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Weekend family options: Civil War Family Day, Pan-o-Prog

July 5, 2013 at 4:37PM
Members of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry marched in the parade field during a infantry drill and musket firing demonstration at Fort Snelling during the Civil War Weekend on 8/18/12. The First Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 to honor the memory and teach the history of the civil war unit. The Fort Snelling weekend event allowed visitors to travel back to the 1860s and experience life at the frontier fort during the Civil War. Costumed
The First Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry teaches the history of the Civil War unit. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CIVIL WAR FAMILY DAY

Get a little Minnesota history and learn how Minnesota was the first state to volunteer men to fight in the Union Army. Visit the governor's reception room and learn about Civil War battles and the soldiers who fought them. See Civil War flags and take a scavenger hunt. (10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sat. $5. State Capitol, 75 W. Martin Luther King Dr., St. Paul. 651-296-2881. www.mnhs.org.)

PAN-O-PROG

Lakeville celebrates summer with a wide variety of activities. World War II aircraft and military vehicles will be on display at Airlake Airport. Tiny tots even get in on the fun with a baby crawl-a-thon and a kids' pedal tractor pull. Cribbage, euchre and bowling tournaments, puppet show and other entertainment. (Various times and locations, see website for details. www.panoprog.org.)

Melissa Walker

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Artist’s drawing of charging first Minnesota regiment at Gettysburg. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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