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Here are the 2009 events, more to come.
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or errors in listed events.
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an event is not list for 2009. You may find info to contact someone about it.
11th Annual
Bull's Eye Gun Club Woods Walk Feb. 27 - Mar. 01, 2009 Desoto, MO.
PRE- REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Pre 1840 Primitive Camp Only No Water, Some Firewood. Fees: Entrance Fee: $20.00
Gate Opens NOON Friday.
Flintlock ONLY, Rifle or Musket. Five (5) Man Teams. Single participants will be
formed into short companies. Period Dress is Required. Scenario announced at
event. This is a BLANKET Shoot. Entry Fee $15-$20 prize, period goods only.
Early Setup Date: 02/27/2009
To pre-register or more information call: Jeff or Merrick at (800) 423-3204.
Directions: Take Hwy 21 South to Desoto Missouri, to the intersection of Hwy N &
H continue on Hwy 21 South for 4.7 miles, turn Left on Vineland Road. Stay to
the Right to Wilson Hollow Road (Dead End) for about 1 mile. Range is Last
Gravel Road on the Left. Be careful crossing the Railroad tracks. Camp is in the
middle of the field.
WINTER IN LA VIEILLE MINE Feb 27 - Mar 01, 2009
Old Mines, MO.
3rd Annual Historic Timeline Encampment March 28 -
29, 2009
Frederick Town, MO. 63645
Camps will include time
periods from 1500 to 1880 (Medieval, Colonial, Fur Trade, Civil War and Cowboy
eras).
Pre registration is required to camp.
Directions: From Hwy. 67 & Hwy. 72 Interchange take Hwy. 72E to Courtsquare then
one block North to Wanda Priest Park.
For more
info contact: Fred Manning 573-783-7868 Email:
fredm@timelineevent.org or Tim Dane 573-783-8686.
Event website:
http://www.timelineevent.org
Strother Freetrapper's Spring Rendezvous and Black Powder Shoot
March 30 - April 1, 2009.
Holden MO. Primitive and modern
camping. No water or electric. Traders welcome, no fee. Missouri Off Hand team and individual rifle,
pistol, shotgun and smooth bore shoots. Registration hours: Friday
Noon-5pm, Saturday 8am-3pm, Sunday 8am-11am. Range Hours: Friday Noon-5pm, Sat.
9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Missouri Offhand Team Shoot Team Rifle $10 per member
(5 man team). Team Pistol $5 per member (3 man team). Team Shotgun $5 per member
(3 man team).
Individual Events: Rifle $10, Pistol $5, Shotgun $5, Smoothbore $5. Youth under
16 shoot free.
See announcement board at registration shack for any additional events
scheduled.
Prizes are cash payback. Potluck Dinner Saturday Night- Bring a covered dish.
(We do not have trash service so please pack out your own trash.)
Directions: The range is
located near Holden MO. From Holden go north on Hwy 131 to
county road SW200 then west one mile. For Info Call:
Tracy Smith 816-250-2434 Email:
tsmith@midway.k12.mo.us
Website:
http://www.strotherclub.com/
5th Annual Little Niangua Mountain Man Festival April
10 -
12, 2009
Camdenton, MO. Mountain men and traders capture the
days of the 1840’s as they dress in their 19th century attire and live in
genuine tee-pees and canvas tents during the rendezvous.
You can experience a segment of living American history at its very best as
these mountain men compete in black powder shoots, tomahawk and knife throwing
contests, fire starting and tall tale telling. You can shop Trader’s Row for
unique hand-crafted gifts, folk art and artifacts from the past. There is always
an array of artisans, story tellers, gunsmiths, re-enactors and blacksmiths to
guide you through a journey back in time. You will experience the sights and
sounds of a real frontier rendezvous, the smell of campfires and the enchantment
of walking in the footsteps of early pioneers. A lifetime of history is captured
in this three day event!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE ADMISSION.
Primitive Camp fee is $15.00, firewood, water, and modern bath facilities
are provided. With prior approval, demonstrations may have camp fees waived.
Check with Ken at Little Niangua, 573-347-2728 for details. This fee allows one
6-point blanket for trading items.
