photo from Mick Hetman who won Best in Show on the adult division of the annual photography contest.

As Memorial Day Weekend 2025 goes into the history books so did another Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous.

Big crowds attended the two day event Saturday and Sunday part of which was credited to the almost perfect weather.

Adult photo contest winners announced on social media late Sunday night included Mick Hetman who won for Best in Show, Best Human Interest and Best Historic Presentation. The winner for the Best Military Category went to David Brown.

If you didn’t get enough of Rendezvous be sure and check out the latest episode of History Vault on the Vincennes PBS YouTube channel.   You can find out more about the history behind Vincennes and how the festival got started as told by local historian Richard Day, longtime Rendezvous participant and organizer Mark Hill and more.

Best Human Interest–Mick Hetman

Best Historic Presentation–Mick Hetman

Best in Military–David Brown