The Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous
ScheduleThursday July 23rd through Sunday July 26th
Sunday the 26th Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast
AdmissionGeneral Admission (daily)
Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast
General Admission including Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast and Tour of Fur Posts and Ojibwe Indian Village 10am - 3pm
Camper Registration Form
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"Celebrating Success"
When the fur traders packed their canoes with precious furs and began the arduous journey north after the long cold winter at Forts Folle Avoine, their destination was Grand Portage. There, for a few weeks before preparing for the return trip, they could relax as they took part in the much anticipated Rendezvous celebration.
Each July, here at Forts Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, dozens of fur trade camps fill Sayer's Field and Trader's Row. Represented is a variety of unique characters, all gathering together after a rigorous winter of trapping. As was true two hundred years ago, goods are "traded", stories told, and fun times enjoyed by rendezvous campers, traders, and visitors. Rendezvous includes demonstrations of period skills including black powder shooting, archery and tomahawk throwing. Tasty food prepared in the fur-trade era manner is a treat. Goods offered by the traders include period clothing, furnishings, camp gear, trade silver, animal skins, jewelry and a fascinating variety of other utilitarian and decorative items. View the video below and you will see why Rendezvous is such a popular event. 2018 List of Activities (subject to change, check back for additions)
Shooting Range (lower camp area) Competitions and Practice TBD Hawk & Knife (near Indian Village) Ongoing Demonstrations and Practice Competitions TBD Archery (near Indian Village) Ongoing Demonstrations and Practice Competitions TBD Special Activities Medallion Hunt Kids Games Bead Pile Scavenger Hunt Ladies Games Candy Cannon Cribbage Tournament Round Robin for Kids and Adults On-Going Demonstrations and Activities Trader’s Row Bead Making, Blacksmith, Brain Tanning, Candle Making, Leather Garments, Sewing, Wood Carving, Quillwork, Napier Calculator, Candy Store and more Lower Camp Clay Ovens (firing in morning, baking noon-4pm) Frontier Family Life Fur Trade Trapping and Hunting Ropemaking Burnett County Historical Society and Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park are not responsible for accidents that occur during overnight stays. 
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