Traders Fee is $15.00 + plus a donated prize; fee includes camp fee and
will be reinvested with the traders for prizes awarded. Camping and Traders
Fee's include 1 shooter per camp.
Shooter information: Fun shoot: open sites only.
Walk-In Fees $10.00. Aggregate includes long target, paper, novelty, silhouette,
knife, tomahawk, and fire starting.
Stake Shoot Saturday Evening, 5 man Teams, $2.00 per person.
Competition Times:
Saturday: 9am to 5pm and Sunday 9am to 1pm. No competition
registration after 11am Sunday. Prizes will be awarded Sunday at 2pm.
Event Times: April 10-11 : 9am to 5pm. Sunday,
April 12th, 9am to 3pm Located just 15 miles northwest of
Camdenton, Missouri on the Little Niangua River at the Lake of the Ozarks. From
Camdenton, Just head west on HWY 54 towards Macks Creek to J Road. Turn Right on
J Road and go 7 miles to Taylor Rd. (JUST ACROSS THE LITTLE NIANGUA BRIDGE) Turn
Right on Taylor road and you will run right into our camp store and office. FOR
MORE INFO, CALL US TOLL FREE 866-269-1342 OR EMAIL,
INFO@GORVCAMPING.COM Website:
http://www.gorvcamping.com/mountainman.htm
31st Annual Black Powder Rendezvous,
Wappapello Lake, Greenville MO Rendezvous April 18 - 19,
2009 Greenville, MO. At the
Greenville Recreation Area 9 am to 5 pm.
Step back in time an experience a true living history of the
mountain men era. Smell the aroma of gunpowder, or hear the blast of muzzle
loaded rifles, pistols or whistling sounds of arrows flying through the air. In
addition tantalize your taste buds with bar-b-que, home made root beer or
freshly squeezed lemonade, kettle korn, chicken and dumplins, etc. Many traders
also participate in this event. It is done in partnership with Crowley's Ridge
Black Powder Club. Located 2
miles south of Greenville, just off of Highway 67. For more information contact:
C.G. & Ann Edwards 22329 County Rd. 249 Bloomfield, MO 63825 (573)
568-2378 or try (573) 222-8562. Also try contacting
Devon Scott 573-785-7861
email: info_crbc@yahoo.com or Dale Kemp
573-624-9769
or Cheryl Bridgewater 573-568-3202
email:
BridgewatersHaven@hotmail.com
Barren Fork Territorial Rendezvous April 24 - 26, 2009 Gainesville,
MO.
Camp fee: $20 (Inc. range use). Trader fee: $40 (Inc.
range use).
This is a Pre 1840 Fur Trade Rendezvous. Visible camp gear, shelters and
costumes must reflect
this time period. Easy access. Water, ice and shower on site. Double out house
and close parking.
Shooting Events: NMLRA Rules. Traditional open sight firearms, flint or
percussion, shooting a cloth patched round ball. (NO IN-LINES WILL BE ALLOWED.)
Various shooting events held during rendezvous, contact range coordinator Phil
Busicco for details.
Directions: Hwy. 5 about 20 miles South of Ava or about 6 miles North of
Gainesville. Take county rd. 831 West, it is 3.6 miles to the camp. Turn left
through the gate just after you cross the creek. Contact Information: Bob Roach
(417) 457-6248 Email:
roachw@wildblue.net , Jennifer
Johnson (417) 294-1175 Email:
ridgerunercanvas@hotmail.com or Phil Busicco (417) 948-2808.
23rd.
Annual Pomme de Terre Rendezvous May 2 & 3, 2009 Hermitage, MO.
Times: Sat. 8A.M. - 5 P.M. and Sunday 8A.M. - 4 P.M. Period dress and camp
required.
Pre
1840s mountain men encampment, black powder shoot, old crafts, exhibits,
exhibitions, entertainment and food galore.
Directions: From Hermitage, MO
Junction of Hwy. 54 and Hwy. 254 go south 3 miles, turn right staying on Hwy. 254,
cross dam and turn into Outlet Park area. Follow signs to Rendezvous.
