Indiana - August - November
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Aug. 3-5, 2012 - Pequannah Rendezvous, Fox Lake Campground,
Portland, Ind. Contact Norman Baker, 765-768-7547, baker9714@frontier.
com, or Max Muhlenkamp, 260-335-2897, pequannah.m.l.sec@gmail.com.
Camp fee $20 per individual, $25 per family or $10 walk-in shoot fee. Setup
Thursday and Friday. Competitions include Friday blanket shoot, other
shoots, woodswalk, hawk walk, Saturday candle shoot. Modern camp
available. Address: 7424 S. 300 E., Portland, Ind.
Aug. 10-12, 2012 - Brigand's Grove - Highwaymen, Pirates and other
Rogues, Historic Tunnel Mill and John Work House, Charlestown,
Ind. Contact Nathanael Logsdon, nlogsdon@att.net. 1700-1820 pirate
event. Reenactor participants must pre-register. Email for registration form.
Saturday evening potluck. Public admission $5 per car. Address: 3709
Tunnel Mill Road, Charlestown, Ind.
Aug. 11-12, 2012 - NMLRA Family Shoot, Friendship, Ind. Contact Bob
Weaver, 260-768-4328, bweaver@anchorconstruction.com; NMLRA, 812-
667-5131, 800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org. GPS address: SR 62, Maxine
Moss Drive, Friendship, Ind.
Aug. 24-26, 2012 - Aukiki River Festival, banks of the Kankakee
River, Kouts, Ind. Timeline event late 1700s through 1930 sponsored by
Kankakee Valley Historical Society, www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.
org. Public hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address:
1097 Baum's Bridge Road, Kouts, Ind.
Aug. 25-26, 2012 - Fort Miamies 1754-1763, Historic Fort Wayne, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.org, www.
oldfortwayne.org. Juried event, 1754-1763. 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.
Sept. 8-9, 2012 - Siege of Fort Wayne, 200th anniversary, Historic
Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.
org, www.oldfortwayne.org. Juried 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.
Sept. 8-9, 2012 - Stone's Trace Regulators Fall Rendezvous, in
conjunction with the Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival, Lingonier, Ind.,
Noble County. Contact Thad Stern, tandlstern@hotmail.com, www.
stonestrace.com/festival.html. Public admission $5 per person ages 13 and
older. No pets. Location: 45 miles northwest of Fort Wayne US 33, a couple
miles south of Ligonier. Address: 5111 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, Ind.
Sept. 14-16, 2012 - Trail of Courage Living History Festival, Fulton
County Historical Society, Rochester, Ind. Contact 574-223-4436,
fchs@rotcl.com, www.fultoncountyhistory.org. Time period 1700-1840:
Plains and Woodland Indian, voyageur, fur trade, Revolutionary War,
French & Indian War, War of 1812 and frontier Indiana. Pre-registration due
Aug. 15. Early setup starting Wednesday. School day Friday. Camp sites
assigned. No camp fee for craftspeople who demonstrate or teach 75
percent of the weekend. Booth trader $25 before Aug. 15, or $35; merchant
tent, $45 ($67.50); blanket trader, $15 ($22.50); food purveyor, $120
($150). Camp fee $10 per lodge, or $15 after Aug. 15. Shooter fee $10.
Competitions include woodswalk, blanket hawk throw. Public hours 10 a.m.
-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address: 37 E 375 N (just off
North US 31).
Sept. 14-16, 2012 - Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History
Encampment, Howard City, Ind., Howard County. Juried French & Indian
War event and local Howard County history. Contact Bob Auth,
kohkohmahfoster@aol.com, www.kohkohmah.com. Friday school day.
Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Battle,
military drills, Native American games, primitive skills demonstrations, fife
and drums, other music. Location: 10 Miles West of Kokomo, Ind.
Sept. 22-23, 2012 - Feast of the Hunters Moon, Fort Ouiatenon Park
near West Lafayette, Ind. Contact coordinator Leslie Martin Conwell,
(765) 426.2128 or (765) 476-8411 ext. 203, leslie@tippecanoehistory.org,
www.tippecanoehistory.org. Juried event. Time period mid-1700s.
Applications due June 15 for sutlers, craftspeople and participants who want
modern camps. Deadline for others is Aug. 1. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. No pets. Address: 3129 S. River
Road, West Lafayette, Ind. Directions from east: Take I-65 to exit 172 and
turn on to Indiana SR 26 west. Take SR 26 through Lafayette and across
the Wabash River to SR 43 and US 231. Turn left on US 231 south.
