2019 Camp Dubois Spring Rendezvous Experience Mountain Man life at the annual Camp Dubois Spring Rendezvous on May 4-5, 2019 at Camp Dubois near the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Wood River, Illinois. The Camp Dubois Spring Rendezvous celebrates the pre-1840s fur trade era with reenactors camping at a replica of Lewis and [read more]
2019 Fort De Chartres Summer Rendezvous Join us at the 49th Annual Fort De Chartres Summer Rendezvous on June 1-2, 2019 at Fort De Chartres in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The first weekend in June, Fort de Chartres State Historic Site hosts the largest rendezvous in Illinois or the Midwest with over a thousand participants, [read more]
2019 Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous Experience pre-1848 Chicago's past at A River Thru History, The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous on September 6-8, 2019 (Friday is School Day) at the Columbia Woods Forest Preserve in Willow Springs, Illinois. The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous is an early American party with all the trimmings! Join this family-friendly festive [read more]
2019 Fort de Chartres Muzzle Loading Black Powder Artillery Safety Training Be at the Fort de Chartres Muzzle Loading Black Powder Artillery Safety Training event on September 7, 2019 at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The annual event is hosted by the French Colonial Artillery from the Holy Family [read more]
2019 Amarugia Rendezvous Fall Camp Join us for the annual Amarugia Rendezvous Fall Camp on October 2-13, 2019 at the Schatz Property in London Mills, Illinois. You can camp one or both weekends,leave your camp up during the week, or camp during the weke. We will be on site because we live here! The Amarugia [read more]
2019 Fort Obie Rendezvous & Living History Encampment Come out to the Fort Obie Rendezvous & Living History Encampment on October 11-12, 2019 at the Bob Davis Farm in Colona, Illinois. The rendezvous & living history encampment has it all. Experience black powder shoots, pre-1840 demonstrations, bow shoots, tomahawk and knife throwing, kids games, candy [read more]
2019 Kampsville Old Settlers Days Join the fun at the 39th Annual Kampsville Old Settlers Days on October 2-13, 2019 on the Kampsville Riverfront in Kampsville, Illinois. Kampsville Old Settlers Days depicts the life and times of the early settlers in Calhoun County. Pioneers crossed the Illinois prairie in covered wagons in the early [read more]
2019 Grafton Rendezvous Join us for the annual Grafton Rendezvous on October 20-21, 2018 at Grafton, Illinois on the banks of the Illinois River. See pre-1840 history come to life at the Grafton Rendezvous with period dress and demonstrations of archery, tomahawk and knife throwing and traders selling items of the period. The Grafton [read more]
2019 Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous Experience Mountain Man life at the annual Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous on October 25-27, 2019 at Camp Dubois near the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Wood River, Illinois. The Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous celebrates the pre-1840s fur trade era with reenactors camping at a replica of Lewis and [read more]
2019 Fort De Chartres Winter Rendezvous The annual Fort De Chartres Winter Rendezvous on November 2-3, 2019 at Fort De Chartres in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The Fort De Chartres Winter Rendezvous features 18th and early 19th century camp life and re-enactors who participate in a muzzleloader woods walk shooting competition. This event is sponsored [read more]
