Manistee Muzzle Loading Club
JUNE SHOOT
Following your brilliant exhibition of marksmanship or related skills at
Manistee Muzzle Loading Club Fort Rendezvous
Manistee, MI 49660
64th SHOOT TIME AT MANISTEE
June 29-30, 2024
Dear Fellow Muzzleloader,
The Manistee Clan Muzzle Loading Club invites you and your family to attend the best muzzle loading shoot in the country, the 64th Annual "SHOOT TIME AT MANISTEE" Rendezvous, an event to remember and a tradition to keep. Mark your calendar for this year's event which will be held June 29 and 30, 2024 at OLD FORT RENDEZVOUS on Camp Road, south of Manistee. There will be the 17th annual Military Rifle Match held for the early campers on Friday, June 28th in conjunction with Shoot Time. Two matches will be held; as issued and modified with a separate entry fee - $15 for one or $20 for both. Shooting awards will be presented immediately following the match. Bring any type of military gun in "as-issued" or modified condition, along with 50 rounds of ammunition.
We strive to treat each guest shooter and camper to a weekend of relaxed, low pressure shooting and camping enjoyment. We bring you a shoot with clay breakable targets which are visible with each hit.
Remember to bring all of your guns. We have matches for muzzle loading rifle, pistol, rifled musket and smoothbore, black powder single shot rifles and modern military guns. Pack 'em all and have a ball at the 64th Shoot Time at Manistee Rendezvous.
Our shoot is set up with this idea in mind; no matter how hard you try, you are not going to participate in all the shooting events. This gives everyone an even chance to win an event - we relieve the pressure on the main range by having a woods walk. Slack time can be taken up at the tomahawk range or visiting the traders who come to sell their goods. We have a playground for the children.
On Saturday evening after the last shot has been fired and dusk sets in, there is an award ceremony followed by the 62nd annual ceremonial meeting of the Northwest Council around the campfire. Bring your musical instruments; as darkness sets in, the camp comes alive with music and dancing under the roof of the pavilion till the wee hours.
Sunday we have a program to give you a half-day of shooting fun and plenty of time left to break camp and head back to your home.
For your personal convenience, we have showers and flush toilets in the pavilion. As a convenience to all in attendance, our kitchen will be open for reasonably priced meals on the weekend of the shoot.
Where in the world can you have two days of shooting enjoyment for only $40.00 or $45.00 for the whole family? This year, an extra $5 will be charged for those wishing to stay in our campground. This will help defray the increased cost of electric and propane. Pack your bags and come to the 64th SHOOT TIME AT MANISTEE Rendezvous, and enjoy a memorable weekend of shooting and camping. DON'T MISS IT!!
For more information, please contact Don Miller at 231-887-7465 or Ritchie Gillette at 231-723-4925.
For our non-camping shooters, we have several motels within four miles of our camp and can assist with your reservations.
Best regards,
Don Miller & Ritchie Gillette
Co-Chairmen of 2024 Shoot Time