COHT Winter Shoot near Montoursville, PA

Good Day,

This past weekend, two of my favorite reenactors and friends--Seamus McWilliam and Wade Stoner, both serious, dedicated, "hard core" in all the right ways--attended a COHT-sponsored winter encampment at Seamus' mountain cabin. (Oh, if you are new to this name, it is pronounced SHAY-mus, not see-mus.) Seamus' real name is Mike Slease and he commands the 3rd Battalion PA Regiment—the Augusta Regiment. Wade Stoner is another long-time reenactor who recently has become known as Lt. (or Cpt.) Quintin Kennedy.

This is an annual event for the PA Chapter of the COHT. Needless to say, it was coooooold for these brave guys. Many, including Wade, a young reenactor named Kevin, and the coordinator Bryan Nye, slept outside. Seamus kept a fire going in his 18th century reproduction cabin. (Building the cabin over the past many years has been a real labor of love for him.)

Seamus built the bee-hive oven and Tony Lattanze was doing most of the cooking.

Seamus has already posted pictures. Wade is the guy with the tobogan. Seamus, sadly, is the man on the side of the camera that we can't see. So, thanks to Wade Stoner, I've posted some pictures of Seamus and others below. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger version.

YH&OS,
Sarah / Chauncey