In September, the Feast of the Hunter's Moon" is celebrated in Indiana at Fort Quietenon on the Wabash River. French Canadian trappers, backwoodsmen, Indians and hunters congregated there to trade at the Fort. The "Rendezvous" was a well-known event in the 18th c., some participants coming long distances and sometimes attending more than one affair.

Timing had to be such that everyone could return safely before heavy snowfall.