Feast of the Hunters' Moon

Feast of the Hunters' Moon
Sponsored by:
Tippecanoe County Historical Association
909 South Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
765:476-8402
765:476-8414 (fax)
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Annual event: October
2001:13-14 October
2002: 5-6 October
location: Fort Ouiatenon, south of SR 26 on South River Road, West Lafayette, IN
A re-creation of an 18th century gathering of French and Native Americans with period music, food, and crafts.
Step back in time and experience life at a French outpost along the Wabash River during the 1700s. You'll see the pageantry and splendor of authentic dress -- whether French fur trader, Native American or colonial British frontiersman. You'll enjoy watching lace-making, wood-turning, scrimshaw, blacksmithing and rope-making. Your spirits will soar as you see traditional dances of each culture, a competitive la crosse demonstration and the re-enactment of the voyageurs' landing on the Wabash riverbank. And the unmistakably delectable aromas! You won't be satisfied until you taste what is cooking in those black kettles. Savor the apple dumplings, Brunswick stew, French onion soup, herbal pork chops, parched corn, frybread or catfish. And what will you hear? The pulsating throb of Native American drums, the distinctive fife and drum corps, entrancing Native American stories, and the lilt of French folk songs. Bring your imagination and let the Feast do the rest!

(created 2000)
(last updated 28 August 2002)