Thunderbird Atlatl will be participating in three shows this month. Inbetween trips, we will be at the shop and welcome you to stop by if you are in the area.
July 12
We will be at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, Sunday, July 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. The program will take place at the Sieu de Monts Spring, at Acadia National Park. For further information contact The Abbe Museum at Phone: (207) 288-3519 or Email: info@abbemuseum.org; Mail: P.O. Box 286, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
July 18 and 19
We will be at the Walk Through Time and Hiawatha Powwow at Hiawatha Island and the Hiawatha Island Boat Dock area on July 18 and 19. The Walk Through Time will take place on Hiawatha Island from 10 AM to 3 PM and the Pow Wow will take place from noon to 6 p.m. on both days. For further information contact the Waterman Conservation Center in Apalachin, New York at http://www.watermancenter.org/pubevnts.htm or call: 607-625-2221.
July 31 to August 7
We will be at the Pennsic Wars just south of Slippery Rock, Pa. Atlatl battles are scheduled for a couple of days during the week. Our shop will be operating from this site for the week.
Other atlatl events in July are as follows:
July 10-12
2009 Annual Meeting of the World Atlatl Association
& State Atlatl Championship
Chelsea Rod & Gun, Chelsea, Michigan
European, 3-D, ISAC, Popinjay
ISAC Only Friday Evening, all contests Saturday and Sunday
$10 range fee
www.michiganatlatl.org/2009_world_atlatl_association_annual_meeting
For more information contact Dan Hovater at hovaterdan@yahoo.com
July 17-19
OAA Flint Ridge Meet
Flint Ridge State Park near Brownsville, Ohio
ISAC, IASAC and Ohio Atlatl Association local events.
Contact: Ray Strischek (ohioatlatl@hotmail.com) 740-593-2365
July 18-19
Smoky Hollow Rendezvous, Cascade, Wisconsin
July 18 – Demo, ISAC, ISSAC, Hunter’s Round
July 19 – ISAC, ISSAC only
Contact Len Riemersma at (920) 528-7454 or lenmaryr@dotnet.com
July 19
Pasadena, California
In conjunction with a monthly Bowmaking/Flintknapping/Atlatl Gathering
ISAC Contest (only) & ; Atlatl & Dart making and throwing clinics
Check the atlatl discussion forums at www.PaleoPlanet.net for further information or contact Tom Mills at (626) 794-9158 or paleoaleo@yahoo.com
July 22-24
Echoes in Time
Willamette Mission State Park, Salem, Oregon
ISAC and novelty throw
Contact Bob Kitch at (509) 493-1971 or (541) 806-1971
July 23-25
Athens Public Library, Home Street, Athens, Ohio
OAA will provide an oral history of the atlatl on Thursday 7/23 evening. Demonstration and contests all day Friday and Saturday.
ISAC, IASAC, and Ohio Locals.
Contact Ray Strischek, ohioatlatl@hotmail.com for more information.
July 23-26
Atlatl Rattle at Green Flats – Hancock, New York
ISAC, IASAC, and locals. New York Atlatl Association, Inc. events (Individuals, Hunters & European).
NYAA fully insured.
Final Team Championships held on the grounds of Ray Turner’s Casa de Fumo.
For more information contact Gary Fogelman (570) 437-3698, iam@indian-artifacts.net
July 25
Prairie Festival at U.W.C. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Demo, ISAC, ISSAC
Contact Len Riemersma at (920) 528-7454 or lenmaryr@dotnet.com