Bald Eagle Rendezvous September 20, 2012

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Seeing how one might have lived during the 1800's, school children from St. Mary's Kansas were on hand to watch re-enactors demonstrate tasks of the olden days on Thursday in Lecompton.

Photo by Richard Gwin

Larry Ross of Tonganoxie shows how rope was made during Bald Eagle Rendezvous Days.

Photo by Richard Gwin

Charles Dugan, of Delia gets ready to fire a cannon at Bald Eagle Rendezvous Days which runs through Saturday.

Photo by Richard Gwin

Students from St. Marys get ready to listen to a cannon fire Thursday at the Bald Eagle Rendezvous in Lecompton. The event, which features historical re-enactors such as pioneers and mountain men, runs through Saturday.

Photo by Richard Gwin

Chris Cruz, of Topeka, demonstrates ax-throwing Thursday at the Bald Eagle Rendezvous in Lecompton.

Photo by Richard Gwin

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Charles L. Bloss, Jr. 5 years ago

Throwing axes was a contest mostly. Only a fool would throw away his only weapon when his life was in danger.

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