Participant Numbers and Cost

Number of participants: 20 - 100 (preschool age children and younger are free and do not count as a participant). Cost for one night: $58 per participant. Cost for two nights: $74 per participant.

An Overnight Encampment involves the following:

• Camp Flintlock hosts the event at our private campsite or we come to your location for an additional charge.

• Camp Flintlock provides: tents, equipment, clothing, food, drink, firewood, water (at the campsite), portajohns, and all activities (see activity list for details).

• Participants usually schedule the event on a weekend (one or two nights). They usually arrive on a Friday or Saturday afternoon or early evening. They usually depart on Saturday evening or Sunday morning respectively.

Registration Process:

1. Review online information about Overnight Encampments.

2. Download and complete registration form.

3. Contact Camp Flintlock and discuss available dates.

4. Submit form with non-refundable deposit.

5. Camp Flintlock sends directions to campsite.

6. Send final head-count and participant breakdown at least two weeks prior to event. Breakdown includes final number of boys, girls, men, and women as well as approx. ages of children.

Automatic Activities (every encampment includes the following):

• Sleep in a Colonial Tent
• Campfire Cooking
• 3 or 5 Colonial Meals
• Wear Colonial Clothing
• Collect & Chop Wood
• Haul Water
• Wash Tinware
• Character Discussion
• Colonial Store
• Indian Necklace Making
• Colonial Games
• Period Musik
• Shoot Musket
• Artillery Demo.
• Throw Tomahawk
• Historical Reading

Additional activites to Choose From:

• Rounders
• Fife & Drum Instruction
• Sword Fighting
• Knot Tying
• Monkey Bridge (available only at campsite)
• Beeswax Candle Making
• Block Printmaking
• Bracelet Making
• Cord Making
• Quill & Ink Writing
• Rag Doll Making

Automatic activities:

• Sleep in a Colonial American Tent; Also work, dine, and participate in a variety of activities using our tentage.



• Campfire Cooking: Learn about and experience cooking Colonial American meals over open fires.



• 3 or 5 Colonial Meals: Help prepare, serve, & eat a variety of colonial dishes.



• Colonial Clothing: Wear reproductions of 18th Century clothing including a bandana/kerchief (which you keep).



• Collect & Split Wood: Find & collect "squaw wood"; split firewood to be used for heating water and cooking.



• Haul Water: Bring water to the kitchen for drinking, cooking, doing dishes, washing up, etc., etc...



• Wash Tinware: Each participant is issued a tin cup and plate which they use at mealtimes. They are also responsible for properly cleaning these items.



• Character Discussion: Read one of King Soloman's proverbs and discuss its application.



• Colonial Store: Shop for a variety of authentic period reproductions. Many items only cost $1 such as: arrowheads, paper fans, and flutes. Other merchandise includes: tomahawks, knives, writing instruments, and toys.



• Indian Necklace Making: Make an authentic style necklace using: glass beads and hair pipe beads made from buffalo horn and buffalo bones. (The necklace alone is an $8 value)



• Colonial Games: Have fun playing period games such as: Cup & Ball, Bilbo, Graces, Nine Pins, Pickup Sticks, Hoop Racing, and Tug-of-War.



• Period Musik: Listen to colonial violin playing as well as military fife & drum music.



• Shoot Musket: Try your hand at firing a colonial-era firearm.



• Artillery Demo.: Learn about and watch the loading & shooting of an authentic period cannon and mortar.



• Tomahawk Throw: Learn to throw an Indian style tomahawk at a wooden target.



• Historical Reading: Listen to a true account from the 1700's.

Additional activities to choose from:

• Rounders: Play a fun and exiting field game that combines baseball & dodgeball. Players hit the ball and run the bases. Runners get out by being hit by the soft leather ball while running between bases.



• Fife & Drum Instruction:Learn how to play the fife and drum.



• Sword Fighting: Use padded swords to test your fencing skills.



• Knot Tying: Learn some basic knots such as: the square knot, the granny knot, the bowline knot, and others.



• Monkey Bridge (available only at campsite): Test your balancing skills on the rope bridge. Walk on one rope while holding onto two hand ropes.



• Beeswax Candle Making: One of the most popular activities. Students are given a wick and create a candle using the dip method.



• Block Printmaking: Create pictures like they did in the 1700's. Use a hand-carved block of wood and ink to print images on paper.



• Bracelet Making: Learn to tie the Monkey Chain and make a braclet to wear or give to a friend.



• Cord Making: Make a braided cord with 7 strands of string. A simple activity that will captivate even the most restless person.



• Quill & Ink Writing: Using a turkey feather quill & bottled ink you will learn to write like Thomas Jefferson. This is one of our most popular stations.



• Rag Doll Making: Colonial children often made their own toys. Make your own doll out of cloth and yarn to take home.

Things to Bring: