The unsung heroes of the Fur Trade | Feast of the Hunter's Moon 2019

We made the trip this past fall to the TCHA "Feast of the Hunter's Moon" living history event at the Fort Ouiatenon site 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 Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid – 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. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.

Continuous, free programming is held on five stages. French and Native American music and dance, fife and drum corps performances, military drills and demonstrations, fashion shows, games and contests can be enjoyed at the 50th celebration of this event. Special hands-on activities include the children’s trade blanket, costume try-on, candle-dipping, story telling, bead bracelet making, cross-cut sawing, and tomahawk throwing

We'd like to thank the Tippecanoe County Historical Association for allowing us to film during their event.

Find out more about the TCHA and the work they are doing to preserve history here

Muzzleblasts at the Feast of the Hunter's Moon 2019

It was a beautiful weekend for living history at the 2019 Feast of the Hunter’s Moon in Lafayette, Indiana.

With an expected 40,000 visitors from the public, the TCHA put on another wonderful event this year. All weekend we saw bright smiling faces from the reenactors and visitors as they explored Fort Quiatenon grounds and traveled back in time to the mid-1700’s.

If you’d like to learn more about the event, or get involved, check out their website

We’d like to extend a special thank you to the TCHA for allowing us to come in to film and photograph at their event.