WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Motorists are asked to use extra caution when traveling the roadways in and around Fort Quiatenon on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28, 2008. The 2008 Feast of the Hunters’ Moon will be held at that location and there will be a significant increase in motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area.

The event is open to the public from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday and 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Sunday. The traffic pattern will remain the same as in years past with a one way traffic pattern in effect on C.R. 300 West (Newman Road), Division Road, and C.R. 350 West from 8:00 AM to close each day. (Download PDF of the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Local Traffic Route)

Free parking is available at Purdue University Lot L – M north of Ross-Ade Stadium at the corner of Northwestern and Cherry Lane in West Lafayette. Shuttle buses will run from the Stadium to the Feast from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The spectacle of the landing of the voyageurs and military drills will mix with the aroma of dozens of foods cooked over the open fire Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 at the 41st Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. More than 3,000 re-enactors at Fort Ouiatenon near West Lafayette, Indiana will bring history to life as they demonstrate the crafts and dances and daily activities of an 18th French fur-trading post.

Discounted tickets for the Feast may now be purchased in advance. Adult advance tickets are $10 and tickets for children age 4 to 16 are $5. Children under 4 are free. At the gate, adult tickets will be $12 and children’s tickets $6.

Families can save even more by purchasing a one-day family pass for $25. The pass covers admission for two adults and four children between the ages of 4 and 16.

Advance sale tickets are available at all March Supermarket, Chase Bank, Lafayette Bank and Trust, PEFCU and Regions Bank locations as well as at the Historical Association’s Battlefield Museum in Battleground and Frank C. Arganbright Genealogy Center on South Street in Lafayette.

Tickets may also be purchased online at: http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm

Hours for the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT, Saturday September 27 and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm EDT, Sunday, September 28 at Fort Ouiatenon Historical Park on South River Road near West Lafayette, Indiana. The Feast is presented annually by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Parks and Recreation Department.