Images from the opening day of the Bald Eagle Rendezvous in Lecompton.

photo by: Nick Krug

Reenactor Randy Hittle of Mayetta, Kan., demonstrates for a gathering of St. Mary's Academy students how trappers would start fire on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 during the Bald Eagle Rendezvous at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday.

photo by: Nick Krug

St. Mary's Academy fifth-graders from St. Marys, Kan., Stephen Goulard, left, Andrew Thibeault and Thomas Greene take turns trying to play homemade flutes carved from wood, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, during the Bald Eagle Rendezvous at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. Thursday was the opening day for the event, which goes through Saturday.

photo by: Nick Krug

Reenactor Paul Nissen, McLouth, pulls back on his homemade bow during a demonstration on Native American archery technique and equipment, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Young students cover their ears in response to a cannon demonstration by Civil War-era reenactor Charles Dugan of Delia, Kan., during the Bald Eagle Rendezvous on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lecompton Elementary second-grader Eric Barnhardt peeks through a gun barrel as he and his clasmates look at a display of old gun models on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday.

photo by: Nick Krug

Crystal Martinez a homeschooled seventh-grader from St. Marys, Kan., browses through a selection of animal pelts for sale during the Bald Eagle Rendezvous on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Reenactor Larry Ross, Tonganoxie, gives a demonstration on gun building to several Lecompton Elementary students on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Bald Eagle River View Park in Lecompton. The event goes through Saturday. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo