Puppet shows, games and storytellers also are featured in the children's area throughout the event. Period crafters will demonstrate 18th century candle-making, blacksmithing, weaving and other skills. Voyageur canoes, similar to those used by French fur traders in the 1700s, will be seen on the Ohio river front. A fireworks show will be presented on Saturday night, Oct. 21, capped by a 10-minute military salute with canons on the river front. The Fort Massac Encampment annually attracts more than 100,000 visitors.
Admission is free and all parking is off-site, with free shuttle service to the park.