Island Rendezvous

On June 12 and 13, 2010, join the Forest Preserve District of Will County in celebrating our 27th Annual Island Rendezvous at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville. From 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. both days, experience life in the 18th century with French voyageurs, Natives, colonists, and soldiers from this period of American history.

Three hundred years ago, French voyageurs canoed past this very island on the Des Plaines River to trade for furs with Native Americans. Rendezvous was a time for voyageurs to celebrate the end of the trading season.

Live music, storytelling, and falconry demonstrations are just a few of the activities that will amaze and entertain the modern-day guests at this event.

Children can enjoy making crafts, playing games, and participating in a fur trade scavenger hunt.

Vendors, entertainers, and reenactors will be on hand to immerse visitors in the lifestyles of the French and Native Americans who lived here 300 years ago. Guests can cheer on their favorite reenactors as they compete with tomahawk, musket, canoe, flint, and steel, and - yes! - even flying frying pans.

Haven't been to Island Rendezvous before? Check out the fun from last year's event in our Photo Gallery.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, June 12
Time	Event	Location
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Guessing Contest/Scavenger Hunt	Museum
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Animals and Plants of the Illinois Country	Trail
	Face Painting	Stone Creek
	Family Activities/Native American Games	Longhouse
	Photograph as a Voyageur	Museum
10:00 a.m.	Falconer	Trader's Row
10:00 a.m.	Opening Volley	Ampitheater
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Trader's Cabin Demonstration	Trader's Cabin
10:30 a.m.	Fashion Show	Ampitheater
10:30 a.m.	Trader Training	West of Museum
11:00 a.m.	Debra Morningstar	Ampitheater
11:00 a.m.	Three Sisters Garden Demonstration	Longhouse
11:30 a.m.	Native American Hike	Trail
Noon	Andre the Storyteller	Trader's Cabin
Noon	Musket Shooting Warm-up	Range
12:30 p.m.	Tourdion	Ampitheater
12:30 p.m.	Trader Training	West of Museum
1:00 p.m.	Canoe Race	Range and Lagoon
1:00 p.m.	Falconer	Trader's Row
1:30 p.m.	Debra Morningstar	Trader's Cabin
2:00 p.m.	Fire Starting Contest	Range
2:00 p.m.	Native American Hike	Trail
2:30 p.m.	Innisfree	Ampitheater
	Musket Shooting Preliminary Round	Range
	Three Sisters Garden Demonstration	Longhouse
	Trader Training	West of Museum
3:00 p.m.	Andre the Storyteller	Trader's Cabin
3:00 p.m.	Falconer	Trader's Row
Sunday, June 13
Time	Event	Location
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Guessing Contest/Scavenger Hunt	Museum
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Animals and Plants of the Illinois Country	Trail
	Face Painting	Stone Creek
	Family Activities/Native American Games	Longhouse
10:00 a.m.	Falconer	Trader's Row
	Opening Volley	Ampitheater
	Skillet Toss Contest	Range
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Trader's Cabin Demonstration	Trader's Cabin
10:30 a.m.	Three Sisters Garden Demonstration	Longhouse
10:30 a.m.	Trader Training	West of Museum
11:00 a.m.	Debra Morningstar	Ampitheater
11:00 a.m.	Tomahawk Throwing Warm-up	Range
11:30 a.m.	Native American Hike	Trail
11:30 a.m.	Tomahawk Throwing Contest	Range
Noon	Innisfree	Ampitheater
12:30 p.m.	Paddle Dance	Ampitheater
12:30 p.m.	Trader Training	West of Museum
1:00 p.m.	Andre the Storyteller	Ampitheater
	Falconer	Trader's Row
	Weapons Demonstration	Range
1:30 p.m.	Debra Morningstar	Trader's Cabin
2:00 p.m.	Musket Shooting Finals	Range
	Native American Hike	Trail
	Tourdion	Ampitheater
2:30 p.m.	Three Sisters Garden Demonstration	Longhouse
2:30 p.m.	Trader Training	West of Museum
3:00 p.m.	Andre the Storyteller	Trader's Cabin
3:00 p.m.	Falconer	Trader's Row

Photograph Courtesy of Laura Kiran