MAY 2-4.  11TH annual WATERCREEK KNAP-IN. Yellville, Arkansas. Hosted by Wesley , Gwen, Byron and Belinda Shipman, Bob Thomas, DC  Waldorf. Located 5 miles from Buffalo River, on the banks of beautiful Water Creek. Evening live music. Tomahawk throwing contest. Trade blanket. Raffle on Saturday afternoon. We are fortunate to have some of the worlds best knappers demonstrating the art of making arrowheads, tomahawks, spearpoints and Myan Eccentrics. Come join the fun, buy, sell and trade. On-site primitive camping and food service. $5. per person registration fee. Phone 1-800-741-2022. SASE: The Shipmans, PO Box 283, Yellville, AR 72687. Bob Thomas, 705 Polk St.,  Cabot, AR 72023. 501-843-4936. or email: pump1@yellville.net 

May 9-11.  3rd Annual Utah State-wide Knap-In @ The Freemont Indian State Park. Held in conjunction with a Mountain-Man-Rendezvous and Atl-Atl Competition. 9am-dark all 3 days Central, UT. Bo Earls. 801-473-9084. We will be visiting the Utah Obsidian Quarry the day before and after the knap-in...

May 14-18. Osage knap-in. Highway 70 just east of Booneville, Missouri, at exit 111.  This site is very large and has shelters, large bathrooms, showers, food concessions, and most important, it is not a swamp.  We will have room to spare, and all on high ground.  There will also be a swap meet at the same time that draws 500 to 1000 attendees and a tractor pull.  These plus articles in all of the surrounding town newspapers should provide an abundance of potential buyers.  The charge for each participant will still be $5 and hook-ups will be $20. This is a web site for the new location of the Osage knap-in that has a lot of information about the site.   www.mrvsea.com Contact information: Bob Hunt  816-690-3359,
Roy Motley 816-229-6025, Mark Menke  816-229-9943, Denis Garrison 816-650-3559.

May 16-18. Sixth Annual Kentucky Primitive Arts Festival and Knap-In.  This year’s event will take place in Jacobson Park, located in Lexington Kentucky.  This event was previously held in Danville Kentucky, but we have secured a beautiful location at a well known Lexington park, which has a constant influx of patrons.  Along with the number of patrons, the event was moved to make it closer to those who travel from in and out of the state; Lexington is very centrally located whether you are coming from either North or South.  Hours will be dawn till dusk Friday and Saturday, and ending mid-afternoon on Sunday (much like all knap-ins do).  We are unable to set up no earlier than Friday morning and we must be out of Sunday when the park closes.  There is no camping at this event, because the park is closed each night, but there is a camp ground in town.  Also, overnight security will be provided.  This year’s event will include flintknapping demos, with flintknapping vendors selling a variety stones and tools.  There will be atlatl competitions and demos, fire starting demonstrations, pottery making, and examples of hide tanning.   A $25 fee will be required of all vendors on site, or $20 if you register by phone before the event.  For more information contact:  Ronnie Hazlett II at rjh2@kentuckyknappers.com or call 606 669 5334.  More information can be found at www.kentuckyknappers.com, the official website of the Sixth Annual Kentucky Primitive Arts Festival and knap-in.

