photo by: Richard Gwin

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.