Continue south on US 231 for about 1 mile. Turn right at the traffic signal on
to South River Road and proceed south for about 2 miles.
Oct. 4-7, 2012 - Riley Days, Greenfield, Ind. Contact Blue River
Longrifles, Ron Vandenbark, 765-785-9284.
Oct. 12-14, 2012 - Mississinewa 1812, Marion, Ind., Grant County.
Contact www.mississinewa1812.com, 800-822-1812,
info@mississinewa1812.com. Commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa.
Juried event. Call or email for information. Military encampment, Indian
village, Rivertown, wilderness area. Public hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.
-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 in advance, $7 at the
gate; ages 6-12 $3 in advance, $4 at the gate. Address: 6000 N 300 W27,
La Fontaine, Ind.
Oct. 19-21, 2012 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Historic Tunnel Mill and
John Work House, Charlestown, Ind. Contact Nathanael Logsdon,
nlogsdon@att.net. 1775-1810 reenactment of the story. Reenactor
participants must pre-register. Email for registration form. Saturday evening
potluck. Public admission free, but $10 to park. Address: 3709 Tunnel Mill
Road, Charlestown, Ind.
Oct. 20-28, 2012 - Wild Winds Fall Rendezvous, Wild Wings Buffalo
Preserve, Fremont, Ind. Contact George "Goat" Trendle, 260-744-6726
mornings, 260-466-4716 anytime, gtrendle@comcast.net, wildwindsbuffalo.
com. Pre-registration not required, but a phone call requested. Setup Friday
on island. Camp fee $20, or $10 and donation to Sunday auction. Activities
to take place, but no set schedule. Council fire Saturday. Camp meal
Saturday. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 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.
Oct. 26-28, 2012 - Shadow of the Moon Rendezvous, Blue River
Longrifles club grounds, Morristown, Ind.
Oct. 27-28, 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.
Nov. 17-18, 2012 - Indoor Trade Fair, sponsored by Blue River
Longrifles, Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Ind. Contact
Mike Vandenbark, 317-326-4506.
Portland, Ind. Contact Norman Baker, 765-768-7547, baker9714@frontier.
com, or Max Muhlenkamp, 260-335-2897, pequannah.m.l.sec@gmail.com.
Camp fee $20 per individual, $25 per family or $10 walk-in shoot fee. Setup
Thursday and Friday. Competitions include Friday blanket shoot, other
shoots, woodswalk, hawk walk, Saturday candle shoot. Modern camp
available. Address: 7424 S. 300 E., Portland, Ind.
Aug. 10-12, 2012 - Brigand's Grove - Highwaymen, Pirates and other
Rogues, Historic Tunnel Mill and John Work House, Charlestown,
Ind. Contact Nathanael Logsdon, nlogsdon@att.net. 1700-1820 pirate
event. Reenactor participants must pre-register. Email for registration form.
Saturday evening potluck. Public admission $5 per car. Address: 3709
Tunnel Mill Road, Charlestown, Ind.
Aug. 11-12, 2012 - NMLRA Family Shoot, Friendship, Ind. Contact Bob
Weaver, 260-768-4328, bweaver@anchorconstruction.com; NMLRA, 812-
667-5131, 800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org. GPS address: SR 62, Maxine
Moss Drive, Friendship, Ind.
Aug. 24-26, 2012 - Aukiki River Festival, banks of the Kankakee
River, Kouts, Ind. Timeline event late 1700s through 1930 sponsored by
Kankakee Valley Historical Society, www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.
org. Public hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address:
1097 Baum's Bridge Road, Kouts, Ind.
Aug. 25-26, 2012 - Fort Miamies 1754-1763, Historic Fort Wayne, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.org, www.
oldfortwayne.org. Juried event, 1754-1763. 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.
Sept. 8-9, 2012 - Siege of Fort Wayne, 200th anniversary, Historic
Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact 260-437-2836, info@oldfortwayne.
org, www.oldfortwayne.org. Juried 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.