Information Contacts: Arts & Crafts call Dee Voltra (417) 326-8898
Black Powder Shoot call Rod Gates (417) 998-6535. Also try Dennis & Tena Dudley
Rt. 2 Box 2380 Wheatland, MO 65779 (417)-282-5845.
3rd Annual Rockaway Beach Rendezvous
May 15 - 17, 2009 Rockaway Beach, MO. 65740
Open to the public Friday & Sat. 9a.m. - 5p.m.
Sunday 9a.m. - 3p.m.
Pre 1840 period campers and traders. Camp fee: $15.00. Water,
wood and restrooms.
Directions: Missouri Hwy 65 to
Hwy. 160 East to Hwy. 176 to Rockaway Beach. Look for signs. For more info
contact: Junior Estenbaum P.O. Box
553 Rockaway Beach, MO 65740 phone: (417) 561-1166 or Steve Johnson (417)
683-0191 and (417) 294-1814.
Missouri Fur Company Spring Rendezvous May
15 - 17, 2009 Waco, MO.
Primitive and modern camping. Primitive Bow Shoot, Black
Powder Shoot, Hawk and Knife Throw and prizes for all contests. Wood available,
but bring your water.
Directions to event:
From the North West: take Alt 69 to the 400-KS junction. Turn left and go
east about 11 1/2 miles to the Waco KK Hwy. Turn right and go east about 0.6
miles to Stockholm St. then turn left on Stockholm St. and go south about 1 3/4
miles. Watch for signs.
From the North East: take Hwy. 43 south to Hwy. 96 junction. Turn right
on Hwy. 96 and go about 3 miles to Hwy. 171 (blinking light). Turn right at Hwy.
171 and go north about 3 1/2 miles to the Waco Hwy. KK road. Turn right and go
about 0.6 miles to Stockholm St. and turn left and go about 1 3/4 miles. Watch
for signs.
From the South East: take Alt Hwy 69 north to old KS Hwy. 96 and turn
right on Hwy. 96, go about 3 miles to Hwy. 171(blinking light). Turn left on Hwy
171 go about 32 1/2 miles to Waco KK Hwy road. Turn left on Hwy. KK go about 0.6
miles to Stockholm St. turn left on Stockholm St. and go about 1 3/4 miles.
Watch for signs.
From the South West: take Hwy. 43 north to Hwy. 96 and turn left on Hwy.
96 go about 3 miles to Hwy. 171(flashing light). Turn right on Hwy. 171 and go
north about 3 1/2 miles to Waco Hwy. KK and turn left onto Hwy. KK go about 0.6
miles to Stockholm St. and turn left on Stockholm St. go about 1 3/4 miles.
Watch for signs.
For more information contact: Pat Payne (479) 273-3270 or Russ Mitchell (417)
642-5811
Lewis & Clark Heritage Days May 16 - 17, 2009 St.
Charles, MO.
History comes alive in Frontier
Park at this annual event commemorating the arrival in St. Charles of Clark and
the Corps of Discovery and Lewis' rendezvous with them. In a large encampment
along the Missouri River you'll find numerous time period crafts on display and
demonstrations of frontier skills. Vendors offer a variety of foods and
beverages prepared as they were 200 years ago. Authentic reenactment of Lewis &
Clarks encampment in 1804 prior to embarking on the exploration of the Louisiana
Purchase; including a parade with Fife & Drum Corps and church service on
Sunday. Walk through encampments; plus weapon demonstrations, boat replicas,
museum tours, crafts & foods of 1804, children's games, period music and more.
cannons and muskets. Crafters, demonstrators,
entertainers, food vendors, and traders portraying the time period of 1750-1812.
Civilian and military re-enactors of the time period from the French and Indian
War through the War of 1812. Website:
http://www.stcharlescity.com/Calender/ or
http://www.historicstcharles.com/
For info call: 800-366-2427
La Fete 'a Renault: Renaudiere Shoot & Rendezvous (No
Update) May 17 -
18, 2008 Old Mines, MO.
Located in Washington County, MO on Hwy. 21 just 60 miles
South of St. Louis. Spectators welcome - no admission fee.
Rifle Match: Saturday and Sunday. Includes knife, hawk and fire. Flint or
percussion, loaded from pouch. Open sights off hand. Entry Fee: $10 per person
per shoot. Trade Gun Match Sunday entry fee $10 per
person per match.
Primitive Archery Shoot Saturday only 10 am to 2 pm. Entry fee $10 per
person.
Primitive attire required for all participants. Primitive camping on St. Joachim
grounds, $10 camp fee or $25 trader fee. Some firewood and water available. For more information contact: Rick & Mary Riff
Rt. 3, Box 7357; Potosi, Mo. 63664 (573) 438-7712, Dick & Tammy Juliette Rt. 1, Box 1108
Cadet, Mo. 63630 (573) 438-5350 or (573) 438-3874 and Andy & Bonnie
Daugherty (636) 586-6548.
Finley River Rendezvous June
12 - 15, 2009. Ozark, MO
65721. This is the Delaware Trace Free
Trappers sponsored event.
Location: Ozark City Park Ozark, Missouri 65721
Event Detail: This is a pre-1840s Rendezvous in the Ozark City Park along side
the Finley River. Free admission to the public. Friday & Sat. 9 am till
6 pm. Sunday 9 am till 2 pm. Please join us
for fun, food, and games for all ages! Contest & demonstrations on Saturday.
Camp fee: $15 - Traders fee: $15 plus a
blanket prize. Walk in blanket traders $5 fee per day. All camps and clothing
must reflect the 1680 to 1840 time period. Early setup begins June 11 at 9am.
Wood, water and toilets. For Information Contact: Kenneth "TAZ" Wheeler
(417) 725-3562 Email:
BigDTaz@sbcglobal.net
or try Scott VanKirk (417) 581-1360,
Mid-America Rendezvous June 12 - 21, 2009
Newburg, MO 65550
A pre 1840 camp with fun and relaxing all week alongside
the beautiful Gasconade River.
Public welcome on weekends 10 am to 5 pm. All participants and trader are
required to have
primitive dress (kids included) at all times. Primitive traders
welcome, no extra fee. There is a
$60 camp fee for the entire event or $7 per night. Kids games and daily activities: Best Dressed
contest, Best Camp Competition. Canoe and Raft Float Available. Bring Musical
Instruments.
Pot Luck & Cook off. Fishing (license available at
site store). Bath houses, laundry facilities and pool on site available for our
use. RV sites are available - fee to be paid to campground. Wood - Water -
Restrooms - Bathhouse - Camp Dinner - Pets Allowed. Event Location: Arlington
River Resort 13003 Arlington Rd Newburg, MO 65550. Directions: From Hwy. 44,
take exit 176 Sugar Tree Rd. and turn right on Arlington Rd. Road ends at the
Arlington River Resort. Resort phone number: (877) 763-2714
For info contact: Jim "Pincushion" Maloy at (573) 759-2287 Email:
sychoram@aol.com or
Stephenie "Stanfey" Ross at (618) 210-4949 Email:
steph88@charter.net .
Boones Lick Muzzleloaders Annual Black Powder Shoot
June 21-22, 2009 New Florence, MO. Located at the Old Settlers
Picnic Grounds. Pre-1840 period. No In-lines. Open to the public. Shooters my be
required to wear period dress but not sure.
For information contact: Jerry Shulze (573) 564-3813 or try Charlie Meador (573)
684-2831.
28th Annual Midwest Primitive Rendezvous
July 18 - 25, 2009 Palmyra, MO.
A pre 1840 (NRLHF & NMLRA) event. This site is on the
North River and there are areas for voyageur and longhunter camps. There are
many seminars and craft sessions planned as well as
shooting events and other competitions.
The event is located 12 miles north of Hannibal, MO.
For information contact: Eric Davis 5765 N 500 W Angola, IN 46703 Phone: (260)
833-4255 Email: ericdavis@locl.net , Tim
Frederick 740 Lane 120 Lime Lake Angola, IN 46703 Phone: (260) 316-0169 Email:
tfrederick69@hotmail.com . Also
try Mary Davis (260) 833-4255 or (260) 668-0550 and Melanie Hull (260) 316-3327.
