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Cook Forest French & Indian War Encampment

Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts 140 Theatre Lane, Cooksburg

Cook Forest State Park will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War.  Highlights of this full two-day encampment include woodland natives, cannon and musket firing, cooking, primitive skills, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, pottery, children’s games, sutler camp, renown living historians, French & Indian War Era artisans, and live tactical engagements.  Every battle is different!  Take a walk back in time along the Black Bear Trail by the Sawmill Center for the Arts during open camp hours to view   British, Colonial, French, and Native American re-enactors as they portray lifestyles of the 18th century. For more information, contact Cook Forest State Park at 814-744-8407 or CookForestPA@pa.gov CLICK HERE for more information.