[Moo] [Sudentorre Watchtower] Dog Mart is this Saturday!

[JL Badgley]

I'll be there with rapier equipment and stuff to do HMA demos, as well.

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On Sep 26, 2013 7:02 PM, "Barbara Miller" <blithaofwolfhou at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Greetings all!
>
> This saturday is the Dog Mart at the Izaak Walton League in Spotsylvania,
> on 12400 Herndon Rd. (where we have our Defending the Gate Event).
>
> Gates officially open at 9am. We want to be all set up before then, so
> come about 8am. We have a tent to raise, and the list fences to put up. The
> do charge $5 per car, but in past years, if we were there before the event
> started, we have gotten in free, so there is another incentive to get there
> early. The Event runs until 4pm. (If it should rain torrents, the rain date
> in Sept 30th... but the weather so far looks lovely!)
>
> The "opening ceremony and re-enactment" will be from 11:30 to 12 noon. In
> years past, we have re-enacted the trading of English hunting hounds for
> furs, between the early American Colonists and the Native Americans, and
> have used beagles from the SPCA. This was first begun somewhere about 1699,
> and has continued since in various forms... This year, the Izaak Walton
> League president, Greg Raines, reports that he is having a hard time
> contacting any of the local Indian tribes and getting them to come. He
> thinks he has 1 Indian... so, if you wish to dress up like an Indian, here
> is your opportunity! Come dressed as an Indian! Or, later period garb is
> acceptable, or whatever culture/age you would like to wear, come! We may
> have to scale back the re-enactment so the male settlers don't overshadow
> the few indians, and we can say more about folks can get their dogs from
> the SPCA... but we can work out details saturday morning when we see what
> we have... Let me know if you have ideas. The Free Lance Star will be on
> site taking pictures.
>
> The Manahoac Archers will be at one of the berms, working with the youth
> doing archery and BBs and Air Rifles. We have been given blessings to set
> up a safe range and do demonstrations of period archery, cross bows, and
> atlatl! We also can set up a list field and do demonstrations of rapier and
> heavy!
>
> We will be using my tent to have a display on Dogs during the Medieval
> times. We can have a table of weaponry also if you bring it. I do only have
> 2 tables, so if you have space for another table, please bring it. We have
> coloring sheets of medieval dogs from manuscripts and an Aesops fable for
> the kids to color with crayons.
>
> I don't have a good list of who is coming, so how much we do is dependent
> on who comes and what ya'll wish to do...
>
> See everyone this Saturday!
> -Blitha
>
> PS-- The Izaak Walton League is selling lunch (hotdogs & burgers and such)
> as a fundraiser for their group. So if you don't wish to bring your own
> food, there will be food available on site for purchase.
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