Singer/Songwriter to perform at Decatur Museum

On Sunday, September 29, 2013, at 2 p.m. singer/songwriter Michael McDonald will be performing on the grounds of the Decatur Museum.

Through original songs and stories, McDonald leads a lively celebration of the challenges and adventures faced by Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery. His program focuses on the Irish and Scots-Irish heritage of members of the great river expeditions and mountain men. Sgt. Charles Floyd and young George Shannon figure prominently in his program.

By Norma Farrens

The program is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served after the performance. Free will offerings will be accepted. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs though some seating will be provided. Visitors may tour the main and second floors of the museum where an exhibit on area schools is on display. In case of inclement weather the program will be moved inside the museum.

McDonald hails from Yankton County, South Dakota, growing up on a couple of farms with six brothers and a sister. He is a Vietnam era veteran, a graduate of the University of South Dakota, and is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He and his wife, Deb, have three children and two grandchildren and live in Yankton.

The program is made possible by Humanities Nebraska and is one of approximately 300 programs offered the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau.

Michael McDonald