Courtesy: http://feastofthehuntersmoon.org/
According to a press release from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, “The Tippecanoe County Historical Association announces the 55th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival scheduled for October 1st and 2nd at Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon 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 1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River, four miles southwest of West Lafayette, Indiana. Thousands of participants re-enact this event — creating a feast for your senses. Several exciting new educational programs are scheduled for this year, including the federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, who will be present teaching wigwam building and cattail mat weaving. The Feast is the main fundraising event for the Tippecanoe County Historical Association and supports all aspects of the operation including curation of the unique and valuable artifacts in the TCHA collection, the broad expanse of community programming to educate about our incredible local history, and preservation efforts to maintain important historical sites such as the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum, the Fort Ouiatenon Blockhouse, the Arganbright Genealogy Center and Library, the History Center, and the Ouiatenon Preserve.
The Feast also helps raise funds for more than 50 other area not-for-profits. The event brings in over 2 million dollars to the local tourism economy.
Tickets can be purchased online by going to feastofthehuntersmoon.org or at one of many participating outlets. The complete listing of these outlets as well as a listing of all activities, food vendors and entertainment can be found on the event website. The event site is located at the Fort Ouiatenon County Park at 3129 South River Road, West Lafayette, IN, 47906. Shuttle buses from CityBus at a nominal fee are available from the Purdue football stadium. Details will be posted on our website. Fee schedule is located at gocitybus.com/how-to-ride/fares
For additional information or interviews please contact Feast Event Manager Leslie Martin Conwell at 765- 426-2128, leslie@tippecanoehistory.org”
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