Cook Forest State Park and the Sawmill Center for the Arts willhost a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War.  Highlights of this full two-day     encampment include children’s programs, woodland natives, cannon and musket firing demonstrations, sutler camp, council and trading events, nationally renowned living historians, French & Indian War era artisans, and live tactical engagements.  Every battle is different!  Take a walk back in time at the Sawmill Center for the Arts to view British, Colonial, French, and American Indian re-enactors as they portray lifestyles of the 18^th century.

Saturday, June 8

1000am-600pm    Event Open                                 

1000am-1100am  Murph’s Blacksmithing Demonstration - by Dennis Murray:  story-teller, blacksmith & Clarion County’s #1 liar, across from Sawmill Craft Market

1000am-1200pm Turkey Wingbone Call Fabrication - by Paul Stillman, living historian from Historically Speaking in the old Sawmill Classroom ($15 for materials)

1000am-400pm    Cooking Demonstration - by Geoffrey Domowicz, Compagnie LeBoeuf chef, along Black Bear Trail at the main encampment site

1030pm-500pm   French & Indian War Era Art & Demonstrators - meet with distinguished artists, authors, artisans, and demonstrators in the Old Sawmill Classroom

1100am-1130am  Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration - by the camp Corps of Artillery, located in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom

1130am-1200pm Peril in the Forest - tactical engagement in the woods along the abandoned access road at the edge of the field beside the park swimming pool. 

1200pm-300pm   18th Century Surgical Techniques - by Dave Crispen, 42nd Highland Regiment surgeon's mate, at the NEW Sawmill Classroom

100pm-200pm     ‘American’s 1st World War: Causes of the French & Indian War as Told Through the Eyes of Benjamin Franklin’  by Paul Stillman, living historian from Historically Speaking (free, but donations towards the event will be accepted)

200pm-300pm     18th Century Children’s Games - by Jen Domowicz, Compagnie LeBoeuf, along Black Bear Trail at the main encampment site

230-500pm - Powderhorn & Turkey Wingbone Call Fabrication - by Paul Stillman, living historian from Historically Speaking in the Old Sawmill Classroom ($15 for materials)

300pm-500pm     Murph’s Blacksmithing Demonstration - by Dennis Murray:  story-teller, blacksmith & Clarion County’s #1 liar, across from Sawmill Craft Market

330pm-400pm     Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration — by the camp Corps of  Artillery, located in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom

400pm-430pm     Peril in the Forest - tactical engagement in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom

Sunday, June 9

900am-400pm      Event Open

900am-915am        18th Century Sunday Service -     by the 42nd Highland Regiment, located in the main encampment site along Black Bear Trail

930am-1100am   Murph’s Blacksmithing Demonstration - by Dennis Murray: story-teller, blacksmith & Clarion County’s #1 liar, across from Sawmill Craft Market

1015am-1045am  Children’s Musket Drill - by camp Corps of Re-enactors, at the water tower along Black Bear Trail

1100am-200pm    Powderhorn & Turkey Wingbone Call Fabrication - by Paul Stillman, living historian from Historically Speaking, in the old Sawmill Classroom ($15 for materials)

1100am-200pm    French & Indian War Era Art & Demonstrators  meet with distinguished artists, authors, artisans, and demonstrators in the old Sawmill Classroom

1100am-1130am Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration - by the camp Corps of Artillery, in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom

1130am-1200pm Peril in the Forest - tactical engagement in the woods along the abandoned access road at the edge of the field beside the park swimming pool. 

1230pm-200pm      18th Century Surgical Techniques by Dave Crispen, 42nd Highland Regiment surgeon's mate, at the NEW Sawmill  Classroom

1230pm-200pm   Murph’s Blacksmithing Demonstration - by Dennis Murray: story-teller, blacksmith & Clarion County’s #1 liar, across from Sawmill Craft Market

200pm-230pm     Cannon & Musket Firing Demonstration - by the camp Corps of Artillery, in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom

230pm-300pm     Peril in the Forest - tactical engagement in the woods along Black Bear Trail across from the old Sawmill Classroom