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Osage Trail - 2007 Along the Osage Nature Trail the fall colors illuminated the scenery. The trail has expanded to several new sites to view and participate in. Anyone would get the feeling of stepping back in time. |
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New to Deutsch Country Days are the thatch covered Wiki-up and Longhouse. The re-enactors stay the weekend in their primitive log cabins, Tee Pees, Wicki-up and Long Houses. |
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The longhouse is larger then most homes in their day. Some were made twenty feet wide by one hundred feet long and housed multiple families. Each family had their own fireplace, which made it easier to warm. |
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Either sitting in the doorway, making music or preparing meals inside - the longhouse is a comfortable dwelling. |  |
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Walking the trail and doing some visiting on a warm fall day makes for a pleasant trip. |  |
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Trying your skill at throwing a tomahawk or identifying animal pelts can be a real challenge. |  |
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A stop by the gun shop can be interesting. See the types of guns used in the early 1800's and how they were made or repaired.
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Seeing a variety of Native American flutes and being able to listen to period music of an earlier age, late 1700's for the Osage in our area, is an experience children will not ever forget. |
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Indians would make and decorate shields to protect themselves during battle. |
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Mountain Men and Indians lived in some crude dwellings. They would be made from any materials found in the near by area. |
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Meals were prepared on a wood fire. Having a collection of cast iron kettles and pots for making a good stew or for frying small game, was a necessity. |
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Being able to craft and shoot a bow would make the difference whether your family could eat on a regular basis. A bow was utilized in fighting an enemy or a charging animal. Elk, Moose, Mountain Lion and Brown Bears were all a threat to anyone living in the wild.
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An arrow without a sharp point is useless. To craft a small point suitable for hunting is called Flintknapping.
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| Flintnapper's made arrow points, spears, knives, tomahawks and other tools making camp life a little easier. The Flintnapper utilized the easily available rocks, stones, animal bones or other suitable materials that were found around the camp. They would chip away and chip away until the desired arrowhead, blade or spear was perfect and to their liking. |
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Taking time to visit out side of their crude huts or meeting with other hunters at Ye Olde Blacksmith Shop, |  |
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Kids of all ages like seeing the Tipis and entering to see how Indians may have lived
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A quiet walk on the Osage Trail will relieve the tension of daily life. |
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| For additional information and pictures of Native Americans and Mountain Men, you can visit these links - usexpos.org - Trappers of Starved Rock or Pre 1840 Rendezvous |
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