Homeground Festival

WHAT:  Home Ground Festival

WHERE:  Rocky Gap State Park, Mountain View Pavillion

WHEN:  Sat, Oct 6th 2012, 12:00 – 4:30 (Roy Brown at 3pm)

Home Ground is a day-long, open-air festival held each year at Rocky Gap State Park near Cumberland, MD.  The festival features, speakers, demonstrations, games, walks, workshops and fun activities in the outdoors for all ages.

• Geocaching
• Tree Identification
• Kayaking and Canoeing
• Fly Fishing Demonstration
• Scavenger Hunt
• Crafts for kids
• And more!

Home Ground brings people together to enjoy the outdoors, and to appreciate the vital role of nature in our lives and communities.  Based in  Allegany County — the heart of “Mountain Maryland” –  Home Ground provides nature programs and outdoor recreation events for all.  We want the entire community to take pride in the mountains, forests, farms and streams that make western Maryland such a special place.  More info:  http://www.homegroundallco.org/

Roy Brown – Archeologist

AppIndie is excited to invite special guest Roy Brown to present at this year’s Home Ground Festival.

Roy Brown has been involved in the study and practiced of archeology since 1987. He is a graduate of the Maryland Certified Archeology Technician program and has worked on sites in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and throughout Maryland. He is a long time student of primitive technology, focusing on the replication of tools and techniques of Native American lifeways.

From the forested ridges and valleys of Appalachia a prehistoric people found all they needed to create an enduring lifeway for over 12,000 years. Roy Brown will discuss how archeology investigates these ancient occupations. He will demonstrate through is replications of native artifacts how Native Americans utilized the plants, animals and minerals of their environments.