The Feast of the Hunters' Moon is living history aficionados' BreyerFest. (Although the Feast is larger with as many as 60,000 in attendance.) It is the largest living history event in the midwest and one of the biggest in the USA.
I discovered this video by accident yesterday. Filmed across both days of the Feast, it shows the voyageurs coming down the Wabash, the 18th century military units, the Wea and Miami Nations dancing and sharing their culture, the French, the British, sidesaddle riding, fifes (did you know I can play the fife?), dulcimers (hammered and strummed), bagpipers, blacksmithing and pewter making, the dancing, and, of course, the food.
When I watched it, I took careful notice of the clothing - serious re-enactors don't buy their period clothing from Amazon or costume shops; they make it themselves or have a professional sew it to their specifications. Much of the period clothing you will see in the video has been thoroughly researched and is absolutely incredible
I am still pinching myself that my work was accepted and that I will have my own tent and be selling my own creations alongside these folks.
(My sister, Leslie Martin Conwell, appears several times - check out her riding habits.)
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