{"id":25575,"date":"2025-10-04T18:11:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=25575"},"modified":"2025-10-04T22:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T03:52:49","slug":"living-history-comes-alive-october-in-wood-river-at-the-camp-dubois-fall-rendezvous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/living-history-comes-alive-october-in-wood-river-at-the-camp-dubois-fall-rendezvous\/","title":{"rendered":"Living History Comes Alive October in Wood River at the Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.2;text-align: center\"><strong>Living History Comes Alive in October in Wood River at the Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px\"><em>GraniteCityGossip.com, October 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Dubois-Rendezvous-02-850x567-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Dubois-Rendezvous-02-850x567-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Dubois-Rendezvous-02-850x567-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Dubois-Rendezvous-02-850x567-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\">Just a short drive from Granite City, the annual <strong>Camp Dubois Fall Rendezvous<\/strong> returns to Wood River, Illinois, on <strong>October 25\u201326<\/strong>, offering a full weekend of frontier-era immersion. Held at the reconstructed Camp Dubois site on Route 3, the historic staging ground for the Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition, this event recreates the rugged spirit of the early 1800s fur trade era.<br><br>Visitors will encounter:<br><strong>Tomahawk &amp; Knife Block Games<\/strong><br><strong>Bow Shoots &amp; Black Powder Demonstrations<\/strong><br><strong>Traditional Crafts &amp; Artisan Goods<\/strong><br><strong>Primitive Camps &amp; Living History Reenactments<\/strong><br><strong>Hearty Food Vendors &amp; Campfire Cooking<\/strong><br><br>Whether you&#8217;re a history buff, a curious family, or just looking for a unique fall outing, the Rendezvous offers a rare chance to meet skilled reenactors, explore frontier life, and connect with the past in a hands-on way.<br><br>This free, family-friendly event is hosted the fourth full weekend of October and is open to all. Don\u2019t miss the muskets, the music, and the mountain men just minutes from Granite City.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"337\" data-id=\"25579\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sunset-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sunset-1.webp 485w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sunset-1-300x208.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 85vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"213\" data-id=\"25581\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OIP-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OIP-2.jpg 474w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OIP-2-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 85vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"25583\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200x0-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200x0-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200x0-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200x0-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200x0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25584,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25575\/revisions\/25584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}