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IT'S BEEN 45 YEARS OF
FEASTING.THE 2012 FEAST OF THE
HUNTERS' MOON WRAPPED UP TODAY
AT FORT OUIATENON.NEWS 18'S
KELLY ROBERTS HAS MORE.. ON
WHAT KEEPS PEOPLE COMING
BACK.. NEARLY FIVE DECADES
LATER.#@
WHAT KEEPS PEOPLE COMING
LESLIE MARTIN CONWELL:
13:01:53-:01 THE FEAST IS A
PASSION. THE SMELLS, THE
SIGHTS, THE SOUNDS, THEY GET
IN THE BLOOD OF NOT ONLY THE
PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO THE
PUBLIC.KELLY: IT'S ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE
TIPPECANOE COUNTY HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION'S FEAST OF THE
HUNTERS' MOON.FEAST
COORDINATOR, LESLIE MARTIN
CONWELL SAYS THE PERFECT
WEATHER.. AND THE ALLURE OF
THE FEAST BROUGHT MANY PEOPLE
TO TIPPECANOE COUNTY'S FORT
OUIATENON TO CELEBRATE.
MARTIN CONWELL: 13:00:05-:13
WE CAN TELL YOU BY THE AMOUNT
OF TICKETS WE'VE SOLD, THAT WE
HAVE HAD AN OUTSTANDING CROWD.
IT WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST
WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
KELLY: THE FEAST CELEBRATES
THE 18TH CENTURY FORT.. A
FOCAL POINT FOR TRADE.FEAST
GOERS SAY THE TRADITIONS KEEP
THEM COMING BACK.KARLEE
SPARKS: 13:10:51-:54 I LIKE
GETTING THE BUFFALO STEW, AND
PLAYING ALL THE OLD GAMES.
I'VE GROWN UP HERE, AND I'VE
BEEN TO FORT OUIATENON AND THE
FEAST FOR 10 YEARS RUNNING
NOW. I ALWAYS LIKE COMING OUT
HERE TO SEE THE FESTIVITIES,
TO SEE THE BANDS PLAY, AND THE
HATCHET THROWING.KELLY: THIS
YEAR SOME NEW TRADITIONS WERE
ADDED.MARTIN CONWELL SAYS THE
NATIVE AMERICAN INFLUENCE WAS
INCREASED.MARTIN CONWELL:
13:00:37-:50WE REALLY BUMPED
UP SOME OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN
ASPECTS OFTHE PROGRAMMING. WE
HAVE A NEW NATIVE DRUM THAT IS
HERE--SINGING AND PLAYING. WE
HAVE SEVERAL NEW NATIVE STYLE
WOODLAND EXHIBTS.KELLY:
JESSICA DEIMER-EATON BROUGHT
ONE OF THE THOSE WOODLAND
EXHIBTS.JESSICA DEIMER-
EATON: 13:16:09-:20WE HAVE A
LOT OF FOOD YOU WOULD'VE FOUND
HERE IN INDIANA BEING
UTILIZED. THINGS LIKE MUSSLES,
AND FISH, ALL THE WAY TO
GREENS, AND THE HISTORICAL
TYPES OF CORN.KELLY: WHETHER
IT'S THE NEW OR THE OLD
TRADTIONS.. IT'S THOSE
TRADITIONS THAT WILL KEEP
PEOPLE COMING BACK.TATE:
13:13:20-:24 I PLAN ON COMING
HERE FOR THE NEXT 10 OR 20
YEARS. IT'S FUN STUFF.MARTIN
CONWELL: 13:03:48-:06 THE
FEAST IS REALLY UNIQUE WE HAVE
A PARTICIPANT BASE THAT IS
EXCEPTIONALLY LOYAL. WE HAVE
SEVERAL FAMILIES NOW IN THEIR
FOURTH GENERATION. BUT I WAS A
NEWBIE ONCE WHEN I WAS 15, AND
I WAS WELCOME INTO THE FEAST
FAMILY. SO WE'RE ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH A
PASSION FOR HISTORY.KELLY:
REPORTING IN TIPPECANOE