COOKSBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The French and Indian War Encampment continues on Sunday, June 11, at Cook Forest State Park.
(Photos taken at Saturday’s French and Indian War Encampment. Courtesy Mountain Man Photography.)
Take a walk back in time along the Black Bear Trail by the Sawmill Center for the Arts during open camp hours to view British, Colonial, French, and Native American re-enactors as they portray lifestyles of the 18th century.
Schedule of Events for Sunday, June 11
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Event Open
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. – 18th Century Sunday Service – by the 42nd Highland Regiment, located in the main encampment site along Black Bear Trail
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Blacksmithing Demonstration – by Dennis Murray, story-teller (Clarion County’s #1 liar) and blacksmith, across from the Sawmill Craft Market
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. – Children’s Musket Drill – by camp Corps of Re-enactors, at the water tower along Black Bear Trail
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Powderhorn & Turkey Wingbone Call Fabrication – by Paul Stillman, living historian from Historically Speaking, in the old Sawmill Classroom ($12 for materials)
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – French & Indian War Era Art & Demonstrators – meet with distinguished artists, authors, artisans, and demonstrators in the old Sawmill Classroom
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration – by the camp Corps of Artillery, in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Peril in the Forest – tactical engagement in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – 18th Century Surgical Techniques—by Jack Mathay, Company LeBeouf surgeon, at the NEW Sawmill Classroom
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Blacksmithing Demonstration – by Dennis Murray, story-teller (Clarion County’s #1 liar) and blacksmith, across from the Sawmill Craft Market
2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration – by the camp Corps of Artillery, in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Peril in the Forest – tactical engagement in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom
For more Cook Forest area news and events, visit CookForest.com.