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~ 24 - PORT PERRY STAR - , October 1, 1991 Scarecrows, cider and muskets PHOTOS BY Kathleen Petrie, president of the Scugog Shores Fibre an. JULIA DEMPSEY Ists, demonstrated how to spin wool. y- FET ot 2 % 1 Back by popular demand was the Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada. The re- enactment team demonstrated camping techniques used in the year 1812, including period cooking. Pictured above, members of the group fire their 75-calibre muskets. The muskets are authentic replicas of the Brown Bess used in 1812. i 1% hay Xi 3 FL #4 ' INH RR ¢ ve : (4 Elght-year-old Matthew Fraser and his brother Lucas, 6, of Port Perry, enjoyed the early «Ontario miniatures on display In the church. The miniatures are the work of Seagrave-area resident William Earle. RE EE The York-Durham Heritage Railway Association went full steam ahead at Fall Harvest Days. The association set up a miniature railroad and offered youngsters an opportunity to ride the rails -- free of charge. The association was accept- ing donations. The money will be used, in part, to establish a museum of railway memorabilia and equipment in Ux- bridge. Y-DHRA also hopes to develop a tourist train service along the scenic Toronto and Nipissing Railway line, from Stouffville to Uxbridge, Blackwater Jct. and eventually to Lindsay. . Kim McLaughlin uses elbow grease to press apples |