{"id":12925,"date":"2017-03-14T12:09:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T12:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=12925"},"modified":"2019-03-07T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T16:03:37","slug":"voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park<\/h1>\n
\n

Rate This Event<\/h4>\n
 <\/nobr><\/td>
<\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n

The 33rd Annual Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park on May 18-19, 2019 in Hebron brings 18th-century history in Indiana to life. Peek into the lives of those who would have lived or traded along the waterways of the Midwest more than 250 years ago when the marshes were a source of valuable furs desired by merchant traders to take back to Europe.<\/p>\n

The Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park welcomes visitors into encampments of French Canadian voyageurs, French and British militia, civilians and settlers, and Native Americans. Artisans will demonstrate some traditional crafts of those times. The nearly 100 costumed reenactors adhere to details of the time period in their costumes and camps, according to Robertson, and share that sense of history with visitors to the event.<\/p>\n

The Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park is a family friendly event with lots of fun and interactive activities for the kids. Visit the Children\u2019s Trading Post to pick up a scavenger hunt list. This list is not items to collect, but rather items to look for at the event. Talk to anybody in costume to get information on the list item you’re looking for and get them to sign the form. When leaving, the child may bring the completed sheet back to the trading post to trade for an item. The voyageur rendezvous is fun for all ages, and it’s immersive \u2014 sights, sounds, smells and activities of that historic period.<\/p>\n

Hours:<\/strong> 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
\nAdmission:<\/strong> $5.00 with children 5 and younger admitted free<\/p>\n

Voyageur Rendezvous Highlights<\/strong>
\nEvent Highlights include Opening and Closing Ceremonies \u2022 Arrival of Voyageurs by canoe \u2022 Trade Session with the Native Americans \u2022 Storytelling \u2022 Tomahawk Throw \u2022 Fashion Show \u2022 Hot Food, Cold Sarsaparilla and more. Saturday\u2019s scheduled activities include canoe \u201cbobber races\u201d and storytelling. While on Sunday there will be a period clothing fashion show, following which the public will be invited to join in historic dances, accompanied by the fife and drum corps. There will also be historic games and make-and-take projects at the trading post, tomahawk throwing for older children, and fife and drum music on both days. Food will be available at the site and there will also be a vendor of period items.<\/p>\n

Daily Opening Ceremony<\/strong>
\nAn opening ceremony begins the historical reenactment festivities each day at 10:30 a.m. and presents some perspective to the event. The British military, French military and civilian re-enactors come from the camps and the Native Americans arrive. They meet at the flag pole. One of the re-enactors holds up a wampum belt in a gesture of welcome. Then three flags are raised: the French, British and historical American flag of the time as the fife and drum corps plays the song of each nation from that historical period. A little later, at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, the voyageurs arrive. Their landings are another highlight of the event as they paddle in with their big canoes loaded with goods.<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>
\nGrand Kankakee Marsh County Park
\n21690 Range Line Road
\nHebron, IN 46341
\n(219) 552-0033<\/p>\n

For More Information<\/strong>
\nLake County Parks & Rec: Call 219-769-7275; Email info@lakecountyparks.com<\/p>\n

\"Voyageur<\/p>\n

Who were these Voyageurs?<\/strong>
\nTo equate the voyageurs of the fur trade era in the Great Lakes area to something today, consider all the trucks on today’s roads. When voyageurs plied the area waters this was the wilderness. The rivers then were like the highways today, and were very important to the history and the development and the economic growth in the area.<\/p>\n

Historically, the voyageurs landed and exchanged gifts with the natives first, before any trading. They might spend a whole day exchanging gifts, generally with the men, after which most of the trading would be done with the women. The natives had the furs and the number one item the voyageurs offered was textiles.<\/p>\n

What is the Difference in a Mountain Man Rendezvous and Voyageur Rendezvous?<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

School Day: Friday<\/strong>
\nAdvance reservation required.
\nMorning tour time slot: 9:30 \u2013 11:30 a.m.
\nAfternoon tour time slot: Noon \u2013 2 p.m.
\nMinimum (20 students); Maximum (140 students) per time slot
\n$2 per person, including chaperones and teachers; $20 minimum
\nReservations and deposit required at least ten business days in advance
\nAppropriate for 4th – 6th grade curriculum
\nReserve your time slot now. Space is limited and is closed when filled.
\nCall 219-769-PARK, M-F 8:30 a.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

History books open wide and come to life as your students visit the 18th century. The Fur Trade Era is bustling with activity when you arrive. Your students will see how the French Voyageurs played an important role in early commerce and trade right here in Northwest Indiana. Native Americans traded furs while the Voyageurs, British, and French clashed over ownership of the land. There is plenty for students to see, hear and learn. They will feel like they just spent a day in the 18th century. You too, will enjoy jumping back into history! The tour is completely outside, so please remind your students to dress for the weather. Upon registration, teachers will be sent a confirmation packet, complete with pre or post activity sheets.<\/p>\n

\"Voyageur<\/p>\n

Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park in Hebron, Indiana on the third weekend in May.<\/p>\n

Tags: Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park, Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park Voyageur Rendezvous, Indiana Voyageur Rendezvous, Voyageur Rendezvous<\/p>\n

View other Voyageur Rendezvous or Encampments<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12924,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[1501,1502,941,1500],"tribe_events_cat":[248,195,109,104,271,288],"class_list":["post-12925","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park-voyageur-rendezvous","tag-indiana-voyageur-rendezvous","tag-voyageur-rendezvous","tag-voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park","tribe_events_cat-0-regular-recurranace","tribe_events_cat-indiana-rendezvous","tribe_events_cat-living-history-events","tribe_events_cat-mountain-man-rendezvous","tribe_events_cat-same-week-in-month","tribe_events_cat-voyageur-rendezvous-or-encampment","cat_0-regular-recurranace","cat_indiana-rendezvous","cat_living-history-events","cat_mountain-man-rendezvous","cat_same-week-in-month","cat_voyageur-rendezvous-or-encampment"],"yoast_head":"\n2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crazy Crow Trading Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-03-07T16:03:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"567\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/\",\"name\":\"2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-14T12:09:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-03-07T16:03:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":567,\"caption\":\"Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park - Lake County Parks\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/event\\\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/events\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/\",\"name\":\"Crazy Crow Trading Post\",\"description\":\"World's Largest Supplier of Native American and Mountain Man Crafts and Supplies\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crazycrow.com\\\/site\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park","og_url":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/","og_site_name":"Crazy Crow Trading Post","article_modified_time":"2019-03-07T16:03:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":567,"url":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/","url":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/","name":"2019 Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg","datePublished":"2017-03-14T12:09:54+00:00","dateModified":"2019-03-07T16:03:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Voyageur-Rendezvous-at-Grand-Kankakee-Marsh-County-Park-01-850x567.jpg","width":850,"height":567,"caption":"Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park - Lake County Parks"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/event\/voyageur-rendezvous-at-grand-kankakee-marsh-county-park\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Voyageur Rendezvous at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/","name":"Crazy Crow Trading Post","description":"World's Largest Supplier of Native American and Mountain Man Crafts and Supplies","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/12925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/12925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12925"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazycrow.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=12925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}