You may chose to join a park ranger and explore parts of the original Trace, or learn more about the many American Indian mounds found along route of the modern Parkway. Discover the world of boatmen and bandits, Chickasaw and Choctaw, and forest and wildlife. Ranger programs are always free; schedules and topics vary by season. Please call 1-800-305-7417 for more information on ranger-led activities.

Frontier Day at the Mount Locust Inn, (milepost 15.5) October 31, 2009

Period re-enactors and living history demonstrators will present programs at the Natchez Trace Parkway’s Mt. Locust Historic Inn from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2009. The public is invited to watch pioneer lifestyle demonstrations that include frontier cooking, and period toys.

Scheduled Events:

1:00 p.m. – Native American Weaponry

2:00 p.m. – Primitive Technology

3:00 p.m. – Tomahawk throwing

4:00 p.m. – Stories of the Natchez Trace Outlaws

Park Guides will give tours of the historic Mt. Locust Inn. Visitors are encouraged to visit the family and slave cemeteries on the grounds.  Period lodges (tents) used by the frontiersmen for shelter during the years 1790-1810 will be erected on the grounds for visitors to view from the afternoon of October 30 through the afternoon of October 31.