Upcoming rendezvous and reenactments
May 24-28, 2012 - Memorial Day Rendezvous, Blue Ridge Rifles Inc.,
Summit Station, Pa., Schuylkill County. Contact Cathy Bates, 610-489-
3878, BlueRidgeRifles@verizon.net. 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 welceom
until 6 p.m. No pets. Location: On SR 183 about 4.5 miles north of SR 22 and
I-78. Look for signs.
May 25-28, 2012 - 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. 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.
May 25-28, 2012 - Logan Hills Festival and Pre-1840 Rendezvous, Mad
River Muzzleloaders, Hall-Fawcett Park, Zanesfield, Ohio, Logan
County. Contact booshway Sam Miller, 937-407-5003; Teresa Miller, 937-
407-6430, or Carrie Anne Fogle, scribe, fozsbear@yahoo.com, loganhills.
homestead.com/rendezvous.html. Includes Taloga Outdoor Drama depicting
local history and a Native Woodland Gathering with drumming and dancing.
Camp fee $20 for pre-registered campers; $25 for walk-ins; $35 for vendors.
Address: 4595 CR 153, Zanesfield. Location: Off SR 33 between
Bellefontaine and Marysville.
May 25-28, 2012 - ARMLC Ranger Voo, Clarksburg, W.Va. Contact John
Lamb, 304-622-1036, or Ron Shuster, 304-624-8891. Early setup May 24.
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 25-28, 2012 - Blue River Primitive Gathering, Blue River
Longrifles club grounds, Morristown, Ind. Contact Ron or Toni
Vanenbark, 765-785-2493.
May 26-27, 2012 - First Siege 1813, Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Ohio,
Wood County. Contact (419) 874-4121, (800) 283-8916, www.fortmeigs.org
and click on "special events" to follow links and find registration form. Juried
War of 1812 event. Registration required by May 12. Saturday night dinner
and dance. Address: 29100 W. River Road (SR 65), Perrysburg. Directions:
From I-75, take Exit 192 (I-475, exit on left), then take Exit 2 (SR 25 / Dixie
Hwy). Turn north on and go about three miles. Turn west onto Indiana
Avenue (SR 65) Indiana Avenue becomes West River Road. Fort Meigs is a
half mile on the right.
May 26-27, 2012 - Pioneer Days at the Mill, Wolf Creek/Pine Run Girst
Mill, Loudonville, Ohio. www.wolfcreekmill.org. Early 1800s encampment,
pioneer crafts, demonstrations and vendors. Live old-time music.
May 26-27, 2012 - 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.
June 1-3, 2012 - Col. Crawford Days Living History Celebration,
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.
Saturday public event only, but campers can stay Friday-Sunday. Public
hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and a candlelight tour at 8 p.m. Re-enactments of the
capture of Colonel 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.
June 1-3, 2012 - Beaver Rendezvous, Kill-Um-Buck Longrifles, club
grounds, Killbuck, Ohio, Holmes County. Contact Kathi Frantz, 330-335-
8064, or Angi Frantz, 330-294-7211. Shoot fees per person are $15 for one-
day shoot, $25 for two-day shoot. Camp fee waived if non-member shoots.
Vendor fee $25. Competitions include woods walk, hawk & knife, archery and
children's scavenger hunt. Directions: From Millersburg, take SR 83 to SR 62
to SR 520 to TR 54.
June 1-3, 2012 - Bucksnort Longhunters Rifle Frolic, Elizabethtown,
Ky. Contact Mike Martin, 270-737-3849, or Paul Reed, 270-737-9154. Camp
fee $25. Early setup Wednesday and Thursday. Competitions include rifle,
woodswalk, smoothbore, archery, hawk & knife. Potluck Saturday night; meat
provided. Open to public until 7 p.m. Provide your own water.
June 1-9, 2012 - Morgan County Rendezvous, Burr Oak State Park,
10660 State Park Lodge Road, Glouster, Ohio, Morgan County. Contact
Jim and Debbi Lambert, 740-649-1445 or 740-779-6636,
longhunter58@yahoo.com, www.mctfr.com. Competitions include archery,
black powder shooting smoothbore/rifle, pistol, hawk & knife. Other activities
include children's games, nightly entertainment, camp feast Tuesday and
silent auction Wednesday with proceeds to keep event going (pre-1840 item
donations appreciated). Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Monday and
Wednesday. Fees: If mailed by May 1, $30 per adult; $40 at gate; children
ages 17 and younger free. One medallion included for each registered adult;
extra medallions $5. No extra trader fees. 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. Directions: Take I-70 to
Zanesville and take SR 60 South to SR 78 towards Malta. Follow signs.
June 6-10, 2012 - West Augusta Primitive Rendezvous, near Keyser,
WV. Join Facebook group for more information. Camp goes primitive at noon
Thursday, but campers are welcome to spend the week. Camp fee $13 per
person ($15 at the gate). Children ages 12-18 $3 each ($5 at the gate).
