The Great Mohican Pow-Wow takes place at the Mohican Reservation Campgrounds in Loudonville, Ohio, offering Native American dance and drum competitions, plenty of vendors and delicious foods, including fry bread.
2025 Date: September 12-14, 2025
Location: Mohican Reservation Campgrounds
23270 Wally Road
Loudonville, Ohio 44842
Website: http://www.mohicanpowwow.com/
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This post documents my experience on July 14, 2018.
When I arrived at the Great Mohican Pow-Wow…
…I first followed my nose down a path of vendors…
…leading me to food stands selling buffalo burgers (Great Plains)…
…BBQ (Smokin’ Bros BBQ)…
…and decadent frybread (right – Nikki’s)…
…while the sun’s heat had me consider some cooler options(Good Olde Days/Sno-2-Go).
I also found a nice amount of vendors present…
…offering jewelry (Kelly Indian Jewelry)…
…furs…
…dream catchers and satchels…
…instruments and CD’s (Douglas Blue Feather)…
…apparel…
…Cherokee face painting…
…and more (Thomas Mulroney).
But it wasn’t long before I was pulled away…
…by the sounds of music…
…and while there was a tented stage set up primarily for musical performances and story telling…
…the music I heard came from a dance competition…
…where I was impressed by the ladies…
…and men…
…who danced their hearts out.