Black powder demonstration at California Trail Interpretive Center Grand Opening (7339456846) (3)

An exciting portion of the day was the black powder demonstrations. These re-enactors performed calvary precision loading and marching prior to firing blanks for the visitors to get an understanding of Trail-era weaponary. The Grand Opening of the California Trail Interpretive Center to year-round operations was held June 2 and kicked off the 9th Annual California Trail Days for the weekend. More than 1,200 visitors from 18 states and one foreign country attended Trail Days this year.