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2008

NORTH AMERICAN FRONTIERSMEN

PRE. 1843  PRIMITIVE RENDEZVOUS

 

CRAIG, COLORADO

 JUNE  5TH, 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH  2008 

 

       AT THE LOU WYMAN LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM  2 MILES EAST OF CRAIG, CO. ON HWY 40.

 

     THE AMERICAN NATIONAL FRONTIERSMEN AND FRONTIER WOMEN WILL HOST A PRE. 1843 MOUNTAINMAN RENDEZVOUS AT THE LOU WYMAN LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM ON RT. 40 TWO MILES EAST OF CRAIG, COLO.  OUR RENDEZVOUS PRIMITIVE CAMP WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY  THE 7TH  AND   8TH  OF JUNE FROM 9AM TO 4PM.  DURING WHICH TIME MANY PRIMITIVE SKILLS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED THE LIKES OF FLINTLOCK SHOOTING, PRIMITIVE ARCHERY AND ATLATLE, KNIFE AND HAWK THROWING, FIRE MAKING SKILLS,  FUR TRADE TRAPPING,  TANNING HIDES,  FLINT KNAPPING AND MANY OTHER SKILLS THAT WERE NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUR TRADE SEASONS.

 

     THE MOUNTAINMAN  SHOW WILL BE SATURDAY EVERNING BEGINNING AT 7PM  UNTIL 9PM.  IN THE PRIMITIVE CAMP AROUND THE CAMP FIRE.  THE PUBLIC WILL BE SEATED ON THE LAWN SO BRING SOMETHING TO SIT ON.  THE MOUNTAINMEN AND WOMEN WILL TELL STORIES ABOUT THEIR EXPLOITS ALONG WITH HOW THEY GOT THEIR NAMES.  WE WILL HAVE SOME MOUNTAIN MAN MUSIC AND SONGS.

 

     THEIR WILL BE A $3.00 CHARGE TO VISIT THE PRIMITIVE CAMP AND SEMINARS.  THE SATURDAY EVENING SHOW WILL BE $3.00.  THEIR WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR CHILDREN  12YRS AND UNDER.  TRADERS ROW WILL BE FREE ALL FOUR DAYS.

 

     THIS IS A RE-ENACTMENT OF A 1800'S MOUNTAINMAN RENDEZVOUS.  HIGHLY EDUCATIONAL ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.

 

      FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RENDEZVOUS CONTACT THE COLORADO FACTOR  HOWDY DAVIS,  970-824-6109    OR E-MAIL AT  winterhawk2@localnet.com

 

       BE SURE AND VISIT OUR ON-LINE MAGAZINE AT;        nafrontiersmen.tripod.com/index.htm

 

 ALL PRIMITIVE RENDEZVOUS RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED AMONG ALL MEMBERS. 

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