FUR & GINSENG TRADING POST DAYS

GUIDELINES

The City of Pikeville

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Fur & Ginseng Trading Post Days

Long Hunter Rendezvous on Bear Mountain

Pikeville, Kentucky September 12-14, 2024

MANDATORY GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPANTS

All participants must remain in period attire at all times (1760-1840).

APPLICATION FOR CAMPSITE, COMPETITION FEES, CRAFTERS, MERCHANTS

Due no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 15th, 2024.

Late applications will be accepted at an increased fee of $50 until 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 16th.

  1. Check-in and registration are scheduled from 8 a.m. until dark on Wednesday, September 11. All participants must check in at the Registration Station to get a camp and parking permit. Vehicles are not permitted in the campsite drop off area after 7.00 a.m. on Thursday. All campsites and vendor stations must be ready for public viewing no later than 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12.
  2. All items used or sold must be authentic to the years 1760-1840. This includes clothing, furnishings, guns, knives, shoes, hats, baggage, eating utensils, trunks, and such. No Western or Plains Indian articles should be used or sold. The following items may not be sold: Chinese bamboo flutes, hatchets, popguns, archaeological artifacts, items representing pre-1760 and post-1840, holiday items, mass-produced items (such as t-shirts and caps), skins of domestic animals, souvenir-type items such as photographs, pictures, or stationery. CDs may be sold but must remain hidden at all times.
  3. Period-appropriate eyewear, facsimiles, and contact lenses are allowed. Modern eyewear is not acceptable.
  4. Women’s clothing, accessories (including jewelry), and appearance are restricted to the Rendezvous time period (1760-1840): simple gowns, petticoats, shifts, short gowns, or bed jackets. The following are not allowed: makeup, off-the-shoulder shifts, bodices worn as outer garments.
  5. Footwear allowed includes time period-appropriate shoes and moccasins. Modern footwear, modern moccasins, slippers, Mary Janes, or Chinese slippers are not acceptable.
  6. Shelters accepted include simple lean-tos, diamond fly’s, marquees, and wedges or wall tents. Not allowed: Civil War tents, teepees, Bakers, Walens, center poles, and nylon tents.
  7. Coolers are allowed in tents but must be concealed. Coolers and other non-period items may be kept in your vehicle if you prefer.
  8. Tables must be correct to time period or skirted to the ground. No modern staples can be used to secure the covering.
  9. No food or drink is to be served unless you have period-appropriate utensils, plates, mugs, and such.
  10. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted anywhere on the grounds, by order of the City of Pikeville.
  11. Brown cigar-like cigarettes or cigars and period-appropriate smoking pipes are allowed while you are in period clothing.
  12.  Pets are not allowed anywhere on the grounds. Anyone who wants to bring horses to this event must contact Rendezvous staff two weeks prior to the event, or no later than Wednesday, August 28. There are particular equine regulations that must be followed.
  13. Minor children are the sole responsibility of their parents. Children will not be allowed to run around unattended or play around fires, tools, or animals. Young children need to be supervised by parents at all times.
  14. The use of cameras and cell phone cameras should be as inconspicuous as possible while you are attired in period clothing.
  15. To ensure the safety of visitors, participants, and staff, all firearms shall remain unloaded in camp. Only staff and selected volunteers can demonstrate a firearm. A staff member must be notified before the demonstration of any firearm. Violations will cause you to be removed from the camp.

 

JURIED PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES

 

PARTICIPANTS/PROGRAM PERSONNEL – Individuals or groups in this category are primarily those representing some aspect of life during the 18th- 19th Century time period of 1760-1840, including campers, civilians, militia, military, and such.

TRADITIONAL CRAFTSPEOPLE – All crafters must demonstrate a craft of the time period and produce replicas using tools and equipment that are also time-period appropriate. Traditional crafters may sell their hand-made goods. Crafters must be on site during the event hours of operation.

MERCHANT – Merchants may sell time period trade goods from a shelter. Shelters must meet period specifications. All goods sold must be approved by the Rendezvous staff. A “License to Trade” must be acquired at the Registration Station before sales begin.                                                                                           

BLANKET TRADER – Blanket Traders may sell period-appropriate trade goods from a blanket or skin laid on the ground. Display space size is that of a four-point blanket (72” x 90” = 45 square feet). All goods sold must be approved by Rendezvous staff. A “License to Trade” must be acquired at the Registration Station before sales begin.

Youth Long Bow – Note Youth Long Bow Competitors will consist of grades 4-12 in school year 2024- 2025. If you graduated in 2024, you would compete as an adult.

Competition Standards

Competition Rules and Governance – Note all Long Hunter Rendezvous Competitors will be governed by the same standard Rules and Regulation of the NMLRA

Prescription eye glasses and prescription safety glasses will be allowed. Safety glasses are required and will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

Direct any questions or inquiries to:

Kevin Hall – hallsipad24@gmail.com

Randall Osborne – randall@osbornereporting.com

Charlie Chalk – fgtradingpostdays@gmail.com