Legendary Missouri River steamboat captain Grant Marsh returns to Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston the weekend of July 28-29, 2012. Portrayed by Arch Ellwein in the popular History Alive! program, Grant Marsh will discuss his life as a steamboat captain on the Missouri River. His monologue is set in the early 1900s when Marsh was in his late 60s.
Performances of Grant Marsh are scheduled for Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 at Fort Buford State Historic Site at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (CT).
Ellwein is a touring actor/historian and Williston-Sidney area playwright and theater director. Ellwein has done over 1,500 performances since 1996, bringing historical figures to life for audiences in 16 states, including Captain Grant Marsh, probably best known as the Missouri River steamboat captain of the Far West, which brought back the wounded after the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
The State Historical Society of North Dakota sponsors the History Alive! program to explore the lives and times of decades gone by. Begun in 1988, the unique program combines the theater arts with history. The 20-minute monologues are based on original letters, diaries and other documents, many from the archives of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
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