Fort Boonesborough State Park
What can you see on a visit to Fort Boonesborough?
A variety of activities take place in the cabins, daily. Also visit the Event Schedule Page for a listing of special events at the fort.
Visitors to the Fort can walk the grounds, see a short film in the orientation center and visit with the interpreters inside the cabins as they go about their various activities. And don't forget the 18th century Transylvania Store and also the Fort Gift Shop, The River Museum, The Pool and The Campground.
Opening Weekend at Fort Boonesborough State Park was a hands on learning experience for both participants and visitors. Women re-enactors and their families spent the weekend of April 20-21 at the fort learning pioneer skills. The event was organized by re-enactor and Fort Boonesborough Foundation member Kristi Heasley. This was Heasley's 2nd year of choosing the topics and speakers for the event which is now in it's 8th year.
Making acorn flour, learning about plants, herbs and natural dyes and working in the garden were some of the sessions. Begun as a learning experience for women, participants ranged from new re-enactors, visitors to the fort to veteran re-enactors wanting to hone their frontier skills.
ABOUT Fort Boonesborough Foundation
The mission of the Fort Boonesborough Foundation is to sustain, foster, and promote quality programming at Fort Boonesborough State Park. The majority of historical, craft, and educational programs at Fort Boonesborough and Boone Station Historic Site are supported by funding from the foundation.
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