Gather
Gather with Fur-Trade Era reenactors to see the jobs, tools, clothes, food, and fires of fur-trade travelers. Visit their encampment throughout the Plank Road Rendezvous to experience life in the early 1800s.
SPORTS DEMOS Active Atlatl, knife throw, black powder gun, and archery
EXPLORE Animal Scavenger Hunt across the Museum campus
COMPETE Participate in the public atlatl competition
PLAY Fur Trade Era toys & games, beeswax lip balm making, selfie station
Hours
Friday, August 29, 2025 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, August 30, 2025 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, August 31, 2025 10:00am – 1:00 pm
TALKS/ PARLES AU MUSEUM
Participate in these scheduled experiences during the Plank Road Rendezvous
LUNCH & LEARN Indigenous Ways of Knowing About Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations
Friday, August 29, 2025 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
BYO lunch and learn about the worldviews of Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations with Professor Annie Jones of UW- Madison
HAIR-STORY WORKSHOP
Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 10:00am – 11:30am
Era-specific hair, beard, skincare, and style, plus what it communicated. Talk with the owner of 100% U Salon, Willy Millard
JACQUE VIEAU: SHEBOYGAN’S FIRST DOCUMENTED FUR TRADER IN 1795
Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 12:30PM – 1:30pm
Historian Ryan Protz and Vieau descendant Lori Vieau Jarvenpaa unpack trading posts in Sheboygan with original Fur Trade artifacts
YOU’RE THE FUR TRADER
Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 1:30pm – 2:00pm
Kids and adults can feel the stakes of trading in this fun scenario
PUBLIC ATLATL COMPETITION
Times TBD
Compete against others in the Atlatl Competition. The competition is free but pre-registration is required. Anyone 7+ can try the Atlatl outside of competition anytime.
