Knap-in Calendar

Joan and Richard Urata will be hosting the 3nd Annual Bitterroot Valley Knap-In at the Larry Creek Campground in the Bass Creek Recreation Area, Bitterroot Valley, Montana. We will be there to set up from noon Thursday 6/20 thru noon Tuesday 6/25 for clean-up. As with all PSK knap-ins, everything is free. This is a family event. There is a paved parking lot for RV’s (no hookups) and vehicles. There will be lots of room for tents under the trees or under the stars. Forest Service restricts RV’s to 30 ft. and vehicles need to stay in the parking lot – camp gear will need to be carried a short distance to your campsite. This is BEAR country so tenters should bring a long rope to hang your food up in the trees, or leave it in your vehicles. There will be a pot luck dinner Saturday evening with the hosts providing the main dish. This will be a Forest Service group area with trees providing about 75% shade where we will be gathering and tenting. There is a 50 X 50 yard open area for an archery/atlatl range and tents. There is a large supermarket 6 miles away and restaurants 6 to 8 miles away in Stevensville. There is a motel 15 miles away in Lolo.

The RV spaces at Larry Creek Group Campground are limited so be sure to make your reservations with Richard & Joan to guarantee a space in the group camp. A list of alternative RV Parks and Hotels is available by emailing Joan at the address below.

Charles Waters Campground – the first come first served campground - is about a mile from Larry Creek in the same complex – cost is $10/night and no hookups or $5/night with Senior National Park Pass. This campground has individual spaces and will be busy the weekend after the holiday.

If you are planning on coming to the Montana Knap-In please drop us a line at richurata@cybernet1.com or call us at (406) 360-1752 and let us know how many are in your party and if you are tent camping or staying somewhere else in your RV. The Forest Service likes to get a tentative number of attendees so they can help us in our facility planning.

Directions: Drive to Missoula, Montana, on Interstate 90. Take exit 101 and head south on Reserve Street (also designated Hwy 93) to Hamilton. Turn right on Brooks street (also designated Hwy 93). You will pass 2 towns, Lolo and Florence. Turn right onto Bass Creek Road, 0.6 miles south of mile post 71 to Bass Creek Recreation area. Go 2 miles into Bass Creek Recreation area then turn right to Larry Creek campground group area. Go 1 mile on gravel road to our group campground.

15th Annual Bald Eagle knap-in
Bald Eagle State Park off PA Rt. 150

Come jpoin us on the shore of a 1730 acre lake for our annual Knap-in. All weekend the re will be stone tool making, by knappers of all levels. Watch and learn or ask and participate. Learn a new skill. There will also be periodic demonstrations of, bow making,cordage making, talk on edible plants traditional archery and an international atlatl competition.
This is a family friendly event with swimming, boating and fishing . Camping for Flintknappers, vendors and reenactors is free for the weekend. No admission fees or parking fees. No setup until Thursday. Please register with the Susquehanna Flintknappers when you arrive. Earlier arrival will need to make arrangements with the State Park in the normal camping areas. No fires on the ground and must be high enough to not damage the grass. Bring a raised pit if you will need one.
Saturday will be our annual point auction. Funds go directly to making this weekend possible and participants are encouraged to donate and bid.


Contact:
Dale Bookhammer: 814-832-2789
Steve Nissly: 717-426-3611

Oxford Rod and Gun Club, 215 Ingraham Rd. Oxford , NY 13830

Vendors and demonstrators are welcome to this fun filled 4th of July event. We welcome all educators to come demonstrate. Knappers, re-enactors, primitive archers, Native American, and all the rest, come show all. The knowledge needs to be passed. There is no vending fee.

A donation to the club is welcome but not required. Any vendors or demonstrators please contact AJ Bagg (607)244-0711 pre-registration before June 1, 2013 appreciated due to advertising and space planning purposes. Contact AJ ASAP if you want to be advertised. This is a public event. We just want an idea of who is interested. Pre-registration is not required but it helps a set up plan.

We will have 4 full days of ISAC, unlimited 40 target woods 3D course ($15.00 for the entire event), Running Deer, Charging Boar, night time Coon Hunt, Practice Range, long range targets including a full size 3D elk, aerial shooting.

There are 2 ISAC targets that are available anytime a flight gets together. Scheduled ISAC tournaments are at 11am and 5 pm, all 4 days.

The club is having a Black Powder Shoot on Sunday July 7. The club welcomes all black powder shooters for this. 3D course will be closed for safety, during this shoot. Contact: Jim VanGiesen (607) 656-8882.

Primitive camping is abundant. We are NICE dog friendly. It’s great to sit around the fire, telling tall tales. The kitchen will be open for basic breakfast and lunch Fri, Sat, and Sun. There will also be a central cooking fire burning through the event for all to use. If you want to share, we welcome all donations to feed the group. No one has ever gone hungry.

A monthly knap-in is held on the first Sunday of every month. The one-day event goes from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Hart Memorial Park. The park is eight miles northeast of Bakersfield on the Alfred Harrell Highway. Knappers meet at the East end of the park.