Web site: http://www.nrlhf.org/
Barren Fork Territorial Rendezvous Sept. 4 - 13, 2009 Gainesville, MO.
This is a pre-1840s event. Camp fee: $20 ( inc. range use) Traders fee: $25 +
$15 prize. Water and out houses available. Shooting events are NMLRA rules.
Traditional flint or precussion firearms shooting patched round ball. Directions
to event: Hwy. 5 about 20 miles south of Ava or about 6 miles north of
Gainesville. Take County Rd. 831 west, it is 3.6 miles to the camp. Turn left
through gate just after you cross the creek. What for signs. For more information call: Bob Roach 417-457-6248
Email:
roachw@fidnet.com
or Jennifer Johnson 417-294-1175 Email:
ridgeruner@getgoin.net
Range Coordinators:
Joe Hollingshad 417-261-2474
or Phil Busicco 417-948-2808.
Website: http://www.talking-bear.com/
18th Annual Old Greenville Days Sept. 9,
2009 Greenville, MO.
Step back in time and enjoy the sights and sounds of
life as it was in the early 1900's. The event consist of craft show, live
musical entertainment (Bluegrass, Country, Gospel Music), Clogging, Living
History (Civil War and Rendezvous Encampments), Civil War Fashion Show and
Skits. Greenville Campground on U.S. Highway 67. Sept. 9, 2009 Ends:
9/20/2009 Hour: 8:00AM - 9:00PM. For more information
call: (573) 222/8562.
St. Joe Rendezvous Sept. 12
- 13, 2009 (St. Joe State Park) Farmington, MO.
Sponsored by St. Francis River Black Powder Club. Historic Recreation of Life During the 18th and Early 19th
Centuries. Come to the rendezvous at St. Joe State Park, a recreation of early
America representing 1750-1840. Experience living history at it's best, with the
sounds of music and laughter, the smells o good food and campfires, and the
colorful sights of a frontier celebration. Wood -
Water - Restrooms - Bathhouse - Pets Allowed. Primitive Bow Shoot Sat. and
Sunday. Rifle and Smoothbore Match Saturday & Sunday (Includes knife, hawk, and
fire start. Pistol Match Sunday only. This event is annual and always on the
weekend following Labor Day. For info contact: Bob Dickey at (573) 546-6396
or try: Kathy Werley 573-330-4505
email: kathywerley@yahoo.com ,
Robert Simmons 573-760-9033 or William Burgess email:
wdburgess@prodigy.net Directions: From St. Louis: Take
Hwy. 55 south to Hwy. 67 South. Then South on 67 to Hwy. W at Farmington. Go
West on W about 1/4 mile to Bray Road. Follow signs to St. Joe State Park.
22nd. Annual Osage River Rendezvous Sept. 18
- 20,
2009 Lake Ozark, MO. (Bagnell Dam at Lake of the Ozarks, MO.)
Living
history-1840s re-enactment, black powder shoots, tomahawk/knife throwing, fire
starting competitions, artisans, storytellers, gunsmiths. Shop Trader's Row for
unique and authentic items.
Location: American Legion Campground at Bagnell Dam, Lake
Ozark, MO.
For Details Call: (573) 964-1008 or try (800) 451-4117 &
Jesse Martin (417) 844-7916
Event Website:
http://lakeareachamber.com/events/
Homestead Days Festival Sept. (no update), 2008 Ash Grove, MO. Nathan Boone Homestead Site.
Living history of the 1840's. For more information call:
417-751-3266
Living History Re-enactors Fall Encampment and Shoot Sept 19 -
20, 2009 St. Louis, MO. Columbia Bottom
Conservation Area 801 Strodtman Rd. St. Louis, MO 63138.
