The Frontier Travelers will be posting more on this historic cemetery, but for now we hope you’ll enjoy the video. It really is like being there. (FYI – you’ll get to Wild Bill’s grave at about 3:30 into the video)
Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills
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KA-BOOM!!! The sound of the Fort’s cannon resonates as black powder smoke fills the spring air. A Cavalry General shouts the command, “CHARGE!” as he leads his army across the open prairie. From June 5-7, Fort Sisseton will again come to life.
“The Fort Sisseton Historical Festival started over 30 years ago as a way to promote the preservation and restoration of the historic buildings and grounds of Fort Sisseton,” said Katie Bogue, park manager. “It has now become a celebration of life at a frontier fort and life on the prairie in Dakota Territory.”
The colorful characters and unique opportunities are what make the Fort Sisseton Historical Festival such a great event. In addition to military re-enactors, firing displays, fiddle music and medicine shows, the Fort boasts activities and events that will cover the whole gamut of frontier life and settlement on the prairie. [Click to read more]
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