Indiana - April - July

April 20-22, 2012 - NMLRA National Women's Shoot, Friendship, Ind.
Contact Tina Hitchner, 859-236-2102; NMLRA, 812-667-5131, 800-745-
1493, www.nmlra.org. GPS address: SR 62, Maxine Moss Drive, Friendship,
Ind.
May 4-6, 2012 - NMLRA Lore of the Laughery, Friendship, Ind. Contact
Leslie Martin Conwell, nmlraevents@seidata.com; NMLRA, 812-667-5131,
800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org. Time period 1750-1812. Advanced
registration required. Friday school day. GPS address: 7436 S CR 575 E,
Versailles, Ind.
May 4-6, 2012 - Encounter at the Falls, Pendleton Falls Park,
Pendleton, Ind. Contact Mick or Betsy Alford, 765-778-3217, or Gary
Riddle @ 765-425-0938; www.pendletonhistoricalmuseum.org, jdewitt@town.
pendleton.in.us. No camp fee. 1830-1900 timeline, fur trade and trappers
through Civil War and cowboys. Early setup Wednesday. No camp fee. $10
trader fee.
May 18-20, 2012 - Voyageur Rendezvous, Grand Kankakee Marsh
County Park, Hebron, Ind., Lake County. Contact Dawn Robertson, 219-
947-7275, DawnR@lakecountyparks.com. For information, email
info@lakecountyparks.com. Juried 18th-century Fur Trade Era
reenactment. Friday school day. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 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 18-20, 2012 - 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 19-20, 2012 - Muster on the St. Mary's, Historic Fort Wayne, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.org, www.
oldfortwayne.org. Juried timeline event. Setup after noon Friday. Public
hours 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address: 1201 Spy
Run Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
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 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.
July 6-8, 2012 - Paynetown Rendezvous, boat launching area,
Paynetown, Ind., SRA. Contact Rex Watters, 812-837-9546, or Ken Flynn,
kenflynnjr@hotmail.com. Pre-1890 event, "mostly a show-and-tell for kids,
with some limited sales." Ends at 1 p.m. Sunday. No camp fee.
July 7-8, 2012 - Revolutionary War - The Western Front, Historic Fort
Wayne, Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.org,
www.oldfortwayne.org. Juried event, 1775-1783. Setup after noon Friday.
Public hours 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address:
1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
July 7-8, 2012 - NMLRA Youth Shoot, Friendship, Ind. Contact Scott
Mings, 317-364-0120, nmlrayouth@seidata.com; NMLRA, 812-667-5131,
800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org. GPS address: SR 62, Maxine Moss Drive,
Friendship, Ind.