Feast of the Hunter's Moon

On Saturday we took an adventure and traveled down to Lafayette to partake in the Feast of the Hunter's Moon. The feast is a portrayal of events that likely took place at a French outpost on the Wabash river. There were Indians, pioneers, and British soldiers everywhere. There were reenactments of dances, battles, games, and the making of tools and supplies. The food was interesting. Everything was done over a real fire just like they would have back in the 1700's. Buffalo burgers, buffalo or rabbit stews, catfish, ham and beans stew with corn bread (which looked like little pancakes) were just some of the things to eat. The giant pork chops Savannah and I had were fantastic! Merchants sold real pottery, tools, jewelry, perfumes, clothes, toys...and you could watch them make the stuff. The people also had tents set up that they actual slept in so it was neat to see how they "lived". Savannah was able to make her own necklace, she made a real sheet of paper, her own candle, got her own poppet (doll), played an old time game (something like catch but with sticks and a round thingy), got to pet a miniature pony, and just took in all of the sights and sounds. She learned a lot and she asked a lot of questions. She was really interested in the every day things they used like plates and spoons and even soap. They had different varieties and they didn't look like soap; she thought it was neat but smelled funny. It was really cool so make sure you check out the pictures below! It was a lot bigger than I thought it was gonna be...it was HUGE! They even had a pub/beer garden! I loved it and look forward to going again next year especially since I know what to expect. I know we didn't get to see and do everything that was there. When we came home, we could smell the fire smoke all over us! All in all it was a great day. It didn't take that long to get there and it was definitely worth the trip.