This is the preliminary schedule. There may be changes before it is finalized.
2026 Schedule
Wednesday
2 PM - 7 PM Arrival
7:30 PM Welcome Ceremony
Thursday
Activities & Demonstrations
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (on-going)
Prehistoric Jewelry with Red Argilite with Trenton Durfee
Buckskin with Tim Swanson
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Primitive Fire with Robin Blankenship
Primitive Pottery with Emma Markowitz
Kid's Camp:
Wildlife Bingo with Leah Dunwoody
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Felted Soap with Marie Somers
Trapping Demo with Kelly Stanley
Mordanting (preparing fiber for dyeing) with Inga Sidor
Kid's Camp:
Gathering Basket with Jes Steele
Hand Kites with TBA
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Shelter with Cheeny Plante
Drumming with William Ruiz
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Archery Competition with Tim Swanson
Kid's Camp:
Games with Moo
3:00 PM
Barter Faire
Primitive Sauna with Tom Turck
5:00 PM Dinner
6:30 PM
Opening Circle
Instructor Introductions
Class Sign-Ups
Evening
TBA
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kid's Camp:
Camp After Dark with Chase
Friday
8:00 AM Breakfast
All Day Classes
Plein Air Painting with Bob Berg
Small Pack Baskets with Jes Steele (class will take 4-5 hours)
Pecked & Ground Stone Axes with Trenton Durfee
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soap Making with Marie Somers
Fish Skin Tanning with Thabani Ndlovu (class continues Sun. AM)
Sewing with Bone Awl & Sinew with Robin Blankenship
Medicinal Mushroom Extracts with Grace Krupkowski
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Ham Radio with Nate Glaser
Apple Tree Pruning with David Vincent
Morning Meditation with Sarah White
Jute Bottle or Jar Holders with Kitty Michelotti
Kid's Camp:
Mini Bows with Barry Keegan (adults welcome too!)
Treasure Maps with Carrie McMillen
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Eating Acorns with Julieann Hartley
Botanical Drawing with Jackie Ryan
Netmaking with Aileen Peterson
Handcrafted Roman Leather Shoes with Becky Naughton
Kid's Camp:
Trigger Trap Carving with Tom Shealy
12:00 PM Lunch (bring your own)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM After Lunch
Axe Throwing Competition with Tim Swanson
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Campfire Cookery with Kevin Bouck
Advanced Primitive Fire Techniques with Barry Keegan
Sour Dough with Sarah White
Copper Cloak Pins with Dug North
Kid's Camp:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Spirit Animal Masks with Kelly Stanley
Intro to Survival for Teens with Emma Markowitz
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Fairy Houses with Moo
3:00 PM
Primitive Sauna with Tom Turck
5:00 PM Potluck Dinner
6:30 PM and on: Evening Activities
Native Story Telling with David Lone Bear Sanipass
Women's Circle with Laura Wolfer
Ham Radio Demo with Nate Glaser (weather permitting)
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kid's Camp:
Camp After Dark with Chase
Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast
All Day Classes
Birch Bark Makaks (baskets) with Barry Keegan
Woven Quivers with Jes Steele (class takes 4-5 hours)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Chicken Processing with Jillian Erice
Rawhide Containers with Robin Blankenship
Cobwebber Brooms with Hannah Mitchell
Small Animal Hide Tanning with Emma Markowitz
Bear Trapping Certification with Reggie Read (9:00-12:30)
Baton Sling Workshop with Dug North (9:00-1:00)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Friction Fire with Nick Spadaro & Anthony Pono
Apple Tree Grafting with David Vincent
Herbal First Aid with Aileen Peterson
Knife Sharpening with Cameron Silva
Kid's Camp:
Rock Painting with Leah Dunwoody
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
A Soldier's Rations with Kevin Bouck
Practical Knots with Cheeny Plante
Wild Plants for Healing the Gut with Grace Krupkowski
Kid's Camp:
Ragdolls with Kitty Michelotti
Trigger Trap Carving with Tom Shealy
12:00 PM Lunch (bring your own)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kid's Trade Blanket with Tim Swanson
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Black Powder Rifle with Kevin Bouck
Candle Dipping with JT Stokes
Forest Feast with Anthony Pono & Kelly Stanley
Natural Dyeing with Inga Sidor
Coin Jewelry with Bob Berg
Carving 'Little Dudes' with Tim Swanson (All ages welcome!)
Kid's Camp:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Tree ID with Moo
Fire with Ryan Johns
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Ash Cakes with Ryan Johns
3:00 PM
Primitive Sauna with Tom Turck
5:00 PM Dinner
6:15 PM and on: Evening Activities
Raffle
Trade Blanket with Tim Swanson
Drum Circle with William Ruiz
Men's Lodge with Ryan Johns
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kid's Camp:
Camp After Dark with Chase
Sunday
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fish Skin Tanning, cont. from Fri. with Thabani Ndlovu
Full Size Broom with Hannah Mitchell
Solar Battery Systems for Camper Vans with Robert Newmyer
8-ply Buckskin Round Braiding with Robin Blankenship
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Not Your Average Plant Walk with Jackie Ryan
Homesteading as Homeschooling Chat with Kitty Michelotti
Kid's Camp:
TBA
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Hunting Talk with Nick Spadaro
Bamboo Atlatl Darts with Copper Points with Bob Berg
Kid's Camp:
Stick Chimes with Carrie McMillen
12:00 PM Closing Circle
12:15 PM Lunch (bring your own)
Kid's Archery Contest with Tim Swanson
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
TBA
Finish Projects
Pack Up
Say Goodbye Till Next Year!