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Fallow Hollow This Weekend

Our annual Fallow Hollow Atlatl Contest and Hunt will take place October 8 & 9 at Fallow Hollow Deer Farm in Candor, NY.
All are welcome. There will be primitive skills events, deer farm tours, a 3-D atlatl contest, an ISAC and more. Saturday night will be a dish to pass dinner and a campfire.

To find out more about the hunt, give us a call at 1-800-836-4520. The cost is $25 per person to participate. The other events are free.

We had a great weekend in Massachusetts. Glenn Mairo, with the able assistance of Danny Slater and others, set up a great event. We are looking forward to next year’s event.

Massachusetts Show

We will be conclude our September shows with the third annual Atlatl Field Day and ISAC at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, Mass. Sept. 24 & 25.

Coordinator Glenn Mairo is planning a variety of activities including an Aztec Atlatl Battle! Activities start at 10 a.m. There will be an atlatl workshop on Sept. 24 with Bob Berg. There will also be demonstrations of other primitive skills at this event. For further information call: 978-580-9437.

The 10th Annual Northeast Championships at Chimney Point Historical Site in Vergennes, Vt. were well attended with over 60 participants this year! Doug Bassett won the Grand Championship – congratulations Doug.

In October, we will be working with Fallow Hollow Deer Farm on the annual Fallow Hollow Atlatl Contest and Hunt. The event takes place Columbus Day weekend. More information to follow.

September Update

September already and we are looking forward to the two New England shows we attend every year. We recommend both shows to anyone interested in traveling to New England! It’s a great time of year to visit Vermont and Massachusetts!

The annual Northeaster Open Atlatl Championship & ISAC at the Chimney Point Historic Site in Vergennes, Vt.takes place Sept. 17 and 18. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of University of Vermont Professor James Petersen who was killed while in Brazil in August. Professor Petersen was an avid supporter of the Chimney Point contest and was there every year helping to judge the contests. The contest takes place Sept. 17 with ISACs held both Sept. 17 & 18. On Sept. 16, Bob Berg will offer a workshop from noon to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For further information contact: 802-759-2412.

September will conclude with the third annual Atlatl Field Day and ISAC at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, Mass. Sept. 24 & 25.

Coordinator Glenn Mairo is planning a variety of activities including an Aztec Atlatl Battle! More details will follow. There will also be demonstrations of other primitive skills at this event. For further information call: 978-580-9437.

In October, we will be working with Fallow Hollow Deer Farm on the annual Fallow Hollow Atlatl Contest and Hunt. The event takes place Columbus Day weekend. We will post more information in the next few days.

Upcoming Events!

Our schedule is changing a little for the Labor Day Weekend. We will be demonstrating the atlatl and presenting programs on flax and flax processing at Rudin’s Old Time Farm Days in Owego, NY over the Labor Day Weekend. This year, we planted slightly less than an acre of flax in Tioga County, NY. Despite near drought conditions, the crop has done well and we are selling flax for projects from cordage making to spinning. We also offer a flax processing kit for beginners, teachers and demonstrators.

Don’t forget the annual knap-in/atlatl contests in Flint Ridge, Ohio this Labor Day Weekend. Flint Ridge is one of our favorite places to be and it’s one of the places where we first started experimenting with the atlatl nearly 14 years ago at Mason’s Campground. Flint Ridge is located between Zanesville and Columbus – Brownsville. There will be lots of Flintknappers and atlatlists at this event.

In September, watch for more information on the annual Northeaster Open Atlatl Championship & ISAC at the Chimney Point Historic Site in Vergennes, Vt. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of University of Vermont Professor James Petersen who was killed while in Brazil in August. Professor Petersen was an avid supporter of the Chimney Point contest and was there every year helping to judge the contests. The contest takes place Sept. 17 with ISACs held both Sept. 17 & 18. On Sept. 16, Bob Berg will offer a workshop from noon to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For further information contact: 602-759-2412.

September will conclude with the third annual Atlatl Field Da and ISAC at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, Mass. Septe. 24 & 25.

Coordinator Glenn Mairo is planning a variety of activities including an Aztec Atlatl Battle! More details will follow. There will also be demonstrations of other primitive skills at this event. For further information call: 978-580-9437.

Busy August at Thunderbird Atlatl

Thunderbird Atlatl will be at the annual Stonetool CraftsmanShow at Letchworth State Park this weekend, Aug. 26, 27 & 28. This is one of the largest flintknapping and atlatl events in the country. All are welcome. The Stonetool Show is held on the north end of Letchworth State Park. Enter the park from the Mt. Morris, NY end. Travel a few miles into the park and you will see the show on your left at the High Banks Recreation area.

We just returned from a week at the Pennsic Wars! It was great to see a variety of atlatlists get together for two nights of Aztec Atlatl Battle. It was a fun time for all involved and we are looking forward to more and bigger Aztec Atlatl Battles next year.

Other upcoming atlatl events include the annual Labor Day program at Flint Ridge, Ohio (between Zanesville and Columbus – Brownsville). There will be lots of Flintknappers and atlatlists at this event. We will be there Saturday and Sunday.

In September, watch for more information on the annual Northeaster Open Atlatl Championship & ISAC at the Chimney Point Historic Site in Vergennes, Vt. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of University of Vermont Professor James Petersen who was killed while in Brazil in August. Professor Petersen was an avid supporter of the Chimney Point contest and was there every year helping to judge the contests. The contest takes place Sept. 17 with ISACs held both Sept. 17 & 18. On Sept. 16, Bob Berg will offer a workshop from noon to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For further information contact: 602-759-2412.

September will conclude with the third annual Atlatl Field Da and ISAC at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, Mass. Septe. 24 & 25.

Coordinator Glenn Mairo is planning a variety of activities including an Aztec Atlatl Battle! More details will follow. There will also be demonstrations of other primitive skills at this event. For further information call: 978-580-9437.