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Photos and Description: Frontier Muster and Trade Faire April 2013

On April 20 and 21, 2013 from 10:00 am until the dying of the embers of the nighttime campfires at  the Blockhouse in the Natural Tunnel State Park, Duffield, Virginia, the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association, in collaboration with Roadside Theater, held the first ever "Frontier Muster and Trade Faire."  The event, which was open to all two footed and four footed creatures, included workshops, demonstrations, and theatrical presentations. Here's a list.

  • Cherokee language and dance workshops;
  • Frontier craft demonstrations;
  • Hide tanning;
  • 18th century Cherokee cooking;
  • 18th century campfire cooking;
  • Blacksmithing;
  • Horse racing;
  • 18th century auction;
  • Children's 18th Century games, both Cherokee and English;
  • Militia demonstrations;
  • Sunday church service;
  • A performance that included 18th Century native and slave narratives;
  • Dancing at the campfire Saturday evening
  • And more!!!
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
Muster and Trade Faire
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