Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, Vermont
Friday:
12-5 PM Atlatl Workshop with Bob Berg. Learn to make and use your own atlatl and 3 field darts We will make your choice of either primitive or modern atlatls.Pre-registration required.
Along with the atlatl contest there will be several other displays of primitive skills and crafts. If you have a skill or craft you would like to join us to show to the public, please contact Elsa at the Chimney Point State Historic Site (802) 759-2412
Saturday:
10th Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship & ISAC 10:30AM – 3:30 PM
Sunday ISAC @10:00 AM
The atlatl season is off to a good start with lots of activities planned for the upcoming year. Here at Thunderbird Atlatl, we have been busy making atlatls for various youth camps and educational progams. It’s great to see youth learning about the atlatl and learning how to cast darts. Along with making atlatls and darts, we’ve been busy planting flax. In April, we received flax seeds from Holland and have planted an acre of flax. Bob has developed a flax kit where people can learn how to process flax.
We will be at several events in June. We’ll post our June 17 & 18 program soon. Over the weekend of June 12, we will be attending and teaching at the annual MAPS meet in Marylan. On June 30, we will be offering an atlatl making workshop at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30. The next day, July 1, participants will be able to test out their new equpment at an atlatl competition. The workshop fee covers an atlatl and three darts. Pre-registration is required.
For further information contact:
Marie C. Yarborough
Programs Coordinator
Abbe Museum
PO Box 286, 26 Mount Desert St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
tel: 207-288-3519
fax: 207-288-8979
www.abbemuseum.org
Spring is here and there are no excuses now for not getting out your atlatl and darts!
This weekend, travel to Waverly, NY and the annual Earthday Gathering at the EMC Club on Route 34 in Waverly. The event will be held Apr. 22, 23, and 24 with ISACs each day at 1 p.m. For further information contact: Jack Rowe at 570-888-8258 or Dennis Lantz at 570-358-3000.
Thunderbird Atlatl will be at several events in May and June. On June 30, we will be offering an atlatl making workshop at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30. The next day, July 1, participants will be able to test out their new equpment at an atlatl competition. The workshop fee covers an atlatl and three darts. Pre-registration is required.
For further information contact:
Marie C. Yarborough
Programs Coordinator
Abbe Museum
PO Box 286, 26 Mount Desert St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
tel: 207-288-3519
fax: 207-288-8979
www.abbemuseum.org
We’re back from Florida with lots of stories to tell. Now, we’re waiting for spring to come to the Northeast and are looking forward to atlatl contests and seeing all our fellow atlatlists at events. Check out the WAA web page for upcoming events in your area. The Tyoga Atlatl Association will host its annual Earth Day event in April. We’re setting up our summer and fall schedule. At this point, we have scheduled events in Maine, Maryland and New York State for June. We will also be at the Pennsic Wars and the Stonetool Technology Show in August. In September, we will be in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Thunderbird Atlatl will be at two shows in Florida the last two weekends of February. The first show is the Dade City Knap-In Feb. 18 to 20 in Dade City, Florida. The location is the Withlacoochee River Park, 4.7 miles east of Dade City. There is a $20 fee for camping and a Saturday night dinner. For information contact Dave or Betty at 727-856-7506.
The second show is the Paynes Prairie Knap-In & Primitive Arts Festival, Feb. 25, 26 & 27. This is the 8th annual Knap-In and Primitive Arts Festival at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For more information check out www.prairiefriends.org or call the park office at 352-466-4944.
If you’re at a show, check out Thunderbird’s new Flax Scutching and Spinning Kit!
