A week ago Saturday, we had a chance to experience Indiana History in real life. Not to far from where we live, there is a yearly festival called "Feast of the Hunter's Moon." It is a "re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans which took place at Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid - 1700s." The Feast kind of reminded me of the Renaissance Festival I used to go to as a kid, just a different time period. Here's what we saw when we arrived...
"Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more." (quoted from the website) The field was covered in tents and people dressed in 1700s attire.
Olivia's not sure what to think!
Jenna was thrilled to feed the goats that day. (I just had a flash back to one of her earlier experiences with farm animals. We took her to Dugan's Dairy and she freaked out when the pig tried to greet her.
See post here.)
We thought this was a pretty cute sight!
I like the part about "Children Chastised."
And here's our own little Davie Crocket, complete with his own bottle of authentic root beer.
We stopped to rest in the shade and Dad thought he would close his eyes, but Jenna insisted he couldn't sleep!
While I was watching Jenna attack Dad, Olivia tried to make a getaway!
One demonstration that Little Robby was fascinated by was the blacksmith, so we let him watch while we walked around the corner and bought...
bonnets!
For both our girls!
What sweet prairie girls we have!
This was the way to travel in style in the 1700s.
Little Robby was riveted to spot where he sat watching the blacksmith. We finally had to insist it was
time to go before he conceded, but before we left we did buy a large dinner triangle made by this blacksmith to remember him by. Now I have a great way to call my chillins to supper!
"Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more." (quoted from the website) The field was covered in tents and people dressed in 1700s attire.
Olivia's not sure what to think!
Jenna was thrilled to feed the goats that day. (I just had a flash back to one of her earlier experiences with farm animals. We took her to Dugan's Dairy and she freaked out when the pig tried to greet her. See post here.)
We thought this was a pretty cute sight!
I like the part about "Children Chastised."
And here's our own little Davie Crocket, complete with his own bottle of authentic root beer.
We stopped to rest in the shade and Dad thought he would close his eyes, but Jenna insisted he couldn't sleep!
While I was watching Jenna attack Dad, Olivia tried to make a getaway!
One demonstration that Little Robby was fascinated by was the blacksmith, so we let him watch while we walked around the corner and bought...
bonnets!
For both our girls!
What sweet prairie girls we have!
This was the way to travel in style in the 1700s.
Little Robby was riveted to spot where he sat watching the blacksmith. We finally had to insist it was time to go before he conceded, but before we left we did buy a large dinner triangle made by this blacksmith to remember him by. Now I have a great way to call my chillins to supper!
3 comments:
Looks like fun! Kind of reminds me of Spanish Fork's annual India Fest. Without the bonnets.
Wow, that looks so awesome! One thing I love about moving to new places is getting to see new things like that. Of course, in Grand Forks the best we've done is participate in the Guiness record holding french-fry feed!!
this looks better than a renaissance fair to me. little robby, was that root beer aaactually root beer? i'd be suspicious if your dad handed it to you...
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