Immerse yourself in the world of a 19th century frontier military post. Watch and listen as the blacksmith uses fire and an anvil to transform iron into everyday objects, take a ride on a horse drawn carriage, hear the crack of rifles and the boom of artillery as soldiers demonstrate the use of small arms and artillery, find out what secrets the stone buildings hold, and learn how to dance and socialize the old-fashioned 19th century way.
10:00 am – Forge and Anvil: The Post Blacksmith
Watch the blacksmith transform iron into everyday objects used at the fort.
11:00 am – Waltzes, Reels & Polkas: 19th Century Dance Lessons
Learn to dance, and socialize, the old-fashioned way.
12:00 pm – Fort Larned Rocks! Building a Frontier Army Post
From sod and adobe to sandstone, learn the secrets in the fort’s stone buildings.
1:00 pm – Artillery and Small Arms Firing Demonstration
See how the soldiers used their weapons on the frontier.
2:00 pm – Native American Children’s Games
Try your hand at some of the games American Indian children played.
2:00 pm – Afternoon Tea with the Ladies of Officers’ Row (Sunday Only)
Enjoy the finer things of life with the officers’ wives.
3:00 pm – Join the Army
Find out if you have what it takes to be a frontier soldier.
4:30 pm – Flag Retreat
Traditional Army flag-lowering ceremony.
