The National Oregon/California Trail Center is more than a historical interpretative center. Our center also is the community gathering spot. In the Bear Lake Valley there are two times a year when all come home and visit family.
The first time is the 4th of July parade in Paris, Idaho. This is our summer gathering time. Our winter gathering time is the Oregon Trail Holiday Craft Fair. We always hold it the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Many vendors come and sell their wares.
Decorating starts about the second week in November. We are a non profit organization and so we use what is available to us to decorate with. Our board president Al Harrison owns land that must be clear cut for a cabin and he donates 25 live Christmas trees to the center to decorate with.
Staff and volunteers painstakingly decorate the windows with festive paintings. The whole center changes for the holiday season. More to come........
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