Lewis Wetzel

[The Crisco Kid]

 

[TDM]

That’s a great story told by a great storyteller. Not a bad guitarist either. I’ve watched a number of their videos since your other posting. Great channel. Thanks for posting.

 

[Rancocas]

Wetzel must have been quite a guy.
Another about the same time period was Tom Quick. As a teenager Tom saw his father get killed and scalped by Indians. Tom and his brothers escaped across the Delaware River.
He operated in what is now the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The Pocono Mountains, and the Catskill Mountains.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

I believe there was a Wetzel rock in Ohio with his name carved into it. I think it came from a Mark Baker trekking Story....

 

[Loja man]

They make reference to him in the Louis l’Amour novel “Ride the River”.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Since I stumbled on the the Woodland Escape I've spent a lot of time watching it. Lots of good videos well worth watching.

 

[Mcat]

The Woodland Escape is a reenactor‘s You Tube channel whose persona is 1750’s. Patrick and his wife Catherine have built a log cabin, meat cache, cold cellar, wood storage, birch bark canoe and just finished a 1800’s blacksmith shop since I started their weekly posts a couple of years ago. He has let us follow hunts for deer, moose and turkeys. He has shown tanning of deer hides and now a bison hide. He has shown how to make moccasins, hunters shirts, sashes, etc. etc. Amidst all the activity, he cooks meals, has a coffee or brew and tells “a wee bit of history”. His smooth bore trade gun is always close to hand and the priming powder checked frequently. This all takes place in northeastern Ontario. Video quality, sound and editing are great. I highly recommend this channel.

 

[Mike Payne]

I enjoy his videos too! Find them entertaining and educational.