This page is dedicated to Rendezvous and Muzzleloading Events. At Morgan County we hold three Rendezvous a year and a two day shoot in August. We will post the latest information on our upcoming Rendezvous on this page. Also, we will be posting the dates of other Indiana Clubs Events and Rendezvous and the contact information. If your club is having a Rendezvous and would like for us to post it on this page, contact us and we will be happy to include it.
February 9 & 10, 2007, Winter Rendezvous- For more information contact; Dennis Morgan 812-876-1750, or MCLR Club E-Mail.
Rendezvous fees: Spring, August, Fall: $20.00, Winter: $10.00.
For the Spring Rendezvous, the August Two Day Shoot and the Winter Rendezvous primitive dress is not required. THE FALL RENDEZVOUS IS PRIMITIVE DRESS ONLY TO SHOOT. NO EXCEPTIONS! Day shooters are welcome. NRLHF primitive camp rules are followed in our primitive camp area at all camps and rendezvous. Guidelines are available online from National Rendezvous Living History Foundation or from the club secretary.
The club would like to thank the following traders for their generous contributions to the Club:
| Blue Heron Mercantile | Brad Jenkins | Richard Longer |
| Mulberry Bush Primitives | Martins Guns and Trapping Supplies | Boone's Trace Trading Co. |
| Moon Valley Trade Co. | Turkey Track Trade Co. | Village Squire Trade Co. |
(Top row from left
to right) "Skeeterbite" Millis enjoys a laugh during
the '98 Fall Rendezvous. A few of the camps during the '98 Fall
Rendezvous. Longhunter Tom Hale about to fix his morning coffee.
(Bottom row from left to right) A Longhunter's oilcloth shelter.
Jim Patrick is ready to hit the range at the '99 Winter
Rendezvous. Future fireman, Justin Millis, displays the tools of
a firefighter he was given by Capt. Jeff Weedling, of the
Indianapolis International Airport Fire Department, at the close
of the '99 Spring Rendezvous.
Dennis Morgan advises, "When setting up the one pole tent I have found that inserting a quarter inch screw, leaving it about an inch long, into the top end of the main center pole. This helps keep the pole from slipping out of the wooden block in the top of the tent during setup."
Rubbing alcohol with Wintergreen makes an effective insect repellent, according to Frank Cooley. Frank said he has been using Wintergreen Alcohol for years to keep insect away while he fishes. He keeps it in a spray bottle so he does not get it on his hands, because it will keep the fish as well as bugs from biting. Take a small bottle of it to Rendezvous and rub it on your clothes and exposed skin when the bugs become a problem.
Candle lanterns are the easiest and safest way to light a "primitive camp". So, buckskinners are usually looking for a good source of candles. The past couple of years I have found candles on sale at my local grocery store the week after Christmas. They had a whole grocery cart full of 12-inch taper candles in red, green, and white (for the buckskinner/reenactor, white is the color to pick. It was the fashionable color for candles, beeswax that was to be made into candles was left out in the sun to bleach out so the resulting candles would be white), and they were selling them for 14-cents a piece. To use these in your lanterns, you will want to break them in half to fit in your lantern. I have a period candle mold, and I have found that I can melt down the store bought candles to make my period candles for less then I could buy candle wax for!
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Updated July 6, 2007.