Craftsmen at Play

Among the many campsites at Cantigny, people were cooking, selling extra costumes, talking to guests about fires and tents and music and weaponry. Perhaps the most visually interesting was the camper who was hand carving and chiseling the wood structure of a Revolutionary War-era firearm. In a large vise, the future combatant in another re-enactment waited quietly between work sessions. The concentration on the face of the craftsman is obvious.

Along the road through the campsite was a sign that can certainly be taken two ways. As we saw in the previous post, there were families with children in the camp. But certainly it can be said that all of us, campers and spectators alike, were at play. This is in no way a negative; in fact, it is a compliment to the creativity and ingenuity of the campers. I thank them for being so gracious to me on my photo tour.

Next post takes us to the heart of the State of Illinois.