News Release

Labors and Leisure on the Frontier

Date: August 30, 2022
Contact: Carl Brenner, 620-223-0310

Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5, 2022, Fort Scott National Historic Site will take you on an exploration of the labors and leisure on an 1840s frontier post. Labor Day weekend activities include artillery demonstrations, 1840s baseball, candle making, breadmaking, construction skill demonstrations, historic yard games, and a variety of interpretive programs. Visit with soldiers, and an officer and his wife and find out about the labors of the fort and the  leisure activities. All programs are free and open to the public. 

Saturday, September 3, 2022

10:00 am - Guided Tour
11:00 am - Artillery Demonstration
Noon - Beam Me Up: Historic Construction Demonstration
1:00  pm - Guided  Tour
2:00 pm - Artillery Demonstration
3:00 pm - Saws and Scalpels: Frontier Medical Program

Sunday, September 4, 2022

10:00 am - Guided Tour
11:00 am - Artillery Demonstration
Noon - Hitting Home:  Baseball on the Frontier
1:00  pm - Guided  Tour
2:00 pm - Artillery Demonstration
3:00 pm - Let the Games Begin:  Historic Games Program

Monday, September 5, 2022

10:00 am - Guided Tour
11:00 am - Artillery Demonstration
Noon - Small Arms Drill (Children’s Program)
1:00  pm - From the Crack Post of the Frontier, Construction Tour of Fort Scott
2:00 pm - Artillery Demonstration
3:00 pm - Beam Me Up:  Historic Construction Demonstration

From April 1-October 31, Fort Scott National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, is open for its summer hours of operation.  The site exhibit areas and visitor center are open daily from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. The park grounds are open daily from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset. To find out more or become involved in activities at the Fort, please contact the park at 620-223-0310 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/fosc.