We moved last year to our new location at Columbia Bottom
Conservation Area on the South Bank of the Missouri River at the Confluence to
the Mississippi River. Spend the weekend on 4,000 acres of property owned and
operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation. A wildlife area with
wetlands loaded with game just as the earlier settlers would have enjoyed. Walk
in the footsteps of the Spanish Fort “Fort Don Carlos” (1767-1780) located on
the south-side of the mouth of the Missouri River. It was officially known as
Fort Don Carlos el Senor Principe de Asturias, and it was an 80-foot square
palisade with four bastions. Visit the Missouri Department of Conservation
Education and Visitor Center. Hike the trails thru the property. View the
confluence of these two great rivers on a viewing platform built for all to
enjoy. Or just sit back and enjoy the fall colors and smell the smoke from the
campfires. This is a pre-1840 period encampment. No camp fee or trader fee,
donations appreciated. Straw / Water /
Firewood provided. Competition shoot on Sat. only which requires bringing a $15
blanket prize or purchase one from vendor at event. Directions: Take
Riverview Drive exit off of HWY 270, Head north for
3 miles (Riverview Drive becomes Columbia Bottom Rd. at it's intersection with
Larimore Rd.), make a turn into the MDC main entrance and follow the paved road
4.5 miles to the Confluence Point.
For info contact: Joe Mele @ 314-837-5656 or e-mail:
josephlmele@yahoo.com Mike
Grindon (314) 972-1477 Email:
michael@grindon.net Website:
www.livhis.org/
Daniel Boone Home Annual "Pioneer Days" Sept. 19 - 20, 2009 Defiance, MO.
Located at Daniel Boone Home & Boonesfield Village 1868
Highway F Defiance, MO 63341 Phone: 636 798-2005 Fax: 636 798-2914 A Pre-1840
Living History Encampment and Folkways Festival. Gather in the beautiful Femme
Osage Valley to experience life on the Missouri Frontier. Black Powder Shoot,
Artisans, Music and a good old fashioned Rendezvous. Website:
http://www.lindenwood.edu/boone/
Annual "Walk Back In Time" Historical Timeline. Sept.
25 - 27, 2009.
Mexico, MO 65265.
This historical timeline surrounds
the 1857 Graceland mansion. It is a reverse timeline, 7 camps, that cover centuries of US
history: 2008 Iraq - 1940s WWII - 1898 Span Am - 1880s Wild West - 1860s Civil War
- 1830s
Mountain Man - 1770s Colonial/Native American. Reenactments of WWII, Civil War and the
Wild West. There will be battle reenactments both Saturday and Sunday. Friday
is School Day. Candlelight Tours Saturday Night.
Free Admission to visitors, No Vendors charge (totally voluntary donation from
vendors will be requested) Vendors MUST call or email for approval since space
is limited. Location: Audrain Historical Society, 501 Muldrow, Mexico, MO 65265.
Contact 573-581-3910 or email
cherokeenorth1811@yahoo.com. Website:
www.audrain.org
Contact us for updates.
Lucky Clover Annual Rendezvous Sept. 26 - 27, 2009
Cuba, MO.
Lucky Clover Campground Cuba, MO.
Step back in time and enjoy with use a pre-1840 rendezvous. Complete with
shooting match, hawk and knife throwing events. Registration is required of all camps. Water and some
firewood will be available on site. Ice and other supplies are available at the
camp ground office/store.
Set up after 8:00 a.m. September 25th. Primitive camp fee will be $15. A shooter
prize is requested from all trade blankets and traders. Early set up will be
charged additional $7.50 each night prior to Friday. Competition shoot is open
to all. A $10.00 entry fee is required. 1st & 2nd place prizes will be awarded
along with blanket prizes for other top scores. Open to the public.
Directions: Take I-44 to Cuba, MO. Turn South on Hwy. 19 and go approximately 3
miles to turnoff to the right before the bridge. Follow signs to Lucky Clover.
For info contact: Marvin Pruett 127 Mary St. Sullivan MO. 63080 (573)
259-9597.
Email: mpruett@fidnet.com
For modern camping
reservations call Lucky Clover Campground at (888) 404-9154.
