Men wearing different hats walk behind a bagpiper.
A fire is used to cook foods in the kitchen.
Dancers walk toward the Pow Wow circle.
A re-enactor lifts buckets of water using a yoke.

Rendezvous Days & Pow Wow

Grand Portage National Monument

Special Event
  • Every day at 8:30 AM from August 07, 2020 to August 09, 2020
  • Free

Register

Visitors can experience Rendezvous Days free of charge. Re-enactors participating in Rendezvous Days are required to register, however, the event is free for them.

The Rendezvous at Grand Portage National Monument is presented for the purpose of re-creating and interpreting the annual fur trade rendezvous historically held from 1730 to 1804 at Grand Portage.

Monument staff and many volunteers, including you, present the historic encampment, demonstrations, and competitive activities.

This annual event is designed to improve the public’s appreciation and understanding of important events at Grand Portage and of the Great Lakes Fur Trade, which influenced the history and exploration of North America.

We welcome your participation and ask that you become familiar with the attached information. Doing so will help ensure an enjoyable event for all!

More information

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Heritage Visitor Center 47.96059 -89.6875 Pow Wow Grounds 47.96616 -89.68756 Historic Depot 47.9622 -89.68469 Historic Encampment 47.96295 -89.68323

Latitude and Longitude 47.960590, -89.686750

Schedule

Days:

Every day

Dates:

August 07, 2020 to August 09, 2020

Time:

8:30 AM

Duration:

8 hours and 30 minutes

Rendezvous Days and Pow Wow always takes place the second full weekend in August every year.

Contact Information

Chief of Interpretation
218-475-0123
Contact Us

Event Type

  • Children’s Program
  • Cultural/Craft Demonstration
  • Exhibition/Show
  • Festival
  • Guided Tour
  • Living History
  • Partner Program
  • Performance
  • Talk
  • Volunteer Event
  • Walk
Tags: grand portage, grand portage band, trail, fur trade, minnesota chippewa, american indian, indigenous heritage, mwr, ojibwe, anshinaabe ojibwe, rendezvous days, pow wow, historic encampment, heritage center, historic depot, grand portage national monument