See demonstrations of early American and Indian skills and wares such as broom making, spinning, candle dipping, flintknapping, Indian beadwork and more. Savor a variety of foods ranging from buffalo burgers, Indian fry bread, venison stew, and apple dumplings, to popcorn and potato chips made in big iron kettles. Make your way to the Chippeway Village portraying frontier Northern Indiana of 1832 with its pioneer and Indian crafts, post office, storytellers, Frontier Blab School and 18th century puppet show. Observe muzzleloading shooting and tomahawk contests, blanket trading as well as a canoe landing and fur trading skit. Make sure you visit the Elk Dog Clan Log Trading Post before leaving.
Canoe rides available.
2001 Brownstown, Indiana Celebration of Indiana's finest melons. Activities include a Watermelon steal, seed-spitting contests, eating contest, cakewalk, baby and princess contests. Admission is free. Orville Redenbacher established his first popcorn plant in Valparaiso. In 1979 the City decided to thank Orville by celebrating popcorn with an annual festival.