SPORTS DEMOS Active Atlatl, knife throw, black powder gun, and archery EXPLORE Animal Scavenger Hunt across the Museum campus COMPETE Participate in the public atlatl competition PLAY Fur Trade Era toys & games, beeswax lip balm making, selfie station Participate in these scheduled experiences during the Plank Road Rendezvous LUNCH & LEARN Indigenous Ways of Knowing About Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations BYO lunch and learn about the worldviews of Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations with Professor Annie Jones of UW- Madison HAIR-STORY WORKSHOP Era-specific hair, beard, skincare, and style, plus what it communicated. Talk with the owner of 100% U Salon, Willy Millard JACQUE VIEAU: SHEBOYGAN’S FIRST DOCUMENTED FUR TRADER IN 1795 Historian Ryan Protz and Vieau descendant Lori Vieau Jarvenpaa unpack trading posts in Sheboygan with original Fur Trade artifacts YOU’RE THE FUR TRADER Kids and adults can feel the stakes of trading in this fun scenario PUBLIC ATLATL COMPETITION Times TBD Compete against others in the Atlatl Competition. The competition is free but pre-registration is required. Anyone 7+ can try the Atlatl outside of competition anytime.
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025 10:00am – 5:00pm
Heather Hanlon
Plank Road Rendezvous
GATHER
Gather with Fur-Trade Era reenactors to see the jobs, tools, clothes, food, and fires of fur-trade travelers. Visit their encampment throughout the Plank Road Rendezvous to experience life in the early 1800s.TALKS/ PARLES AU MUSEUM
Friday, August 29, 2025 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Saturday, August 29, 2025 – 10:00am – 11:30am
Saturday, August 29, 2025 – 12:30PM – 1:30pm
Saturday, August 29, 2025 – 1:30pm – 2:00pmImages
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