Spring rendezvous / reenactments

May 8-11, 2013 - Rendezvous on the River, Blennerhassett Island
Historical State Park, Parkersburg, W.Va., Wood County. Contact (304)
420-4800, (800) CALL WVA, blennerhassett@wvdnr.gov, www.
blennerhassettislandstatepark.com. Early 19th-century encampment on
Blennerhassett Island. Location: Ohio River, with ferry to island. Address:
137 Juliana St., Parkersburg, W.Va.

May 10-11, 2013 - Brothers of the Wind Trade Fair, Anchor
Conservation Club, 55300 Fresno St., South Bend, Ind.
anchorconservation.com/home.php. Contact Dick Glisinski, 574-289-5386, to
register or information. Outdoor trade fair open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Camps welcome. Traders  needed as well as people to demonstrate period
crafts and skills, militia drills, flintlock firing. No outside alcohol permitted;
strictly enforced. Club providing food and drinks for modest cost. Location:
South Chain (Szmanda) Lake, 5 miles west of South Bend, Ind.

May 10-12, 2013 - Buzzards Hollow Muzzle Loading Gun Club
Rendezvous, Bellville, Ohio. Contact Roy Huvler, 419-886-4177,
rhuvler@neo.rr.com, or Doc Shaffer, 419-886-2097, 1755@yahoo.com.
Camp fee $5. Modern camp available. Provide your own water. Shoot
registration 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday and 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday. Archery,
rifle and smoothbore shoots. Location: In southern Richland County off
Shaffer Road off Bangorville Road between SR 13 and SR 546, Bellville.

May 16-19, 2013 - Corps of Discovery, Nichols Family Farm, Toronto,
Ohio. Contact Vicki Duhamel, 724-947-4931, blackcreektraders@yahoo.
com, www.nrlhfcorpsofdiscovery.com. Primitive rules in effect 7 a.m.
Thursday through 2 p.m. Sunday. Free public admission 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. A learning rendezvous,
seminars, workshops, educational sessions. Archery and hawk & knife
competitions. No organized shooting competitions. Advance registration ends
April 16. Advanced registration fees are $15 per adult for NMLRA members;
$20 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Dependents
18 and older are $7.50 each. Trade fee $20; blanket trader $10.
Registration is additional $5 at the gate. For more details on fees and rules,
visit www.nrlhf.org, call 717-312-3016 or email nrlhfoffice@gmail.com.
Address: 85 TR 1305, Toronto, Ohio. Directions: Take SR 7 to Toronto and
exit at 4th Street. Turn left at the first light and then turn left on CR 47. Turn
left on TR 1305 and watch for signs.

May 17-19, 2013 - Lost Arts Festival, Seven Eagles Historical
Education Center, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio,
Wood County. Vendors, reenactors and campers contact Martin Nagy, 419-
509-0095, MartinNagy@aol.com, www.seven-eagles.com. Black powder
shoot, archery, hawk & knife. Setup 9 a.m. Thursday-9 a.m. Saturday. Camp
fee $5 per person. Public hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. Woodland Indian longhouse, Western Plains tipis, French Trapper
sod hut, pioneer log house, Scottish tavern, 18th-century trading post,
blacksmith shop. Address: Seven Eagles, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand
Rapids, Ohio. Location: One mile south of Grand Rapids and one mile north
of US 6. Address: 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio. Location:
Between US 6 and SR 65, a mile south of the Maumee River.

May 17-19 , 2013 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, club
grounds, TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio, Seneca County. Contact John Miller, 419-
447-2656. Black power shoot, archery and hawk & knife competitions, adult
and children's games, camp potluck Saturday evening. Registration is $20
on site, or $10 plus a prize donation. Setup is Thursday evening and all day
Friday. No pets. Located along the Sandusky River five miles south of Tiffin
at the Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds. Directions: From SR 53, turn
east onto CR 6 and right onto TR 131. Follow signs.

