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Klash on the Kankakee
Come and see a American Revolution reenactment and a way of life like
you have never seen before! This two-day event will consist of 18th
century camp life involving soldiers and their families, food, games,
activities, demonstrations, skirmishes (small battles), and major battles.
The Reenactment of life in the 18th century shows the struggle between
British forces and American Colonists in their fight for independance.
Come out and watch the battles, interact with the soldiers and their
families and leave with a better understanding of what our Nation went
through to win their freedom.
All Ages are Welcome
Dates: May 3rd & 4th, 2008
Location: Perry Farm Park, 459 Kennedy Drive (Rt 45/52) in Bourbonnais
Fee: $4.00 ages 13 and older
$2.00 ages 6-12; 5 and younger are free
Want to know what goes on at Klash on the Kankakee? Check out this
year's event schedule and map for some insight on the events and conflicts
that take place. Don't forget to check out the artillery demonstrations
and the tar and feathering!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
9:00 am - Gates open to the public; Officers call (at the Pavillion)
10:00 am - Morning Colors (Common Area)
10:30 am - Join us in the front of the tavern in the common area to
discuss non-importation of taxed goods. A merchant is found in violation;
and the crowd turns ugly. A detachment of British regulars are summonded
to quell the mob, and the seeds of revolution are sown! (Commond Area)
11:30 am - Artillery Demonstration (Wood Line)
12:00 pm - A Soldier's Journey, Music by E.L. Kurtz (White Horse Tavern)
1:00 pm - Common Sense is read/Lord North effigy hung (Common Area)
1:30 pm - British disperse crowd and arrest instigators/King's Proclamation
read/British commander makes case for loyalty. (Common Area)
2:15 pm - Signing of the Declaration of Independence (Gazebo)
3:00 pm - Colonial/British recruiting parties conducted (respective
British and Colonial Camps)
3:15 pm - New Recruits drilled with sticks/brooms; Manual of arms and
marching (respective British and Colonial Camps)
4:00 pm - British and Colonial units form for battle (Battle Road)
and the Battle of Lexington takes place following unit formation.
Closing formation immediately after battle; *Event closes after closing
formation.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
9:00 am - Gates open to the public; Officers call (at the Pavillion)
10:00 am - Morning Colors & Church Parade (Common Area)
11:00 am - Join us in the front of the tavern in the common area to
discuss non-importation of taxed goods. A merchant is found in violation;
and the crowd turns ugly. A detachment of British regulars are summonded
to quell the mob, and the seeds of revolution are sown! (Commond Area)
12:30 am - Artillery Demonstration (Wood Line)
1:00 pm - Common Sense is read/Lord North effigy hung (Common Area)
1:30 pm - British disperse crowd and arrest instigators/King's Proclamation
read/British commander makes case for loyalty. (Common Area)
2:00 pm - British and Colonial units form for battle (Battle Road)
and the Battle of Lexington takes place following unit formation.
Closing formation immediately after battle; *Event closes after closing
formation.
*Event hosts: Bourbonnais Township Park District and Bowman's Company!
Click Here for a
printable version of the Klash on the Kankakee Map.
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If you are interested in becoming a re-enactor
for the 2008 Klash on the Kankakee please contact Bart Durbin
at IM4FNI@aol.com
or (815) 936-9169.
All registrations must be in by April 1st, 2008.
Printable
Re-enactment Registration Form
All registrations must be mailed to:
Bart T. Durbin
645 S. McKinley Ave.
Kankakee, IL 60901
The 2008 Klash on the Kankakee event will take place at the Bourbonnais
Township Park District's Perry Farm Park on May 3rd and 4th.
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Perry Farm to host 2009 Grand Encampment!
The Bourbonnais Township Park District's
Perry Farm Park has been selected as the host site for the Northwest
Territory Alliance (NWTA) 2009 Grand Encampment. The Perry Farm Park
was in the running amongst three other
locations when it won in a landslide vote at the NWTA's November 2007
Board Meeting. 
The NWTA is an American Revolutionary War
re-enactment organization located in the
Midwestern United States. They have over five hundred members from states
including Iowa, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Every five years the NWTA celebrates the anniversary of its founding
(1974) with a grand encampment. Over the past four years the BTPD has
hosted an NWTA event which we have called Klash on the Kankakee. On
average there have been approx. 150 re-enactors at Klash on the Kankakee
which usually runs the first weekend in May. Grand Encampments averages
700-800 re-enactors.
The NWTA Grand Ecncampment will be held on the 13th and 14th of June,
2009. The Park District is very excited about this great opportunity
and we look forward to the event!
Times and pricing are T.B.A. For more information please contact Tom
Schelling at (815) 933-9905 ext. 231 or at toms@btpd.org
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