The Trappers of Starved Rock Fall Rendezvous Oct. 3 - 4,
2009 St. Louis, MO. Located at
Sioux Passage Park, North St. Louis Co. (Just northwest of Florissant, MO) Period shooters, Crafts persons, Merchants,
Traders & Campers. For information contact: Tom Stovall
6433 Kathy Drive High Ridge, MO 63049 Phone: 636-376-4707 Email:
tshikemore@sbcglobal.net
Website:
http://www.trappersofstarvedrock.com/
Strother Free Trappers Fall Rendezvous and Black Powder Shoot Oct. 5 - 7, 2009 Holden, MO. Primitive and Modern Camping. Bring your own water (NO ELECTRICITY). Traders Welcome-No Fee for Traders. Registration hours: Friday Noon-5pm, Saturday 8am-3pm, Sunday 8am-11am. Range Hours: Friday Noon-5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Individual Events: Rifle $10, Pistol $5, Shotgun $5, Smoothbore $5 (Package of the above events $20), Youth under 16 shoot free. Primitive Archery Shoot After the Range Closes. Prizes will be awarded Sunday afternoon. Pot Luck Sat. Night. Bring a covered dish. Meat will be provided. Directions: The range is located near Holden MO. From Holden go north on Hwy 131 to county road SW200 then west one mile. Website: http://www.strotherclub.com/
The Huntsdale Rendezvous & River Festival held in October
has been indefinitely cancelled because of no
location to host event.
Daniel Boone Home's "Occupation! A community
at war"
October 3 - 4, 2009
Defiance, MO.
Located at Daniel Boone Home & Boonesfield Village 1868
Highway F Defiance, MO 63341 Phone: 636 798-2005 Fax: 636 798-2914
The year is 1861 and shots have been fired at Fort Sumter. The nation is now at
war. In Missouri,
the question of supporting the Union, or the new Confederacy, was not as easily
answered as in other areas of the country. This conflict effected the lives of
everyone. In this re-enactment, Union soldiers occupy their village and the
citizens must go on with their daily life. Visitors will see and hear the
citizens daily life while dealing with difficult decisions and fear of war.
Crowley's Ridge Black Powder Club Rendezvous
Oct. 4 - 5, 2008 (No
Update) Bloomfield, MO.
63825
Pre-1840 rendezvous. No modern camping. Primitive dress required. Shoots: Rifle,
Trade Gun & Smoothbore comp. & Primitive Bow comp. Water and wood available.
Early Setup Date: 10/03/2008 Early setup at noon on Friday. All pets must be on
leash!
Location: Across from Stars and Stripes Museum 1.5 miles South of Bloomfield, MO
on HWY 25 Bloomfield, Missouri 63825 For more info contact: Dale Kemp 573-624-9769
Bull's Eye Rendezvous Oct. 11 - 12, 2008
( no update)
Desoto, MO. Directions: Hwy 21 south through Hillsboro
continue south through Desoto past Hwy H&N approx. 4.7mi to 2nd Vineland Rd then
look for signs. This is a pre 1840's Rendezvous. Includes
shooting match with rifle and smoothbore. For more information contact: Merrick Mobeler or Jeff Olms at
1-800-423-3204
Camp fee: $10 registers one shooter. No fee for trade blankets or trade tents
other than camp fees. No water, Some wood provided, pets must be kept on leash.
Smooth Bore and Rifle matches shot on the same course. Both days. No reentry.
Off hand, open sights, NO OPTICS. Some timed targets, Mini Seneca run,
knife/Hawk, Primitive Bow shoot, Fire start, Best primitive camp award.
Deutsch Country Days Oct. 17 - 18, 2009, Marthasville, MO.
(Always on the 3rd Weekend in Oct.)
Held at the Lexenhaus Farm,
5437 Hwy. O, Marthasville, MO.
Visitors welcome from 9 am to 5 pm on both days.
