The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 September 1977 — Page 17

FEAST OF THE HUNTERS’ MOON The hunters' moon rises majestically from behind the hardwood forests that line the river, bathing Ouiatenon’s blockhouse in reflected light. It turns the Ouabache into a ribbon of silver, and gilds the reeds and rushes along the river bank, as they sway gently in the night wind. Blue smoke rises from the cluster of tipis that fringes the stockade, and mingles with the haze from the inhabitants' supper fires. The wood fires and their fragrance to the acrid smell of gunpowder, still drifing in from the hunters' volleys on the nearby Wea plains. The night is quiet, but there is an almost tangible current of anticipation. . .a hushed expectancy. . for it is autumn at Fort Ouiatenon, and the voyageurs are due to arrive from Canada, their huge north canoes laden with trade goods, their voices chanting with the rhythm of the river, and their minds full of news and gossip from civilization. Indians re-examine the furs they will offer in trade. . .the shopkeeper checks his inventory, knowing it will be replenished with new merchandise from the voyageurs' canoes, and that business will be brisk during their visit. The garrison commander fidgets a bit in front of his fire, hoping that the Coureur de bois (unlicensed traders), who are also awaiting the arrival of the voyageurs, will not create too many disturbances, and that the friendly Indians will remain so, throughout the festival days at hand. A picture from a history b<x>k? An illustration from a story about the fur trade years? No—This is the setting for the Feast of the Hunters' Moon—a re-creation of a gathering of French and Indians which occured each autumn at 18th century French trading posts in the wilderness of the fur country. On October 8 and 9, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m., for the tenth consecutive year, thousands of participants and visitors will converge at Fort Ouiatenon to re-enact the Fest of the Hunters' Moon—to celebrate the season and to learn of the rich historical heritage of the Wabash Valley. Costumed craftsmen will dem onstrate the traditional arts that were essential to survival on the

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frontier —blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, weaving and vegetable dyeing, .soapmaking, lantern making, woodworking, rush weaving, coppering, and many more. Traders will spread their blankets and offer authentic reproductions of 18th century trade items. Brush-covered shelters will house traders and craftsmen, and costumed “Merchants” serving a variety of French and Indian foods, ranging from pancakes for breakfast. through buffalo burgers, buffalo stew. Indian fry bread, pork chops, corn chowder and many other taste-tempting 18th century dishes. . . with desserts and sweets like French marble cake, French pastries and candies, sugardusted croquignollcs, and lighter-than-air rosettes. Cold cider and lemonade, or hot coffee, herb tea and hot spiced cider, depending on the weather, will quench the biggest thirst. The atmosphere of an 18th century fort will be augmented by the presence of about twnety military units, representing re-created regiments of the American Revolution. A highlight of the Feast is their military encampment, where costumed men and their women and children followers go about their everyday lives as they would have in the l?oos—washing and mending clothes, cleaning and firing their weapons, preparing meals and performing basic military drills. Exhaustive research has gone into outfitting the units and their uniforms, equipment and procedures are authentic down to the last details. The sounds of music are constantly heard at (he Feast with the shrill notes of Fife and Drum Corps fifes competing with the mellow sounds of dulcimers, the chants of the voyageurs. and lively French folk songs. Indian music takes precedence at 2 p.m. each day, as the ceremonial dances of America's first settlers are performed by beautifully and authentically costumed participants in the arena. Other entertainment will include pantomimes, military chamber music by the 4th Artillery Band of Musick, stories for the children in the tipi, and a fashion show of 18th century clothing. Forty thousand people are expected to attend the tenth annual

Feast of the Hunters' Mixin, which will be held on October 8 and 9 at Fort Ouiatenon. The park grounds and reconstructed blockhouse are located four miles southwest of West Lafayette, on South River Road. Tickets for the Feast may be ordered in advance from the Tipoecanoe County Historical Association, 909 South Street, at $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children 6 through 12. Tickets prices at the gate will be $2 for adults and $1 for children 6-12. NEW STEEL SHOT REGULATIONS IN EFFECT THIS FALL FOR WATERFOWL Indiana hunters using 12 guage shotguns when hunting ducks, geese and coots will be required to use steel shot in specified zones this fall. Hunters possessing 12 guage shells loaded with anything other than steel shot while hunting ducks, geese and coots in these specified zones will be in violation of new federal regulations. Specified steel shot zones are: 1. On all waters of Lake. Porter. LaPorte. Newton. Jasper, Starke, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben and Posey Counties and within 150-yard zone of land adjacent to the margins of these waters. This includes lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, rivers, streams and seasonally flooded areas of all tyles. Excluded from these provisions are the waters of Lake Michigan and drainage ditches and temporary sheet water that are more than 150-yards from the waters described above. 2. Within the boundaries of the following State-owned or Stateoperated properties: Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area in Noble County, Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Pulaski Countv, Monroe Reservoir in Monroe and Brown Counties and Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area in Daviess County. 3. Within the proposed boundaries of the Menominee Wetlands Conservation Area in Marshall County. Since it will be illegal to posses lead shot in the specified zones while hunting ducks, geese and coots, hunters desiring to take other legal game can simply take them with steel shot. During the 1977-78 season. 10 guage or muzzle-loading shotguns and gauges smaller than 12 guage are exempt from the steel shot requirement. Whs was the decision made to require steel shot in specified zones? The answer —lead poisoning. It is estimated that about 2 million ducks die in the United

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States each year from lead poison ing that results when the birds swallow spent lead shotgun pellets while feeding. The objective of this regulation is to reduce this loss and provide more birds for breeding and thus more birds for the hunter. Studebaker Committee Finalizes Plans The Studebaker Employee’s Reunion Committee is finalizing plans for the Reunion activities. The Reunion Committee met September 20 and elected Joseph Kuminecz, a Studebaker veteran, who began his career with the company in 1927, as general chairman. He will work to coordinate the activities of several sub-committees which are planning the reunion events, according to Mr. Richard Welch, director of Discovery Hall. The reunion is scheduled for November 25-27 at Century Center. Named as co-chairman of the reunion committee is former Studebaker Corporation president, Harold E. Churchill. Now a resident of Bremen, Mr. Churchill became president of the company in 1956. Among activities planned for the reunion are the showing of a number of Studebaker-related films, special exhibits, a program during which former employees will receive special recognition.

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