• Boston Museum of
Science hands-on educational displays
• Atlatl throwing demonstrations
• Atlatl throwing for all ages
• Aztec Atlatl Battle Field Game (two teams of "warriors" throw
at targets; this is an elimination game without bloodshed!)
• International Standards Accuracy Competition for qualified
throwers
• Lithic Axe Factory by Richard Parker (handmade stone
tools)
• Workshops and sales by "Trapper Jon" Enos (expert atlatl
thrower, hunter, and modern "mountain man"
• Wasicun Stone Knives display and sales by Scott Van Arsdale
(replica ancient stone and glass knives)
• Arrow making class
• Stone knife making class
• Tours of the ca. 1678
Nurse House
• Tours of the replica 17th-century Salem Village
Meetinghouse
• Video presentation on the history of the Salem Witch Trials of
1692
• Colonial trade and cooking demonstrations
• Endecott Shop, featuring replica 17th-century pottery,
colonial children's games, books, videos, and lots more high quality
colonial-era items!
Make your own atlatl and six-foot darts! Berg, a professional woodworker and longtime atlatl maker and thrower, will teach participants how to make and then use an atlatl and darts. Lunch is provided. Fee: $60.
Atlatls are wood or bone implements used to propel a spear, functioning almost as a lever. These tools were used by Native Americans to hunt.