Bourgeois House
Open
Open All Year
Summer (Memorial Day thru Labor Day) 8:00am to 8:00pm Central Time
Winter (Labor Day until Memorial Day) 9:00am to 5:30pm Central Time
Phone
701 572 9083
Location
Located within the fort grounds.
Closures
Visitor Center is closed for Winter holidays.
Exhibits
Life at Fort Union Trading Post, from 1828 to 1867. Exhibits and video slide program (includes closed captions), including a hands-on fur exhibit.
Trade House
Open
Memorial Day through Labor Day 10:00am to 5:45pm Central Time
Location
Located on the fort grounds, immediately inside the south front gate.
Closures
Fort is closed for Winter holidays
Exhibits
This accurately reconstructed trade house is staffed by a ranger dressed as a fur trader of the 1850s. The trader presents interesting and informative programs on the history of the trading post and the difference of the commercial and cultural exchange that took place here. The Reception Room is furnished to look like it did in 1850s, and the Trade Room is stocked with historic replicas of the actual goods sold to the Native Americans during the post's operation.
Available Facilities
Cooperating association store with books and reproduction trade goods, restrooms, water fountain, beverage and snack vending.