Wilbur Brewer of Tennessee digs some dirt near a log meat house thought to be built around the 1820s. During the Log Meat House Workshop participants carefully deconstruct the log house and collect data. The workshops at Cove Springs will run until Wednesday. Participants from more than a dozen different states are taking part in the event.

Tom Trivette of Frankfort takes measurements as he helps build a picnic shelter for Kentucky River View Park during the Preservation Rendezvous Monday.

Eddie Nix of Massachusetts rests in shade as he takes a break from building a picnic shelter. The Preservation Rendezvous was presented by the Preservation Trades Network and the Timber Framers Guild in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council, the Frankfort-Franklin County Tourist Commission and the City of Frankfort. Two workshops include Timber Frame Picnic Shelter Workshop and the Log Meat House Workshop. Welcome Frankfort Day is at River View Park Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Demonstrations of blacksmithing, wood carving, log notching and other activities will be open to the public.