A nine-day living history encampment marking the 50th anniversary of the Eastern Primitive Rendezvous will be held Sept. 25 through Oct. 3 at 2787 Lakes Corners-Rose Valley Road in Clyde. The public can visit on three designated days to explore the camp and watch demonstrations of early American frontier skills.
Public hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27. An organized school and visitor day is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The National Rendezvous and Living History Foundation said admission is free, though a donation per adult is requested to help cover costs. Children 12 and younger are free, and visitors are asked to leave pets at home.
Participants from around the country are expected to build a period encampment and portray people who lived and traveled along the early American frontier. The foundation said participants are traveling from states including Alaska, Florida and Maine.
Visitors will be able to walk through canvas camps, speak with participants in period clothing and learn about the skills used by frontier families, fur trappers, long hunters and Native American participants. Planned activities may include historic cooking, muzzleloading, primitive archery, tomahawk and knife throwing, traditional crafts and other demonstrations of frontier life.
Event organizer Edwina Czadzeck said the public is especially encouraged to attend on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday, when visitors can tour the encampment and meet participants.
Additional information about the 2026 Eastern Primitive Rendezvous is available through the National Rendezvous and Living History Foundation at nrlhf.org. The foundation also lists Czadzeck at 315-548-2516 and its business office at 717-312-3016 as contacts for the event.
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