**Fort Raleigh National Historic Site**

### **Park Activities** 

### **Summer 2007**

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Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 10^th^ to Labor Day; 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year.

Programs listed will be offered from June 10 to Labor Day. All programs
start at park visitor center.

**Program Locations**

**(A)** Program has limited attendance capacity; sign up in person at
the park visitor center **(X)** Program is handicapped accessible.

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  Program              Sunday      Monday      Tuesday     Wednesday   Thursday    Friday     Saturday

  *1584:* The Scouting **10:00**   **10:00**   **10:00**   **10:00**   **10:00**              **10:00**
  Expedition *(X)*                                                                            

  *1585-86:* The       **2:00**    **2:00**    **2:00**    **2:00**    **2:00**    **2:00**   **2:00**
  Exploration                                                                                 
  Expedition *(X)*                                                                            

  *1587:* The Colony   **3:00**    **3:00**    **3:00**    **3:00**    **3:00**    **3:00**   **3:00**
  *(X)*                                                                                       

  *Roanoke Island                              **4:00**                **11:00**   **4:00**   
  History:* The                                                                               
  Algonquians *(X)*                                                                           

  *Roanoke Island                  **11:00**               **11:00**                          
  History:* The                                                                               
  Freedmen *(X)*                                                                              

  *Roanoke Island      **4:00**                            **4:00**                           **4:00**
  History:* The Drama                                                                         
  Remembers *(X)*                                                                             

  *Explorer Activity:*                                     **1:00**    **1:00**    **1:00**   
  Especially for                                                                              
  Kids - Life of the                                                                          
  Roanokes *(X)*                                                                              

  *Explorer Activity:*                                                 **4:00**               
  Nature Trail Walk                                                                           

  *Explorer Activity:*                                                             **9:00**   
  Searching for the                                                                           
  Colony                                                                                      

  *Explorer Activity:*                         **11:00**                                      
  Tour of the                                                                                 
  Collection *(A) (X)*                                                                        

                                                                                              
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Program schedule is subject to change without notice. Programs are
subject to weather.

**Summer 2007**

**Program Descriptions**

***1587*: The Colony (30 minute program) (X)**

Men, women and children leave England for the New World to begin a new
way of life. Instead of arriving at the Chesapeake Bay, the colonists
were forced to land at Roanoke Island. The turn of events grows worse as
these colonists struggle to survive. "Where did the Lost Colonists go?"
Examine with us the theories of their fate to continue the search.

***1585-86*: The Exploration Expedition (30 minute program) (X)**

These English explorers established an outpost and remained for ten
months surveying the New World. Their expedition began with promise, and
ended in tragedy. Share the experience of their discoveries through the
eyes of an Explorer.

***1584*: The Scouting Expedition (30 minute program) (X)**

The first contact between the English and Carolina Algonquian Indians
occurred during this voyage. What motivated Englishmen to consider
having a colony in this New World? Why was the choice made to stay at
Roanoke Island instead of other places? Join us to examine these
questions.

***Explorer Activity:* Especially for Kids: Life of the Roanokes (45
minute program) (X)**

This activity for families will offer insight to the forgotten life ways
of the Algonquian tribes of the area as described by the English
explorers. Leave with something tangible from the park, such as paint
marks worn by the native people, or practice making a small pot.

***Explorer Activity*: Nature Trail Walk (1 hour program)**

Meet at the park visitor center for a half-mile walk to witness the New
World through an Explorer's eyes. This program discusses how Native and
Colonist used the available natural resources. Bring insect repellant
and water. Physical demands involve walking on a trail that has exposed
roots and gentle slopes.

***Explorer Activity:* Search for the Colony (2-½ hour program)**

This program involves a 3-mile hike following the approximate route of
John White during the search for his colony. Additionally, we will look
at area flora and fauna and their respective Algonquian names. Bring
insect repellent and water; and binoculars if you have them. Physical
demands will range from stationary observing and relaxed walking on a
path, to negotiating a sandy shoreline.

***Explorer Activity:* Tour of the Collection (1 hour program) (A) (X)**

Examine evidence of English colonization and Roanoke Island history
through a visit to the park's museum collection building. To participate
and for more information, sign up at the Lindsay Warren Visitor Center.
Maximum program attendance is limited; first-come, first-served.

***Roanoke Island History*: The Algonquians (30 minute program) (X)**

Native residents of the New World and English explorers observed and
formed impressions of each other. Learn what an English scientific team
reported to Europe regarding these native peoples. This ranger-guided
program presents the original residents of Roanoke Island.

***Roanoke Island History*: The Drama Remembers (30 minute program)
(X)**

*The Lost Colony* is a tribute to the Roanoke colonists that disappeared
so long ago. Before you attend the play, learn the story behind
America's longest-running outdoor symphonic drama and the establishment
of this national historic site.

***Roanoke Island History*: The Freedmen (30 minute program) (X)**

Learn about another type of colony established on Roanoke Island during
the Civil War. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
offered the promise of a profound beginning for the island's newest
residents.