May 17-19, 2013 - Lost Arts Festival, Seven Eagles Historical
Education Center, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio,
Wood County. Vendors, reenactors and campers contact Martin Nagy, 419-
509-0095, MartinNagy@aol.com, www.seven-eagles.com. Black powder
shoot, archery, hawk & knife. Registration fee is $5 per person ages 6 and
older, plus $10 for blanket traders and $25 for vendors. Address: Seven
Eagles, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio. Location: One mile
south of Grand Rapids and one mile north of US 6.

May 17-19, 2013 - Jennings Creek Council Spring Rendezvous, Camp
Clay, Van Wert, Ohio. Contact Phil Wells, 419-393-4105,
judyandphil@artelco.net. Early setup after 2 p.m. Thursday. Pre-registration
appreciated, but not required. Camp fee $25 for two adults and children.
Additional adults are $10 each. Competitions include rifle and smoothbore
shoot, archery, hawk & knife, Seneca Run, men's and women's games.
Council fire Saturday evening. No pets. Address: 9196 Liberty-Union Road,
Van Wert, Ohio.

May 17-19, 2013 - Spring Gathering, Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village,
Waynesville, Ohio, Wayne County. Contact 513-897-1120,
ccpv@embarqmail.com, www.caesarscreekpioneervillage.org. Setup Friday.
Early setup available on request. Pre-registration is $15 per tent with up to
four people ages 13 and older. Children 12 and younger free. Additional
adults $3 each. Vendor fee $25, plus a prize donation. Blanket trader fee
$10. Competitions include archery, woods walk, hawk & knife. Public hours
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. GPS address: 3999
Pioneer Village Road, Waynesville.

May 17-19, 2013 - New Frontiersmen Spring Rendezvous, Ashland
Conservation Farm, Ashland, Ohio. Contact Dave and Terri Moore, 419-
589 4843. Set up Friday. Rifle and smoothbore competitions. Camp dinner
Saturday night. For map visit www.acwcl.org.

May 17-19, 2013 - Voyageur Rendezvous, Grand Kankakee Marsh
County Park, Hebron, Ind., Lake  County. Contact 219-947-7275,
info@lakecountyparks.com. Juried 18th-century Fur Trade Era reenactment.
Friday school day. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $2; ages 7 and
younger free. Saturday and Sunday. Address: 21690 Rangeline Road (Clay
Street) Hebron, Ind. Directions:  Exit I-65 East at SR 2 to Rangeline Road
(Clay Street) then go south for 5 miles.

May 17-19, 2013 - Women's Primitive Rendezvous, Blue Ridge Rifles
Inc., Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Contact Cathy Bates, 610-489-3878,
BlueRidgeRifles@verizon.net, sites.google.com/site//blueridgeriflesinc. No
pets. Women may leave shelters up if they plan to attend the Memorial Day
event.

May 17-19, 2013 - Siege of Fort Randolph, Krodel Park, Point
Pleasant, W.Va. Contact Craig Hesson, 304-675-7933,
chesson1774@suddenlink.net, www.fortrandolph.org/index_files/siege.htm.
Juried Native and Euro 18th-century event. See website for registration form.
Early set-up Thursday. Friday school day. Friday evening reenactor seminar.
Drama and battle 2 p.m. Saturday of Chief Cornstalk's visit to Fort Randolph
in fall 1777, and the subsequent siege placed in May 1778. Saturday
demonstrations, fort feast, fundraiser auction and tavern entertainment.
Sunday trek among the hills. Donations to auction appreciated, as well as
items to loan for use during the drama. See website for more information.
Address: 1994 Sandhill Road, Point Pleasant, W.Va.

