Glenns Ferry remakes annual crossing celebration

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Glenns Ferry will celebrate its pioneer heritage with the Three Island Celebration Aug.13-15.

For more than 25 years, Glenns Ferry hosted the annual Three Island Crossing, an event that commemorated the crossing of the Snake River by Oregon Trail Pioneers. The apex of that event was the actual crossing of the river by wagons and horseback riders. But with an aging pool of participants and animals, and lack of interest or time by the younger generation, that activity was suspended after last year's event.

Yet the community and a group of dedicated citizens still wanted to keep the pioneer spirit alive, while at the same time attracting tourists to the city. As a result, the former Three Island Crossing was renamed Three Island Celebration.

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