WALLA WALLA – The annual Frenchtown Rendezvous will take place Oct. 8 at the Assumption Church Parish Hall (2098 E. Alder, Walla Walla) from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are $35 and available online at tinyurl.com/frenchtownrv or by contacting any Frenchtown Historical Foundation board member.

The annual gathering of descendants of the French Canadian and Native American communities of the Inland Northwest is the principal fundraiser for the preservation and maintenance of the Frenchtown Historic Site.

Michel Bouchard and Rob Foxcurran, authors of Songs Upon the Rivers, will provide the keynote add...