Local media coverage of the iron smelting

Iron bloom being consolidated

The Kalamazoo Gazette set a reporter to the iron smelting demo on Saturday and a number of media reports resulted:

• “Medieval smelting demonstration at WMU brings the heat, despite wind and rain“
• Iron Smelting Demonstration (photos)
• Gallery: Iron Smelting Demonstration

We had a great turnout of over 100 people, despite the cold front and squall that came though, dropping the temperature about 20 degrees in 10 minutes [and destroying my pop-up pavilion 🙁 ].  Thanks to Darrell Markewitz at the Wareham forge (and Neill, Keeney, and Lisa!) for making it most memorable!