May 18-19, 2013 - Historical Timeline Rendezvous and Festival,
Rockport Lincoln Pioneer Village, Rockport, Ind., Spencer County.
Contact Diane Unfried, 812-431-7549. Timeline event from Revolutionary
War through Civil War. Village has 14 log cabins representing Young  Abe
Lincoln’s formative years. Demonstrations, hawk & knife competition,
muzzleloading demonstrations, trade blankets, candle making and other kids
activities. Pitch-in dinner Saturday night. Friday kids day. Public hours 10 a.
m.-6 p.m. Admission $5 adults, $3 seniors and children 11 and younger.
Location: Rockport City Park, west end of Main Street, Rockport, Ind.

May 18-19, 2013 - Muster on the St. Mary’s, Historic Fort Wayne, Fort
Wayne, Ind., 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.org, www.oldfortwayne.org.
Juried timeline event. Public hours 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday. Address: 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.

May 23-27, 2013 - Memorial Day Rendezvous, Blue Ridge Rifles Inc.,
Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Contact Cathy Bates, 610-489-3878,
BlueRidgeRifles@verizon.net, sites.google.com/site//blueridgeriflesinc. Setup
after noon Thursday. Camp fee $20. Children ages 17 and younger are free
and must camp with an adult. No sutler fees, but prize donations appreciated.
Rifle, pistol and smoothbore shoots, including ladies, juniors and primitive
targets; instruction for novice shooters; archery; knife & hawk. Modern camp
available. Visitors welcome until 6 p.m. No pets.

May 24-26, 2013 - Bucksnort Longhunters Rifle Frolic, Elizabethtown,
Ky. Contact Mike Martin, 270-737-3849, or Paul Reed, 270-737-9154. Camp
fee $25. Modern camp available. Early setup Wednesday and Thursday.
Competitions include Friday and Saturday rifle and woodswalk shoots. Other
competitions include smoothbore, archery, hawk & knife. Potluck Saturday
night; meat provided. Open to public until 7 p.m. Provide your own water.

May 24-27, 2013 - Pioneer Days at the Mill, Wolf Creek/Pine Run Grist
Mill, Loudonville, Ohio. Contact Big Mark, 419-560-0136,
midnightrider_1840@hotmail.com,  or Big Zig, 419-231-9280, www.
wolfcreekmill.org. Setup Thursday and Friday. Camp fee $10 per camp. No
extra fee for traders. Welcome to stay through Monday. Public hours 10 a.m.
-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Competitions include hawk & knife, archery
and shoots. Blanket shoots. Old-time music.  Potluck Saturday evening.
Seeking demonstrators for any pioneer for pioneer skills. Non-potable water
available, but bring your own drinking water. Location: SR 3 south of
Loudonville and one mile south of Mohican State Park campground.

May 24-27, 2013 - Logan Hills Festival and Pre-1840 Rendezvous, Mad
River Muzzleloaders, Hall-Fawcett Park, Zanesfield, Ohio, Logan
County. Contact booshway Sam Miller, 937-407-5003,
millersrsamuel@yahoo.com, or scribe Teresa Miller, 937-407-6430,
loganhills.homestead.com. Outdoor drama depicts local history. In conjuction
with Logan Hills Native Woodland Gathering pow wow. Setup Thursday and
Friday. Early setup available. Camp fee is $20 for pre-registered campers;
$25 for walk-in campers; $35 for vendors. Address: 4595 CR 153,
Zanesfield, Ohio. Location: Off SR 33 between Bellefontaine and Marysville.

May 24-27, 2013 - Sons of Liberty Spring Rendezvous, Canters Cave 4-
H camp, Jackson, Ohio. Contact Norm Garringer, 740-773-3891,
normanga@roadrunner.com. See the Facebook page for more information.
Setup anytime with a two-hour maximum setup and teardown. Camp fee $10
for members and $15 for non-members ages 18 and older. Potluck Saturday
with meat provided. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Competition include
woodswalk, hawk & knife, archery. Potluck dinner Saturday evening. Club
provides main dish. Address: 1362 Cave Road, Jackson, Ohio. Directions:
Five miles north of Jackson off SR 35 on TR 223.

May 24-27, 2013 - Blue River Primitive Gathering, Blue River
Longrifles club grounds, Morristown, Ind. Contact Ron or Toni
Vandenbark, 765-785-2493, blueriverlongrifles.com. Potluck Saturday
evening. GPS only address: 11680 N. Blueriver Road, Morristown, Ind.

May 24-27, 2013 - ARMLC Ranger Voo, Clarksburg, W.Va. Contact John
Lamb, 304-622-1036, or Ron Shuster, 304-624-8891. Early setup May 23.
Camp fee $15 per person, or $18 at the gate. No sutler fees. Competitions
include woods walk, hawk & knife, archery. Camp feed Saturday evening and
games for everyone. Limited drinking water. Modern camp available.
Directions: From SR 50, take the SR 19 and 20 exit and head north. Turn left
onto Crooked Run and right onto Lamberts Run. Bear right at the Y in the
road.

May 25-26, 2013 - Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous, Vincennes, Ind.
Contact Frank Doughman, Frank_Doughman@nps.gov; for citizen camp,
contact Ken Yochum, citizenscamp@spiritofvincennes.org, spiritofvincennes.
org. Revolutionary War reenactment, 1700-1812. Citizen camp is on the
French Commons, a fenced area across the street from the George Rogers
Clark National Historical Park. Setup begins at 1 p.m. Thursday for citizens
camp and vendors. Advanced registration required. Get application at
website, www.spiritofvincennes.org/rendezvous/index.htm. First-time campers
are asked to send a photo. Military camp participants on George Rogers
Clark grounds must be members of the Northwest Territory Alliance and
should call 812-882-1776. Military camp setup is Friday. Public hours 9 a.m.
-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Directions: From the east, take
SR 50 and follow signs to SR 41 south. Take the second exit onto Willow
Street and turn right.

May 25-26, 2013 - 18th Century Trade Fair, Fort Boonesborough,
Richmond, Ky. Contact Bill Farmer, 859-527-3131, ext. 216,
ftboone@bellsouth.net. Address: 4375 Boonesborough Road, Richmond, Ky.

May 31-June 8, 2013 - Morgan County Rendezvous, Burr Oak State
Park, group camp site, Glouster, Ohio, Morgan County. Contact Jim
Lambert, 740-626-2455, longhunter58@yahoo.com, www.mctfr.com.
Setup 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Camp fee $30 per person ages 18
and older if mailed by May 1; $40 at the gate. No extra trader fee. Send
check for camp fees made out to Morgan County Rendezvous with names
and phone number to Pat Tharp, 6100 Revenge Road, Lancaster, OH
43130. Competitions include archery, black powder shooting
smoothbore/rifle, pistol, hawk & knife. Other activities include children's
games, nightly entertainment, camp feast, silent auction with proceeds to
keep event going (pre-1840 item donations appreciated). Public days 9 a.m.
-5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Address: 10660 State Park
Lodge Road, Glouster, Ohio. Directions: Take I-70 to Zanesville and take SR
60 South to SR 78 towards Malta. Follow signs.

May 31-June 2, 2013 - Living History Day: The Capture of Col.
Crawford, Crawford Park District, Lowe-Volk Park, Crestline, Ohio,
Crawford County. Contact Lou Tommelleo, 419-845-2700, tommelleo.1@osu.
edu. Juried Revolutionary War event. New participants must be approved.
Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Saturday candlelight tour and 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.  Re-enactments of the capture of Col. Crawford by
Revolutionary War group Colonel Crawford's Company and "running the
gauntlet." Demonstrations, period games, speakers. Camp dinner Saturday,
meat provided. Address: 2401 SR 598, Crestline, Ohio. Directions: Between
old US 30 and new US 30 on SR 598, north of Galion, and a half-mile south
of Leesville.
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24 hours a day from
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