Forts Folle Avoine
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The Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous

Schedule

Thursday July 20st through Sunday July 24th, 2022
  • 10am - 4pm daily

​Sunday the 24th
Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast
  • 8am - 12:30pm​

Admission

General Admission (daily)
  • $10.00 Adults
  • $6.00 Children 5-15
  • Free for Children 4 and under and for Burnett County Historical Society members
  • $28.00 Family with 2 children
  • $8.00 Seniors, College Students and Military (active and veterans), ID is required

Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast 
  • $10.00 Adults (13 & older)
  • $4.00 Children (6-12)
  • Free for Children 5 and younger

General Admission including Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast and Tour of Fur Posts and Ojibwe Indian Village 10am - 3pm 
  • $18.00 Adults (18 & older)
  • $10.00 Children (6-17)
  • Free for Children 5 and under
  • $13.00 Seniors, College Students and Military (active and veterans), ID is required

Camper Registration Form

general_rendezvous_registration_form.pdf
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"Celebrating Success"

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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.



2022 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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Our Mission:
The Burnett County Historical Society provides educational opportunities to the public by researching, preserving, and teaching the history of Burnett County, Wisconsin
Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is on the National Register of Historic Places. Travel Green Wisconsin recognizes tourism related businesses that are reducing their environmental impact through operational and other improvements.  BCHS is a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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