Children 11 and younger are free. Modern camp available. Public day 10 a.
m. Saturday. Competitions include woods walk, scribe's match, hawk & knife,
scavenger/clue hunt, miniature boat race and kids games. Shooters need
$25 blanket prize. Camp feast is a potluck. No trash service. Take along
drinking water. Directions: Off of US 50 in the Eastern Panhandle of West
Virginia, the camp is about one mile from the last turnoff to Nancy Hanks
Memorial on Knobley Road just over the Grant County line.
June 8-10, 2012 - Pioneer and Primitive Arts Festival, Fort Firelands,
Marblehead, Ohio, Ottawa County. Contact Jeff or Terri Barton, 419-366-
9611, 419-734-1237, info@fortfirelands.com, www.fortfirelands.com. Pre-
1865 event. No camp fee. Setup anytime Friday. Meat for Saturday dinner
provided. Take a side dish. Public hours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Demonstrations appreciated. Atl-atl throwing with the Ohio Atl-Atl
Association. Address: 5650 E. Harbor Road, Marblehead. Location: SR 163
west of SR 269.
June 9-10, 2012 - Fort Ancient Celebration, Lebanon, Ohio, Warren
County. Celebration of Native American history, music and dance. Join the
Miami Valley 1700-1865 Reenactors Company for a pre-1840 camp. Contact
Jack Blosser, 513-932-4421, 800-283-8904, jblosser@ohiohistory.org. No
camp fee. Public hours 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
Location: Seven miles southeast of Lebanon on SR 350. Directions: Exit I-71
at Wilmington Road (exit 36) and take Middleboro Road south to SR 350.
Turn right to the park.
June 9-10, 2012 - Bend of the River Rendezvous, Eastlake, Ohio.
Contact John Gilliam, 440-376-1100, 440-951-4813, www.ramrodbusters.net.
No camp fee. Demonstrations on shooting, cooking, hawk & knife. Public
hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Location: Eastlake
Festival Grounds, Lake Shore Blvd. and Erie Road, Eastlake, Ohio.
June 9-10, 2012 - Wild Winds Spring Rendezvous, Wild Wings Buffalo
Preserve, Fremont, Ind. Contact Bill Ellias, 260-495-0137, wildwindsbuffalo.
com. Range now available for shoots. Setup after 10 a.m. Friday. Camp fee
$10. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Address: 6975 N. Ray Road, Fremont, Ind.
46737. Directions: Take the Ohio Turnpike (I 80/90) west into Indiana or take
I-69 north to the SR 120, go east through a flashing four-way stop light in
Fremont. Turn left on North Ray Road.
June 9-17, 2012 - NMLRA Spring Shoot, Friendship, Ind. Contact
NMLRA, 812-667-5131, 800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org. GPS address: SR 62,
Maxine Moss Drive, Friendship, Ind.
June 15-17, 2012 - Call to Liberty, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Logan County.
Contact Shelly Williams, 937-441-5454, swilliams@ctcn.net. Camp fee $25 if
registered by June 1; $30 later. Setup Thursday or earlier with prior
notification. Competitions include shooting, archery, hawk & knife, atl-atl, flint
& steel, canoe races, Seneca run and games. Public hours 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Location: Former site of Pigeon Town, a
Shawnee village where Simon Kenton ran one of his gauntlets, about four
miles off US 68 between Bellefontaine and West Liberty. Address: 3702 TR
30 West, Bellefontaine.
June 16-17, 2012 - Muster on the Maumee, Fort Meigs, Perrysburg,
Ohio, Wood County. Contact (419) 874-4121, (800) 283-8916, www.
fortmeigs.org and click on "special events" to follow links and find registration
form. Timeline event demonstrating the evolution of the common soldier from
the Roman Legionnaire through the 20th century. Soldiers, artisans,
civilians, military camps, weapons demonstrations, music and Saturday
evening All Ages Battle. Set-up after noon Friday. Pre-registration by June 2
is mandatory. Walk-ins will be turned away. Vendor fees are $35 for sutlers
(with canvas), $15 for blanket traders and $5 for mongers who wander the
site. Address: 29100 W. River Road (SR 65), Perrysburg. Directions: From I-
75, take Exit 192 (I-475, exit on left), then take Exit 2 (SR 25 / Dixie Hwy).
Turn north on and go about three miles. Turn west onto Indiana Avenue (SR
65) Indiana Avenue becomes West River Road. Fort Meigs is a half mile on
the right.
Before traveling to an
event, please call or
email the contact people.
Sometimes events are
canceled or changed
without notice.
Red -
Northwest Ohio
Blue -
Northeast Ohio
Orange -
Southwest Ohio
Purple -
Southeast Ohio
Green -
Central Ohio
Rust -
West Central Ohio
Teal -
East Central Ohio
Black -
Event outside Ohio
Rendezvous Ohio publishes a free listing of information about 1640-1840 living history events, including rendezvous, reenactments, workshops and other select activities.
No payment is required. However, paid advertisements can call more attention to your event and help me pay for this website and for publishing the print edition. Please consider buying an ad.
|
New England - Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Southeast - Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee,
Mississippi
West - Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada
Rockies - Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
Colorado
South Central - Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
Midwest - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri, Illinois