A
living history weekend featuring the folkways & skills of the early Germans in
MO. Set in a re-creation of a early 1800s village community. Includes pre-1840s
fur trappers, frontier folk and black powder rifle shooting demonstrations. Join
us and enjoy visiting, chatting, taking pictures, eating delicious foods and
experiencing a piece of our early history. Large free parking area on opposite
side of Hwy. O and shuttles run to pick up visitors. Directions: Take Hwy. 47
North from Washington, MO or South from Warrenton, MO to Marthasville, MO. Turn
North (left from Warrenton or right from Washington) onto Hwy. O (right across
road from Chic Lumber store). Take Hwy O till you start entering the woods and
what for signs. Visitor admission charges are as follows:
DAILY GATE
ADMISSION (w/o an Advance Ticket) ADULTS $15.00; SENIORS 62+
$13.00-CHILD (5-15) $6.00 Under five - No charge.
DAILY ADVANCE TICKETS (Tax
Deductible) Adult & Seniors - $11.50 Child (5-15) - $5.50
(Children under five may enter free of charge when accompanied by
an adult).
KID SPECIAL on SUNDAY GATE ONLY One Child (5-15) $1.00 w/purchase of
ONE ADULT entry ticket Additional Child $6.00 each (Offer not
valid on advance tickets).
Please mail check/money order (payable to Deutsch Country Days) AND
a Self-Addressed-Stamped Envelope (SASE) to: DEUTSCH COUNTRY DAYS Luxenhaus Farm
- 18055 State Highway "O" Marthasville, MO. 63357-1678. Ticket order W/CHECK
must be postmarked by September 27th. MONEY ORDER deadline postmarked by October
3rd. PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED W/O A SASE.
DAILY ADVANCE GROUPS
(Tax Deductible) Twenty (20) ADULTS or more - $10.00 each. CHILD (5-15) -
$5.00 each. Under Five - No Charge. Must be postmarked by September 29th if paid
by check or October 5th if paid with money order. SASE must be included with
either payment. We are a non-profit 501(C)3
Foundation so your admission is tax deductible.
For further information phone 636-433-5669 Email:
info@deutschcountrydays.org
Profits given to various organizations.
Save on admission by getting advance tickets early. Website:
http://deutschcountrydays.org/
Daniel Boone Home "Halloween: Spirits of the
Past" October 24, 2009. Defiance,
MO.
Halloween has always been a favorite for children of all ages. Storytellers
populate Boonesfield Village and share tales of ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and all
of those unexplained things that go bump in the night. This event is designed as
a kids friendly program but does offer true stories of experiences that are hard
to explain. Location: Daniel Boone Home 1868 Highway F Defiance, MO 63341 Phone:
636 798-2005 Website:
http://www.lindenwood.edu/boone/
Daniel Boone Home "Annual Candlelight Tour"
Dec. 4 & 5 and Dec. 11 & 12, 2009 Defiance, MO.
Nineteenth Century Holiday Celebration. Period decorations,
candles and bonfires set the mood for this enchanting kick-off to the holiday
season. More than a dozen buildings are decorated in 19th century fashion and
are illuminated with thousands of candles, lanterns, bonfires and starlight.
Period music will echo through the valley offering a simpler, more delightful
holiday experience. Location:
Daniel Boone Home 1868 Highway F Defiance, MO 63341 Phone: 636 798-2005
Website:
http://www.lindenwood.edu/boone/
Historical Fort Osage: Sibley, MO. This reconstructed historic Fort, overlooking
the Missouri River, is portrayed as it was in 1812. It served as one of the
first U.S. outposts in the Louisiana Purchase. The garrison established U.S.
presence in the territory, while the factory employees engaged the Osage in
trade. The story of this important guardian of the frontier is told through
museum exhibits at the Visitor's Center and a living history program at the
Fort. Fort Osage is located at Sibley, Missouri on the Missouri River, 14 miles
northeast of Independence. From Kansas City take 24 Highway east to Buckner,
Missouri. Turn north at Sibley Street (BB Hwy.) and travel 2-3 miles, watching
carefully for directional signs. Drive through Sibley following the signs to
Fort Osage.
105 Osage St. Sibley, MO 64088 phone: 816-650-5737 Hours of Operation: Mar 1 -
Nov 15, Tue. - Sun., 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Nov 16 - Feb 28, Sat. & Sun., 9:00 AM -
4:30 PM
Website:
http://www.historicfortosage.com/
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of the 18th & 19th century.
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Last update: April, 2009