Experience a 1824 Harvesting Style living history weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! Visitors will be able to glimpse the activities that would have taken place at this 1820s era outpost.

Weekend Highlights:

Learn about the election in 1824!

Saturday

A bison butchering demonstration and Native drumming will take place.

Guest speaker (2 p.m.) – Joslyn Art Museum’s Thomas Busciglio-Ritter on Karl Bodmer’s art

Sunday

The 1st Nebraska Volunteers Brass Band will perform Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m.! The band is a 15-member musical ensemble providing living history, education, and musical entertainment for the citizens of Nebraska and surrounding areas. The group portrays the band of the original 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment of 1861-1862. 1st Nebraska wears Union infantry uniforms and plays authentic musical arrangements taken from actual Civil War band books and played on authentic Civil War period band instruments.

Guest speaker (2 p.m.) – Wade Davis on “The Role of Ft. Atkinson in the Fur Trade”

Admission & Info:

A valid Nebraska Park Entry Permit is required for all vehicles to enter the park and can be purchased at the site. A per person fee is required at the Harold W. Andersen Visitor Center of $2 per adult and $1 per child. For more information, please contact the park at ngpc.fort.atkinson@nebraska.gov or (402) 468-5611.