Flint Knapping Demonstration

Description

Join us at the park with David Skrupky, a retired biologist and high school biology teacher from Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, as he gives an interesting demonstration on the ancient skill of ‘flint knapping,' the process of turning rock into usable tools. Dave became interested in stone tools when he began to find them in local farm fields and was fascinated by how such tools were made.

His program includes displays of some of the ancient artifacts that he has found. He’ll also share how Native American people and cultures all around the world made and used stone spearheads, knives, arrowheads, awls, axes and hammers.

If you have any stone tools and would like to know how old they are, bring them along. He would be happy to look at them to provide you with that information!

Meet at the Willow River State Park Dam Pavilion at the end of the Park Road.

This event is free to attend, but vehicle admission into the park is required. If inclement weather occurs, this program will be held in the Willow River Nature Center Classroom.