May 17-18. Echo’s of the Past, A way of life before the big shopping malls. Imagine a time when there were no items for every day living, to buy and no stores you could shop at for necessities. Imagine a time when you had to depend on natural resources and your own skills just to provide, food, clothing and shelter for yourself and your family.  This was the life of the prehistoric people. Through, necessity and their own skills they made their own tools, weapons, clothing, and shelters from the items nature provided. Toys, tools, weapons, and utensils for cooking and eating were made from stone, wood, plants and animals that nature provided. With these weapons and tools they could protect, feed, clothe and provide shelter and entertainment for themselves and their families. Shelters were in caves, made with animal skins or logs, tree branches or straw. Clothing was made from animal skins, and later from spinning flax then weaving it into fabric for garments. Many of these skills are forgotten arts, and more are on the very edge of being forgotten. Echo’s of the Past is an annual event, showing what these items were made from, how they were made and used by the people of the past. Some of the items we offer for show and purchase were for entertainment as well as for providing the necessities of every day living. As the years passed, these items were improved bit by bit until the art of making many of them are almost forgotten. We need to keep these arts alive so we can appreciate how much easier life is now than it was before mass production, and the corner store where we can purchase the items we take for granted.     Echo’s of the Past is an annual event held at Echo Ridge campground in the beautiful Arrowhead State Park located on U.S. 69 and State Highway 113 at Canadian, OK. The event is hosted by the McAlester Archeological Society (M.A.S.) and the Tahlequah Archaeological Society (T.A.S.). Both are chapters of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society (O.A.S.) a part of the OU Campus in Norman, OK. Our goal for this event is to preserve the cultures, arts, diets, shelters, clothing and entertainment of our ancestors and the ways of producing them.    This year’s event will be a 2 day affair, to make it easier for those artists who have long distances to travel for the event. It will be held on May 17 & 18, 2008. There will be artists with items for show and for sale. On Saturday, we will hold some amateur competitions with prizes for the winners. The competitions will be the ATL ATL throw, blow gun shoot, Bow and Arrow shoot, and we will have a contest for period dress, so if your  items are  Native American come dressed in that style. If items are from the American Civil War era, dress in that style, American Revolution, dress in the styles of that era, and so on. You don’t have to come in period costume, but it will be interesting to see some of the older styles and types of dress. Winners for the period dress will be determined by a vote of those participants and guests who sign our guest book. We hope to have some Historical storytellers on Saturday night to tell stories or legends for entertainment. Anyone interested in keeping their culture’s stories and legends alive are invited to share them with us. There will be no charge for set up for your items. We only ask they be items used from around 1860 and older. If you know of anyone who would like to set up a booth of this type for the event have them contact me at 918-339-4226 or Thomas Purdin at 918-456-1977 no later than May 1, 2008 so we can make sure there is room for all booths. We can also be reached at: samok56@yahoo.com or majtom46@yahoo.com  Anyone who does any Native American foods, and has a chuck wagon or means to prepare and offer these foods for sale are also invited to set up for the event. T.A.S. and M.A.S. will sell hot dogs for 50 cents and drinks for 25 cents. Any non-profit organization who participates may offer memberships to their organization at the event also. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than the first two we held which were both a huge success.  Mark your calendars and plan to join us for a weekend of enjoyment and see how our ancestors made and used the items that were forerunners of those we are able to run to the store to purchase today. This event will be entertaining, as well as educational for all those attending.            

May 23-26. 3rD ANNUAL HORSESHOE BEND KNAPPER'S GUILD KNAP-IN. Weatherford, TX. Camping with Porta Potties, Potable water& Electricity, Concessions, Vendors, All types of knapping tools and rocks, Best of Point Contest. for more information contact Ray Thorpe at 817-613-0557 or e-mail thorpe_ray@msn.com or Marvin Glasgow at 817-441-7487 or e-mail mrglasgow@juno.com Click here for flier

May 24-26 and May 30 - June 1st. 2nd Annual Flintknapping Rendezvous.  NMLRA Muzzleloading Range, Cairo, Nebraska. Two opportunities: Red White and Blue shoot, May 24-26 and the Flintknappers Rendezvous, May 30 - June 1, 2008. At the Red White and Blue there will be numerous muzzleloading campers, visitors and trade tents.  Plenty of folks available to watch knappers. No charge for trade blanket to sell your wares. Teepee, wall tents, lean-to, modern tents or campers are acceptable with plenty of spots for everyone.  Water, outhouses and some wood is available.  Camp fees are $20 for the Red White and Blue shoot, donations accepted for the Flintknappers Rendezvous. Pass the word, everyone is welcome.  For more information contact George Patrick, 308-382-6237 or relics@kdsi.net

June 6-8. The 2008 Devil's Hole Knap-in will be held in Fairview Heights, Illinois. The location will be Pleasant Ridge Park, in Fairview. For directions and details visit Larry Kinsella's site, flintknapper.com, and click on Devil's Hole. This will be our 28th consecutive year and we're looking forward to a good event. For additional information call Larry at (618) 397-1377.

June 6-8 Cuba, N.Y.  Living History Atl atl & Flintknapping Weekend. Located at exit 28 off I-86 - Maple Lane RV campsite.  Full hookups, tent camping, cabins, motel. Vendors welcome - no fee. Sponsors: New York Atlatl Assoc. and Genesee Valley Flintknappers, Inc. (GVFK) For information contact: John Cappellini @ 585-356-9792 or Dana Klein @ 585-365-8048.

