HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL RENDEZVOUS
THE ORIGINAL HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL RENDEZVOUS
The Original High Plains Regional Rendezvous is an annual event held within its five member states: South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota and Minnesota. Each year, a week long event recreates the fur trade era from 1700 to 1840.
Bemidji HPRR 2022- PBS Common Ground
Season 15, Episode 14
The Hangfires Blackpowder Club in Bemidji, MN hosted the High Plains Regional Rendezvous in 2017 & again in 2022, bringing together black powder enthusiasts from across the region. Rendezvous showcases the survival skills and handmade craftsmanship of the fur trade era including contests of traditional black powder shooting competitions, tomahawk & knife throwing contests and primitive archery.
You Never Know what you might see
CURRENT RENDEZVOUS
2025 HPRR, PEMBINA GORGE, RENDEZVOUS REGION, NEAR WALHALLA, ND
We invite everyone to attend the 2025 HPRR in north-east North Dakota. We will be having our Event in the Pembina Gorge in the shadow of a 1000 foot tall cliff. This area is called the Rendezvous Region as it had two trading posts, Gringas and Kittson, located within miles of where we will be setup, and the Metis would move fur through the area on oxcarts down to St. Paul. The tracks can still be seen on private land a couple of miles from the site. The Pembina River will be the southern border.