Sept. 8-9, 2012 - Stone's Trace Regulators Fall Rendezvous, in
conjunction with the Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival, Lingonier, Ind.,
Noble County. Contact Thad Stern, tandlstern@hotmail.com, www.
stonestrace.com/festival.html. Public admission $5 per person ages 13 and
older. No pets. Location: 45 miles northwest of Fort Wayne US 33, a couple
miles south of Ligonier. Address: 5111 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, Ind.
Sept. 14-16, 2012 - Trail of Courage Living History Festival, Fulton
County Historical Society, Rochester, Ind. Contact 574-223-4436,
fchs@rotcl.com, www.fultoncountyhistory.org. Time period 1700-1840:
Plains and Woodland Indian, voyageur, fur trade, Revolutionary War,
French & Indian War, War of 1812 and frontier Indiana. Pre-registration due
Aug. 15. Early setup starting Wednesday. School day Friday. Camp sites
assigned. No camp fee for craftspeople who demonstrate or teach 75
percent of the weekend. Booth trader $25 before Aug. 15, or $35; merchant
tent, $45 ($67.50); blanket trader, $15 ($22.50); food purveyor, $120
($150). Camp fee $10 per lodge, or $15 after Aug. 15. Shooter fee $10.
Competitions include woodswalk, blanket hawk throw. Public hours 10 a.m.
-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Address: 37 E 375 N (just off
North US 31).
Sept. 14-16, 2012 - Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History
Encampment, Howard City, Ind., Howard County. Juried French & Indian
War event and local Howard County history. Contact Bob Auth,
kohkohmahfoster@aol.com, www.kohkohmah.com. Friday school day.
Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Battle,
military drills, Native American games, primitive skills demonstrations, fife
and drums, other music. Location: 10 Miles West of Kokomo, Ind.
Sept. 22-23, 2012 - Feast of the Hunters Moon, Fort Ouiatenon Park
near West Lafayette, Ind. Contact coordinator Leslie Martin Conwell,
(765) 426.2128 or (765) 476-8411 ext. 203, leslie@tippecanoehistory.org,
www.tippecanoehistory.org. Juried event. Time period mid-1700s.
Applications due June 15 for sutlers, craftspeople and participants who want
modern camps. Deadline for others is Aug. 1. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. No pets. Address: 3129 S. River
Road, West Lafayette, Ind. Directions from east: Take I-65 to exit 172 and
turn on to Indiana SR 26 west. Take SR 26 through Lafayette and across
the Wabash River to SR 43 and US 231. Turn left on US 231 south.
Continue south on US 231 for about 1 mile. Turn right at the traffic signal on
to South River Road and proceed south for about 2 miles.
Oct. 4-7, 2012 - Riley Days, Greenfield, Ind. Contact Blue River
Longrifles, Ron Vandenbark, 765-785-9284.
Oct. 12-14, 2012 - Mississinewa 1812, Marion, Ind., Grant County.
Contact www.mississinewa1812.com, 800-822-1812,
info@mississinewa1812.com. Commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa.
Juried event. Call or email for information. Military encampment, Indian
village, Rivertown, wilderness area. Public hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.
-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 in advance, $7 at the
gate; ages 6-12 $3 in advance, $4 at the gate. Address: 6000 N 300 W27,
La Fontaine, Ind.
Oct. 19-21, 2012 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Historic Tunnel Mill and
John Work House, Charlestown, Ind. Contact Nathanael Logsdon,
nlogsdon@att.net. 1775-1810 reenactment of the story. Reenactor
participants must pre-register. Email for registration form. Saturday evening
potluck. Public admission free, but $10 to park. Address: 3709 Tunnel Mill
Road, Charlestown, Ind.
Oct. 20-28, 2012 - Wild Winds Fall Rendezvous, Wild Wings Buffalo
Preserve, Fremont, Ind. Contact George "Goat" Trendle, 260-744-6726
mornings, 260-466-4716 anytime, gtrendle@comcast.net, wildwindsbuffalo.
com. Pre-registration not required, but a phone call requested. Setup Friday
on island. Camp fee $20, or $10 and donation to Sunday auction. Activities
to take place, but no set schedule. Council fire Saturday. Camp meal
Saturday. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 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.
Oct. 26-28, 2012 - Shadow of the Moon Rendezvous, Blue River
Longrifles club grounds, Morristown, Ind.
Oct. 27-28, 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.
Nov. 17-18, 2012 - Indoor Trade Fair, sponsored by Blue River
Longrifles, Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Ind. Contact
Mike Vandenbark, 317-326-4506.