June 7- 8.  Pioneer and Primitive Arts Festival. 10 am to 4 pm at Fort Firelands 5650 East Harbor Road, Marblehead, OH  43440. Rob "Armchair" Geeding, and Seneca Muzzle Loaders to anchor event. Looking for Flint Knappers, Indian and Pioneer Re-enactors, Blacksmiths, Boyers, Atlatl Enthusiasts, Leather and Wood Workers, Vendors and More. Demonstrators and Re-enactors receive some perks, modern showers and pool onsite. For more information check website events tab: www.fortfirelands.com and contact us at: info@fortfirelands.com

June 13-15. RED ROCK KNAP-IN,  Pella, Iowa .   Due to changes in the Marion County Park Policies, participation fee will now be $25.00 for vendors who camp on site. There is room at the knap-in for 29 sleeping units which will be given out to the first 29 vendors who RSVP by June 1st.  All other participants are responsible for their own camping arrangements. Roberts Creek East Campground, G28, Otley Iowa.  641-620-8121 www.redrocklithics.com

Aug 1-3. The 2nd Annual Chimney Rock Hollow Knap-In Just Northeast of Locust Grove OK. will again be held at the Chimney Rock Hollow Trout Fishery. We will have electricity for knapping lights and fans only, but not for RV's. Showers will be available. As in the past there will be no vendor or registration fees.  Set up as early as Wed. There will be a food vendor on site. There will be plenty of shaded camping spots, and plenty of cool clear water to cool down. Cornstalk shoot on Friday afternoon followed by the fish fry Friday evening. Ooga Booga  family fun on Sat. night. To get a look at the site www.chimneyrockhollowok.com  For further info contact Rip & Debbie Riley at 405-341-5937 or email rriley3@cox.net or Mike & Debbie Smyth at 580-363-4304 or email walkingdeer@poncacity.net

Aug 8-10. HEHDOKA Knap In, at the historic Hole-in-the-Mountain County Park is the Te Tonka Ha Rendezvous.  Located in Lake Benton, Minnesota just off of US Hwy 75 and US Hwy 14.  The weekend offers a variety of historical, educational and fun activities for the entire family.  Muzzle loading shoots, tomahawk throwing contests, Can Can dancers, musical entertainment and flintknappers from around the United States will demonstrate their skills.  For more information contact Carl Burk at 507-368-9484 or Heather Ulrich-Glynn at 507-368-9577 email at lbenton@itctel.com or visit us on the web at www.visitlakebenton.com click on the Events Calendar. 

Aug 29-31.  FLINT RIDGE KNAP-IN. Held at the Flint Ridge Park near Brownsville, Ohio. Knapping, on-site camping, lots of space for setups and parking. Atl-atl competitions. You can set up on Wednesday if the grounds are ready.  No pre-registrations. Vendors & Atl-atl fees are $15. per person for the event. All vendors and campers must be out of the park on Labor Day by 10:00 am, NO EXCEPTIONS! No ground fires on the park property, except for fire tubs, 1st come, first served! Heavy camping trailers and Motor Coaches may have to park at the park’s supply building, depending on ground conditions (located west of Roy Miller’s property). Please chip over a sufficient tarp! If you do not have one, contact Ed Moreland for a spare. We are picking up more chips each year and the park will only tolerate so much! Help us in the clean up (most do) so we can keep the great knap-in park for years to come. We appreciate your participation and friendship of all who make this knap-in one of the best!   Ed Moreland: 740-625-5868; Roy Miller: 330-359-5590;  Frank Slagle: franksjr@yahoo.com.  For more information on the Atl-atls, contact Don Roberts at 740-264-9714.

Sept.  17–21.  Fort Osage  Fall knap-in.  The site is located right on Highway 70 just east of Booneville MISSOURI at exit 111.  This site is very large and has shelters, large bathrooms, showers, food concessions, and most important, it is not a swamp.  We will have room to spare, and all on high ground.  There will also be a swap meet at the same time that draws 500 to 1000 attendees and a tractor pull.  These plus articles in all of the surrounding town newspapers should provide an abundance of potential buyers.  The charge for each participant will still be $5 and hook-ups will be $20. Contact information: Bob Hunt  816-690-3359, Roy Motley 816-229-6025, Mark Menke  816-229-9943, Denis Garrison 816-650-3559.

Sept. 26-28.  Bois D' Arc Primitive Skills Camp and Knap-In! This year's event will be held at the beautiful Hulston Mill Historic Park near Greenfield Missouri. The new site has great amenities like water, showers, electricity, and there is a food concession onsite. They have a couple of websites; one is at http://www.missouristate.edu/rls/hulston/hmo.htm  Just click on the "home" page for a map to the site. Put the date on your calendar, hope to see you there! Thanks.  www.boisdarc.info

Oct. 25-26.  The Old Bardstown Village knap-in will be held in downtown Bardstown KY on The Old Bardstown Village is a pioneer village hosting 11 log cabin structures and four museums, one being a civil war museum that is ranked one of the top in the nation.  The event will have flint-knapping, Atl-At throwing, hawk and knife throwing, and primitive fire starting.  There is a butcher shop and a outdoor grocery store within walking distance. For more info contact Neal Spalding  502-349-6729 or Email: rnspalding@bardstown.com, Joe Lucas 502-233-4058,  Scott and Janie Boone Stoke  Email: sostoke3@hotmail.com