The event includes a Birds of Prey demonstration at 11 a.m. by the TR Audubon Society; an equestrian demonstration by the Rough Rider Re-enactors at 1 p.m., the Rough Rider Cavalry Troop of the Nassau-Suffolk Horsemen's Association offers demonstrations of riding techniques used by mounted soldiers of the Spanish American War at an authentic cavalry training camp, a period encampment is set up, a formal program begins at 2 p.m. featuring period music of the time of Teddy Roosevelt, speeches by local dignitaries and an appearance by Theodore Roosevelt himself as portrayed by re-enactor, James Foote, www.nps.gov/sahi

The site is open 8:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m., guided tours of the home are held hourly at $5 per person, festival is free

Price: $5
Phone: 516-922-4788
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