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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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Part of Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail

Community partners add the voices of Cherokee tradition keepers and descendants of African slaves to an annual Appalachian pre-Revolutionary War historical reenactment and trade fair.

  • About: Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Project
  • Photos: Frontier Muster and Trade Faire (2014)
  • About: The Wilderness Trail
  • List: Activities, 2012-2013
  • Photos: Cherokee Dance Workshop
  • Photos and Description: Fall Festival at the Blockhouse
  • Newspaper Article: Cherokee Linguist, Dancer to Appear at Natural Tunnel
  • Video: Frontier Muster and Trade Faire (Family Balance)
  • Video: Frontier Muster and Trade Faire (Language)
  • Video: Cultural Significance of the Frontier Muster and Trade Faire
  • Video: Highlights from the 2014 Frontier Muster and Trade Faire
  • Interview Playlist: 2014 Frontier Muster and Trade Faire
  • Event: Cherokee Language & Dance Workshop
  • About: The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association
  • Inside the Frontier Muster and Trade Fair in Duffield, VA
  • Inside The Frontier Muster and Trade Fair in Duffield, VA (audio only)

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