Civil War Weekend - Program
Saturday & Sunday September 6-7 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Leduc Historic Estate

North Lawn: Encampments of the First Minnesota, Second Minnesota, Battery I and The Saint Paul Volunteer Soldiers Aid Society.

North Lawn: Diane Thorpe demonstrating hair art.

Carriage Barn: Joel Brown as George Daniels, former slave who met General Leduc during the Civil War and came to work for the Leduc family after the war.

Johnson's encampment, East of main house.

Estate tours: Every 20 minutes starting at 10 a.m., last tour starts at 4 p.m.

Baking Over an Open Fire & Butter making demonstration with Pat Bauer - Johnson's camp. (Baking demonstration on Saturday only)

Manual of arms demonstration - North lawn
Gettysburg Address by Hastings Mayor Paul Hicks - East Lawn

Horrors of Andersonville Prison by Jack Lundquist - East Lawn (Saturday only)
Century Brass Band - East Lawn (Sunday only)

Vermillion Falls River Walk at the Leduc Historic Estate

On the first Saturday of the months of June, July, August, September and October, there will be a special walking tour of the Vermillion Falls area. The first of these tours will be June 7, 10:00 a.m. and will depart from the Estate at that time.

Participants will enjoy an historic walking tour of Hastings' most beautiful park, just blocks from the Estate. They will learn how the Vermillion River and the milling industry shaped Hastings while taking in the natural beauty of the river and falls.

Tour rates are the same as at the Estate ($6 for adults; $5 for seniors and military personnel; $3 for students up to age 18; and children ages 5 and younger and members of Dakota County Historical Society free) or visitors may purchase a discount package for $10 (for adults) which includes a tour of both the Estate and the walking tour. Reservations are recommended call 651-437-7055.

Leduc/Simmons Country Market & Hastings Art Crawl
Saturday September 27 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - LeDuc Historic Estate

The LeDuc Family and Carroll Simmons, the two owners of the LeDuc Historic Estate, were firm believers in sustaining the earth and thought "green" before the concept was ever explored. Because of their affinity with the earth by the previous owners, the Friends of LeDuc of Historic Hastings and Dakota County Historical Society are sponsoring the Second Annual LeDuc/Simmons Country Market.

Come enjoy freshly made baked goods, fine crafts, vegetables & fruits, plants, antiques, collectibles, and art work. The quality "flea market" consisting of antiques and collectibles will be taking place in the Simmons Shed, directly across from the Carriage Barn.

LeDuc is also one of eight stops on the Hastings Art Council Art Crawl. There will be demonstrations of wood carving, raku pottery firing and needlework art, all by local artists. A variety of original artwork will be available for purchase.