That’s me in a New Zealand possum fur coat, 27 pelts, at a Ren Faire in MA.
I’ve spent years watching primitive skills videos online and thinking: I want to actually do this, somewhere, with other people who love this too. Maybe you have too? But there’s no “place” to actually do this on your own, apart from a few weekend workshops.
I’m Paul. I live in Southern Maine, where I co-founded and operated a successful wedding venue for 8 years. I’m good at producing great experiences for hundreds of people at a time. (Also a software techie.) I’m an amateur carpenter and archer, and love target practice and adventure. I’ve long been drawn to medieval fairs, traditional arts & crafts, and play.
I’m interested in what we’ve lost in modern life compared to our pre-history ancestors. For over 200,000 years we’ve been human, but what was life like for us for 190,000 of those years? It’s fascinating.
I’m not a Paleo skills master, but I’m someone who believes a community should exist to explore this time period of our history, and I have the property, the permits, and the operational experience to make it real. The primitive skills and adventure will develop with you all: my tribe!
I am buying the venue from my other co-owners and relaunching it as Serranova: a living Paleolithic village at the summer solstice this June 2026, where members can learn and teach Stone Age skills, build primitive shelters, and find their tribe, every year, as long as they want. You can join now and get a head start!
Out of the millions of people who watch bushcraft videos, attend gatherings like Rabbitstick and Winter Count, and dream of a simpler life embedded in our high-tech one, I believe 200-300 of you would love an actual place to call your own in Maine. Are you one of them?