Beltrami Bicentennial
Date and Time
Saturday Jun 24, 2023 Sunday Jun 25, 2023
The Beltrami County Historical Society is pleased to announce the Beltrami Bicentennial, a two-day celebration on Saturday, June 24, at Buena Vista, and Sunday, June 25, at the Beltrami County History Center.
The bicentennial celebrates the 200th anniversary of Italian author and surveyor Giacomo Beltrami's visit to the U.S. and Minnesota. During his visit, Beltrami and his Ojibwe guides ventured through much of modern-day Beltrami County in his search for the sources of the Mississippi River, which he identified as Lake Julia, just north of Bemidji.
The event starts at 8 a.m. with a 5K history walk/run at Buena Vista.
Location
Buena Vista Ski Area, 19600 Irvine Ave. NW, north of Bemidji
Beltrami County History Center, 130 Minnesota Ave. NW, Bemidji
Fees/Admission
$13 for a commemorative badge, available at the History Center and Bemidji Woolen Mills. The badge includes access for BOTH days of the bicentennial celebration!
Website
Description
Featured event speakers include biogeographers and documentarians River's Edge Geographics, former Red Lake Nation Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain, Smithsonian Institute researcher emeritus Cesare Marino, and John Welle, professor of Italian, emeritus, at the University of Notre Dame. John Romer, a flutist specializing in Native American flute, will cap the program with a special concert on Sunday afternoon. Special exhibits will also display information information about Beltrami's life and travels in the U.S. and Mexico.
Daily admission includes parking, self-guided museum/historic building tours, speakers, music and children's activities.