Directions: While on highway 58, east of Bakersfield, take the Comanche exit and turn to the north. Comanche curves around 5 to 6 miles and dead ends into highway 178. Turn north on 178 (right) then a quick left (less then 14 mile) onto Alfred Harrell highway. Alfred Harrell 7-8 miles goes into Hart Park. The knap-in is 100 yards or so from the entrance on the right hand side of the park. For more information contact Gary Pickett at: Home: (661) 392-7729, Cell: (661) 444-6163, e-mail: air-o-head@webtv.net

July 12-14: 13th annual Knap-In hosted by Fly’s General Store, located in the beautiful scenic Duck River Basin on Hwy.7 between Sante Fe & the Natchez Trace Parkway. 5 acres of free camping to vendors (some electrical), shower facilities, Wi-Fi hook-up, food & meals available daily. Surrounded on three sides by Leipers Creek which features walking trail, blue hole fishing, swimming, & rock bars for collecting local flint & fossils. Plenty of shade & cool water for the hot summertime. Motels & B&B’s located near by. Fly’s Store is always heavily trafficked because of it’s close proximity to the Natchez Trace and it’s placement on the Tennessee Register of Historic Trails. This event is free to the public & draws more & more people every year. Come early, stay late, have fun ...Southern Hospitality Overflowing
Contact Info: Wilson Fly 931-682-2356, Carl Vanderford 931-381-1488,
Buddy Hayes,615-519-0914or knapaway@comcast.net

4th Annual Fort Crevecoeur Knap-In July 12-14, 2013
Fort Crevecoeur 301 Lawnridge Creve Coeur, IL 61610 (near Peoria) Last years event was great, blistering hot, but due to the wonderful people that attended we had a great time. Heck, Perry even got on TV!! There will be food and drinks available. We will also have a drawing for donated items. All native American and Abo crafts welcome. Knapping supply vendors very welcome. Camping and food vendors will be available. Mark McDaniel (309) 265-8053 mcdaniel@mtco.com , Gary Goodrich (309) 202-4302, Ted Snider 309 338-6933 theolithic71@gmail.com

Where: Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA
Cost: Free!

*Note on Location: We meet at the pavilion at the end of the parking lot on the Left. If this space is rented out, we meet in front of the visitor center.

*Note on the timing of this event: This event has a drop-in timeframe, with no formal scheduled instruction. ~9am is usually when the first people get there, and it runs to at least 12 and sometimes 2 or 3pm. So don\'t worry about having to get there by 9. It can be 10, 11, or anything like that. Likewise, you can leave whenever you want to as well. If there is no one there, hang out for a bit, as it will only be cancelled if there is obviously bad weather going on.

Every 2nd Saturday is a Flintnapping event held by NoVa Paleo Arts. Learn the art of making tools from stone, such as arrow and spearheads. It\'s a lot of fun, the people there are great and will kindly share what they know with you.

About this group: Northern Virginia Paleo Arts is a group of friends who enjoy exploring the tools, technologies and arts of paleo cultures. While at present we are mostly a flintknapping oriented group, there are efforts underway surrounding cordage, pottery, bowmaking and atlatl use.

You\'ll find a vast array of knowledge amongst our members as our individual backgrounds are as diverse as our skill levels (complete beginners to the very skilled). All have an interest in the paleo arts and a desire to share that knowledge.

Visit their site for more details and resources for flintknapping learning and supplies: http:www.novapaleoarts.org

Held at Bernheim Forest, Clermont, KY. Interstate 65 to exit 112, Hwy. 245 E. approx. 1 mile to Forest entrance. Motels and Restaurants at near by Shepherdsville, exit 117. Food on site at Isaac\'s Cafe. On site primitive camping for Registered Participants. (Registration $15.) Please call for camp site availability. Showers and restrooms are available. Gates closed from Dusk till Dawn. Set-up as early as Thursday after 5 p.m. Raffle of items donated by participants Saturday at 4 p.m., Proceeds go to Bernheim\'s Education Dept. The knap-in is free and open to the public 9a.m.-5p.m. daily. For more information contact: Dale Farris 502-957-2608 or Joe Yurt 502-955-8512 ext. 251.

This knapp-in is held 2 miles west of Monon IN just off of st road 16. This show is held on a privet farm that my parents own. We have plenty of room. My parents leave there basement open for every body . This is very nice if it is hot or stormy. We try to feed all the knappers and we just put out a free will donation bucket.
If you live out west of IN and want to lay over at go to flintridge the next weekend you are more than welcome.
Fred Mosher 8323 N 200 W Monon IN 47959
Fred home phone 1 219-253-7635
Ed Mosher phone 1-574-278-6266

Held at the Highbanks Recreation Area Letchworth State Park, New York

This is the event to attend in the northeast! Please see the flier for more detail.
2013 Show Flier

Come and join us for a fun and educational weekend. Witness craftsman and artisans demonstrate how to make arrowheads, spears, stone tools, bows, atlatls, stone pipes, cordage as well as other items from hide and bone. Flint Ridge is the same location the Native Americans visited to quarry flint they needed to produce weapons and tools for everyday survival. Take a nature walk through the woods on the park trials and see the remains of the ancient quarry pits left behind by the native people. Then take a tour of the museum to learn about the history and geology of Flint Ridge.

Please visit the link (.pdf) below for complete Knap-in information:

Fall Flint Ridge Knap-in Flier

Primitive arts and skill gathering for all flintknappers and primitive crafters to show and sell their wares. Target range for atlatl and bow shooters. Camping available for fee. Search Skunk River Knap-in on Facebook. See the flier for more detail.
Skunk River Flier