METROPOLIS – The annual Fort Massac Encampment is this weekend at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis.
The event gives you a chance to see what life was like at Fort Massac during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The fort served as a frontier outpost along the Ohio River for personnel from France, Britain and the early years of the United States from 1757 to 1814.
Hundreds of military reenactors and other participants wearing period clothing will present the roles of explorers, traders, settlers, and soldiers on the early Illinois frontier. Reenactors will also participate in mock military battles and tactical demonstrations. A military retreat ceremony will also close the event each day.
Event times are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. It’s hosted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and sponsored by the Greater Metropolis Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More information can be found at seemetropolis.com.