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2019 Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in September

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Join us for Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in September on August 31 – September 1, 2019. Fort Atkinson hosts several living-history weekends a year that feature volunteers recreating the lives of the soldiers, artisans, and civilians that lived in and around the outpost. Interpretive hours are from 10am until 5pm on all living-history days.

Fort Atkinson, the first military post west of the Missouri River, is seven blocks east of U.S. Highway 75 near Fort Calhoun. A park entry permit is required for all vehicles entering the park and may be purchased at the park. A fee of $2 for ages 13 and up and $1 for ages 3-12 is required to enter the Harold W. Andersen Visitor Center.

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Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend

It operated the first school, farm, sawmill, hospital and library in what decades later would be Nebraska. Years earlier, the Lewis and Clark expedition’s historic first meeting with American Indians was held on its bluff.

Life at an 1820s military post is depicted at this Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in September and other  Living History Weekends at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park that take place from May through September each year.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., volunteers will demonstrate period trades, such as blacksmithing, carpentry, tinsmithing and coopering, and crafts such as quilting, spinning and weaving. Members of the American Mountain Men group will have an encampment on the grounds, portraying the fur trappers who helped settle the region. There will be a presentation at 1 p.m. on both days by Mark W. Kelly, author of the book ““Lost Voices on the Missouri, John Dougherty and the Indian Frontier.”

Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in September.

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IMPORTANT EVENT NOTICE
Unfortunately, due to increasing costs, Crazy Crow Trading Post will no longer be able to maintain the Event Calendar by updating or adding new events.
The pages will remain active for a time as there are a number of events with current information and past events that may help you contact the sponsors for new information concerning location, dates & times!
Please do NOT contact Crazy Crow about these events, except for corrections to events with 2020 dates that are incorrect. Email date corrections directly to eventcoordinator@crazycrow.com. PLEASE DO NOT CALL, as we have nothing to do with the events and have only provided the listings as a free service.
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