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
Paint from Stones with Nick Neddo
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
Paint from Stones with Nick Neddo
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!