Revelstoke Mountaineer file photo
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- They’ve got an amazing selection of antique chainsaws. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Ancient tree sections inside the museum. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- File photo: The Revelstoke Dam pictured from the B.C. Interior Forestry Museum. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- The horses stole the show. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
Currently, the museum is installing a new lookout platform in their back field that will provide a new vantage point to the Revelstoke Dam.
For more, see the embedded video above.
Logging events continue tomorrow with a logging sports demonstration at Centennial Park, including pro competitions and lots of events open to community members, who can register in the morning. Learn more from our preview story here.
Of course, there are about two dozen events on tomorrow as part of the new Revelstoke Heritage Weekend, an event that combines Railway Day, Timber Day, BikeFest Revelstoke, a big downtown sidewalk sale, the Little Bear Soccer Tournament and more.
See the full listings here: 
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